The American star had one of the longest careers in tennis spanning from 1970 to 1996. Jimmy Connors won a total of 1274 matches placing him on the very top of all time list. The record still stands tall with only Roger Federer making an effort to come near.

Connors was one of the best tennis players from the United States. He played the game for 24 years and remains the brightest example of longevity. The American superstar won 8 slams in his career.

Connors won 2 Wimbledon titles among his 8 Majors. His 1st Wimbledon came in 1974 at the age of 21 years and 252 days. This makes him one of the youngest players to shine at the All England Club.

Connors is also the leader of most singles titles won by an ATP player. He won 109 singles titles in his two decade long career. Among them were 8 Grand Slam titles which included 5 US Opens, 2 Wimbledon trophies and an Australian Open.

The American is regarded as one of the Greatest players to hold the tennis racquet.

(As written by Amir Rashid at different articles here)