Jimmy Connors Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In which year and location was Jimmy Connors born?
A. 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri
B. 1952 in Belleville, Illinois
C. 1954 in Los Angeles, California
D. 1948 in New York City
Answer: B. 1952 in Belleville, Illinois
Q2. Who served as Jimmy Connors’ primary coach throughout his childhood and early career?
A. Pancho Gonzalez
B. Vic Braden
C. His mother, Gloria Connors
D. Harry Hopman
Answer: C. His mother, Gloria Connors
Q3. In what year did Jimmy Connors turn professional?
A. 1970
B. 1972
C. 1974
D. 1968
Answer: B. 1972
Q4. Which racket did Jimmy Connors famously use for most of his career until switching brands in the mid-1980s?
A. Prince Graphite
B. Dunlop Maxply Fort
C. Head Prestige
D. Wilson T2000 steel racket
Answer: D. Wilson T2000 steel racket
Q5. What distinctive playing style and grip combination defined Jimmy Connors’ game?
A. Aggressive baseline play with a two-handed backhand (taught to hit on the rise)
B. Serve-and-volley with continental grip
C. One-handed backhand with heavy topspin
D. Extreme Western grip forehand and chip-and-charge
Answer: A. Aggressive baseline play with a two-handed backhand (taught to hit on the rise)
Q6. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Jimmy Connors win in his career?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 11
D. 6
Answer: B. 8
Q7. Which Grand Slam tournament did Jimmy Connors win five times, a joint Open Era record?
A. Wimbledon
B. Australian Open
C. US Open
D. French Open
Answer: C. US Open
Q8. In 1974, Jimmy Connors achieved a rare Open Era feat by winning three Grand Slam titles in one calendar year. Which major did he miss that year?
A. Wimbledon
B. French Open (banned due to his World Team Tennis contract)
C. Australian Open
D. US Open
Answer: B. French Open (banned due to his World Team Tennis contract)
Q9. On which three different surfaces did Jimmy Connors win the US Open, making him the only male player to do so?
A. Grass (1974), clay (1976), hard (1978)
B. Hard, carpet, grass
C. Clay, hard, grass
D. Grass, clay, carpet
Answer: A. Grass (1974), clay (1976), hard (1978)
Q10. Who did Jimmy Connors defeat in the 1974 Wimbledon final in straight sets?
A. John McEnroe
B. Bjorn Borg
C. Ken Rosewall
D. Arthur Ashe
Answer: C. Ken Rosewall
Q11. How many total weeks did Jimmy Connors spend at world No. 1 (fifth-most all-time)?
A. 196 weeks
B. 268 weeks
C. 302 weeks
D. 234 weeks
Answer: B. 268 weeks
Q12. What was the length of Jimmy Connors’ longest consecutive streak at world No. 1?
A. 109 weeks
B. 124 weeks
C. 200 weeks
D. 160 weeks
Answer: D. 160 weeks
Q13. How many times was Jimmy Connors the ATP year-end No. 1?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 2
D. 4
Answer: B. 5
Q14. What Open Era record for men’s singles titles does Jimmy Connors still hold?
A. 109
B. 98
C. 85
D. 122
Answer: A. 109
Q15. With whom did Jimmy Connors win both his Grand Slam men’s doubles titles (Wimbledon 1973 and US Open 1975)?
A. John McEnroe
B. Bjorn Borg
C. Ilie Nastase
D. Vitas Gerulaitis
Answer: C. Ilie Nastase
Q16. Who was Jimmy Connors’ opponent and what was the outcome in the legendary 1982 Wimbledon final?
A. Lost to Bjorn Borg in five sets
B. Lost to Arthur Ashe in four sets
C. Defeated Ivan Lendl in straight sets
D. Defeated John McEnroe in five sets
Answer: D. Defeated John McEnroe in five sets
Q17. Against Bjorn Borg, what was Jimmy Connors’ overall head-to-head record in tour matches?
A. 15–6 (Connors led)
B. 8–15 (Borg led)
C. 12–12 (Connors led)
D. 10–13 (Connors led)
Answer: B. 8–15 (Borg led)
Q18. In the 1991 US Open, at what age did Jimmy Connors make a famous run to the semifinals, calling it “the best 11 days of my tennis career”?
A. 35
B. 42
C. 39
D. 37
Answer: C. 39
Q19. Who did Jimmy Connors defeat in a five-set epic on his 39th birthday during the 1991 US Open fourth round, coming back from 2–5 in the final set?
A. Patrick McEnroe
B. Jim Courier
C. Paul Haarhuis
D. Aaron Krickstein
Answer: D. Aaron Krickstein
Q20. In what year did Jimmy Connors retire from the ATP Tour, with his final match being a loss to Richey Reneberg in Atlanta?
A. 1992
B. 1996
C. 1994
D. 1989
Answer: B. 1996
Q21. Which former world No. 1 did Jimmy Connors coach from 2006 to 2008, helping him reach the 2006 US Open final?
A. Ivan Lendl
B. Andy Roddick
C. Pete Sampras
D. Andre Agassi
Answer: B. Andy Roddick
Q22. What is the title of Jimmy Connors’ 2013 autobiography that won a British Sports Book Award?
A. The Outsider
B. Open
C. My Life in Tennis
D. Baseline Warrior
Answer: A. The Outsider
Q23. To whom was Jimmy Connors engaged in 1974–1975 (both won singles titles at the 1974 Wimbledon)?
A. Patti McGuire
B. Chris Evert
C. Marjorie Wallace
D. Billie Jean King
Answer: B. Chris Evert
Q24. In what year and to whom did Jimmy Connors get married (they have two children)?
A. 1977 to Marjorie Wallace
B. 1982 to a fellow player
C. 1975 to Chris Evert
D. 1979 to Patti McGuire
Answer: D. 1979 to Patti McGuire
Q25. What unique Open Era record does Jimmy Connors hold for the US Open specifically?
A. Most match wins (98) and most matches played (115)
B. Most aces in a single tournament
C. Fewest unforced errors in a final
D. Longest rally in history
Answer: A. Most match wins (98) and most matches played (115)