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Connors–McEnroe Rivalry
The Connors–McEnroe rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, who played 34 times between 1977 and 1991. Their head-to-head was 20-14, favoring McEnroe. Connors and McEnroe played again in the late 1990s and the early 2000s on the senior tour. With regard to their matches, Connors has stated, "Something like that never goes away, especially between Mac and myself...To have carried on this rivalry for so many years, and for you still to be talking about it, must mean that we made our mark somewhere." This rivalry is said to have been one of the most contentious and embittered in all of tennis history. Head-to-head Official matches (34) Connors 14 – McEnroe 20 Head-to-head tallies The following is a breakdown of their head-to-head results: * All matches: (34) McEnroe 20–14 * All finals: (15)* Tied 7–7 , (1 Walkover not included in the head to head results) ** Grand Slam finals: Tied 1–1 ** Grand Slam matches: McEnroe 6–3 ** Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 weeks. By virtue of his long and prolific career, Connors still holds three prominent Open Era men's singles records: 109 titles, 1,557 matches played, and 1,274 match wins. His titles include eight major singles titles (a joint Open Era record five US Opens, two Wimbledons, one Australian Open), three year-end championships, and 17 Grand Prix Super Series titles. In 1974, he became the second man in the Open Era to win three major titles in a calendar year, and was not permitted to participate in the fourth, the French Open. Connors finished year end number one in the ATP rankings from 1974 to 1978. In 1982, he won both Wimbledon and the US Open and was ATP Player of the Year and ITF World Champion. He retired in 1996 at the age of 43. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
Vitas Gerulaitis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Björn Borg. John McEnroe won in the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 against Borg. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Jimmy Connors ''(semifinals)'' # Björn Borg ''(final)'' # John McEnroe (champion) # Brian Gottfried ''(quarterfinals)'' # Vitas Gerulaitis ''(semifinals)'' # John Alexander ''(quarterfinals)'' # Gene Mayer ''(quarterfinals)'' # Geoff Masters ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw References1979 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw 2009-05-06) {{DEFAULTSORT:1979 World Championship Tennis Finals - Singles |
Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. The event is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. It is currently advertised as the "BCA Marketplace, cinch Championships" after its title sponsor. Queen's is one of the oldest tennis tournaments in the world, and serves as a warm-up for The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon. Andy Murray has won a record five titles between 2009 and 2016. History Originally known as the London Athletic Club Tournament or officially London Athletic Club Open Tournament established in 1881 at Stamford Bridge, Fulham. In 1885 the tournament was given the title of the Championship of London then later London Championships, and it was held on outdoor grass courts. In 1890, the tournament moved to its current location, the Queen's Club and consisted of a men's and women's singles event. In 1903 a men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Stella Artois Championships – Singles
Jimmy Connors won the singles title at the 1982 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament defeating defending champion John McEnroe in the final 7–5, 6–3. Seeds # John McEnroe ''(final)'' # Jimmy Connors (champion) # Sandy Mayer ''(second round)'' # Brian Teacher ''(third round)'' # Mark Edmondson ''(quarterfinals)'' # Steve Denton ''(first round)'' # Brian Gottfried ''(quarterfinals)'' # Chip Hooper ''(quarterfinals)'' # John Sadri ''(third round)'' # Hank Pfister ''(third round)'' # Tim Mayotte ''(second round)'' # Chris Lewis ''(semifinals)'' # Kevin Curren ''(semifinals)'' # Kim Warwick ''(first round)'' # Rod Frawley Rod Frawley (born 8 September 1952) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world N ... ''(first round)'' # Bruce Manson ''(first round)'' Draw Finals Top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 U
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar (title), Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus (title), Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I of Byzantium, Marcus I succeeds Olympianus of Byzantium, Olympianus as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Volvo Masters – Singles
Ivan Lendl defeated Vitas Gerulaitis in the final, 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 1981 Volvo Masters. Björn Borg Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimb ... was the defending champion, but did not participate. Draw Finals Group A ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.'' Group B ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.'' See also * ATP World Tour Finals appearances R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Championships
The Wembley Championships was a men's professional tennis tournament held from 1934–1990 with some periods of inactivity in between and is often considered to be one of the three Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era from 1927–1967 until the advent of the open era. Ken Rosewall's and Rod Laver's six singles titles are the record for this event. The tournament only had a men's draw. It was first held in 1934 at the Empire Pool at Wembley Park, Wembley, north-west London. In 1968, it was titled the Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions. In 1970 it was the penultimate event on the Grand Prix Tennis Tour. Name It was officially called the Wembley Professional Championships, although it was later named the London Indoor Professional Championships. In 1968 it was titled the Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions. Past finals Notes: a1936 tournament was cancelled due to Tilden and Vines playing in Japan. This was reported in London Daily Mail on August 24, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Benson & Hedges Championships
The 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London, England that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 9 November until 14 November 1981. Second-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title. Finals Singles Jimmy Connors defeated John McEnroe 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 * It was Connors' 4th singles title of the year and the 89th of his career. Doubles Ferdi Taygan / Sherwood Stewart defeated John McEnroe / Peter Fleming 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 See also * Connors–McEnroe rivalry The Connors–McEnroe rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, who played 34 times between 1977 and 1991. Their head-to-head was 20-14, favoring McEnroe. Connors and McEnroe played again in the late 1990s and the ea ... References External links ITF tournament edition details {{DEFAULTSORT:1981 Benson and He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 US Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion John McEnroe defeated Björn Borg in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 5–7, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1980 US Open. It was his second major singles title. The final is often ranked among the best matches in tennis history. It was the first successful men's singles US Open title defense in the Open Era. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. John McEnroe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Björn Borg ''(finalist)'' # John McEnroe (champion) # Jimmy Connors ''(semifinalist)'' # Guillermo Vilas ''(fourth round)'' # Vitas Gerulaitis ''(second round)'' # Gene Mayer ''(first round)'' # Harold Solomon ''(fourth round)'' # Eddie Dibbs ''(second round)'' # Peter Fleming ''(second round)'' # Ivan Lendl ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Roscoe Tanner ''(quarterfinalist)'' # José Luis Clerc ''(first round)'' # Brian Gottfried ''(fourth round)'' # Wojtek Fibak ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Yan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles ...
John McEnroe was the defending champion but lost in the final 2–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2 to Jimmy Connors. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # John McEnroe ''(final)'' # Jimmy Connors (champion) Draw References1980 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1980 World Championship Tennis Finals - Singles Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Pro Indoor
The U.S. Pro Indoor (mainly known as such during its run, but also as the ''U.S. Professional Indoor'', the ''Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor'', the ''Comcast U.S. Indoor'', and the ''Advanta Championships'') is a defunct professional tennis tournament held in Philadelphia, United States from 1968 to 1998. It played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts. It was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit from 1968 to 1977 and the Grand Prix Tour from 1978 to 1989 before being held on the ATP Tour. It was held annually first at the Spectrum, and then at the CoreStates Center. It was originally named the Philadelphia Indoor Open Tournament prior to the open era. History The ''United States Professional Indoor'' tennis championships were first created in Philadelphia, United States, in 1968, as part of the newly created WCT circuit, rival of the National Tennis League (NTL). As the first event of the season, the Philadelphia ''U.S. Professional Indoor'' attracted all WCT st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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