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Jimmy Connors

ジミー・コナーズ

Jīmī Konnāsu

Aliases: Jim Connors

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1952-09-02 （Belleville, Illinois）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
East St. Louis, Illinois → Santa Barbara, California

Career

Occupations
tennis player, author, tennis commentator, coach
Active Years
1972-1996
Affiliations
Association of Tennis Professionals, International Tennis Hall of Fame
Influenced By
Gloria Connors, Pancho Segura
Influenced
Andy Roddick

Education

University of California, Los Angeles
Tennis
Period: 1971
Country: United States
NCAA singles champion as freshman

Awards

British Sports Book Awards
2014
Work: The Outsider
Category: Best Autobiography/Biography
Result: won
US Open
1974
Category: 男子シングルス
Result: won
Wimbledon
1974
Category: 男子シングルス
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Outsider

2013 Autobiography 416 pages

Autobiography detailing his tennis career, rivalries, and personal life.

tenniscompetitivenessfamily

Bibliography

  • The Outsider

Style & Themes

Literary Style
candidpassionate
Recurring Motifs
fighting spiritvictory

Health

  • hip replacement
    2005
    Underwent surgery and recovered

Legacy

One of the greatest tennis players. Autobiography won award.

Museums

  • International Tennis Hall of Fame Newport, Rhode Island Opened in 1954

In Popular Culture

  • Appeared as himself on Family Guy

Quotes

  • Borg and I were fire and ice.
    Source: Newspaper article (1987)

Trivia

  • Open Era record 109 singles titles
  • Open Era record 1,557 matches played
  • US Open titles on 3 different surfaces