Grand Slam titles
8
Career titles
109
Weeks at No. 1
268
Match wins
1,274
Year-end No. 1
5
US Open titles
5
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 11 | |
| 1974 | 15 | |
| 1975 | 12 | |
| 1976 | 12 | |
| 1977 | 8 | |
| 1978 | 10 | |
| 1979 | 6 | |
| 1980 | 5 | |
| 1981 | 4 | |
| 1982 | 6 | |
| 1983 | 5 | |
| 1984 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 3 | |
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 0 |
Data sources
- ATP
- ITF
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jimmy Connors ranks #23 in Tennis
Jimmy Connors ranks #23 in Tennis and #919 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.5/100.
The verified career covers 1972–1996 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Slam titles 8, Career titles 109, Weeks at No. 1 268, Match wins 1274.
Nearest context: ahead Ivan Lendl (88.5); behind Ilie Năstase (88.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jimmy Connors GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Jimmy Connors — frequently asked
- Is Jimmy Connors the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jimmy Connors ranks #23 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 88.5/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Jimmy Connors's GOAT Score?
- 88.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Jimmy Connors rank all time?
- #919 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #23 in Tennis.
- Jimmy Connors vs Ivan Lendl: who ranks higher?
- Jimmy Connors ranks higher at 88.5 versus Ivan Lendl at 88.5, a margin of 0.0 points.