Who is Jimmy Connors

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"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.

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Jimmy Connors at a Glance

James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois, also known as "Jimbo")Holding Court is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. 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 considered to be one of the top male tennis players of all time.Raymond Lee: The greatest ten...

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