by 4 people |
"Jimmy" Connors - one of the top male tennis players of all time, currently coaching Andy Roddick
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former World Number 1 American tennis champion who was the top player for 160 consecutive weeks from July of 1974 to August of 1977.
He also was the number one player an additional eight times during his career. He won eight Grand Slam singles titles, won two Grand Slam doubles titles with Ilie Nastase and finished mixed doubles runner-up with Chris Evert at the 1974 U.S. Open.
He is considered to be one of the top male tennis players of all time. Currently, he is coaching former World Number 1 and 2003 U.S. Open champion tennis player Andy Roddick.
Read the Wikipedia article about Jimmy Connors...
Photo author: Chance98 from flickr.com
Jimmy Connors at a Glance
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois, also known as "Jimbo") is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974, through August 29, 1977, and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 weeks). He won eight Grand Slam singles titles and two Grand Slam doubles titles with Ilie N?stase and was the mixed doubles runner-up with Chris Evert at the 1974 US Open. He is a former coach of Andy Roddick...
Great Jimmy Connors stuff from Amazon
The Latest Yahoo News on Jimmy Connors
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byVote for your favorite Jimmy Connors stuff
Real Money Doubling Forex Robot
Fapturbo Is The Only Automated Forex Income Soluti more...1 point
Quick, what do you think of Jimmy Connors?
Shout Out For Jimmy Connors!
Share your stories, sightings, thoughts, rants, raves...
-
Reply
- Tennis-Storehouse Tennis-Storehouse Mar 11, 2009 @ 8:15 am
- I've read "Jimmy Connors Saved My Life" ... great insight in his life on the tour!
by calamary
Welcome to my lens! Please visit my other lenses too.
I'm an avid blogger and Squidoo enthusiast. My hobbies are: music (Beatles, John Mayer, Ba...
(more)Explore related pages
Andy Roddick, Professional Tennis Player- Andy Roddick keeps playing outstanding tennis and "A-Rod" is a worthy...
Real Greeting Cards FROM Tennis Stars- The new customized gift sensation! With a totally unique product, perfect for te...
John McEnroe-The Most Talented Tennis Player Ever!- Welcome to myJohn McEnroe is the most talented tennis player ever page! This Squ...
Serve and Volley Headquarters- If you have a tennis-related lens, then you are more than welcome here! Anything...
Who Will Be Next Grand Slam Champion- A Championship is hard to predict with so many talents, now players that have no...
Andy Roddick- Andy Roddick is an American professional tennis player.
