Question 1

True or false: Jimmy Connors never won the French Open.

Accepted Answer

True. Despite reaching the semifinals in 1979, 1980, and 1984, he never won Roland Garros—his only missing major title.

Question 2

True or false: Connors defeated John McEnroe in the 1984 Wimbledon final.

Accepted Answer

False. McEnroe beat Connors in the 1984 Wimbledon final in straight sets. Connors last won Wimbledon in 1982.

Question 3

True or false: Connors never won a Grand Slam title after turning 30 years old.

Accepted Answer

False. He won the 1982 US Open at age 30, just after his 30th birthday, and the 1983 US Open at age 31.

Question 4

True or false: Jimmy Connors held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 268 weeks.

Accepted Answer

True. He spent 268 weeks at No. 1, which remains the third-longest total in men's tennis history, behind Djokovic and Federer.

Question 5

True or false: Jimmy Connors is the only male player to win the US Open on five different surfaces.

Accepted Answer

False. Connors won on grass, clay, and hard court—but not on five surfaces. No player has achieved that.

Question 6

True or false: Jimmy Connors won the US Open on three different surfaces: grass, clay, and hard court.

Accepted Answer

True. Connors won on grass (1974), on clay (1976), and on hard court (1978, 1982, 1983), making him the only man to win the US Open on all three surfaces.

Question 7

True or false: Jimmy Connors won the US Open singles title five times.

Accepted Answer

True. He won the US Open men's singles in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, and 1983, a record shared with Pete Sampras and Roger Federer in the Open Era.

Question 8

True or false: Connors was defaulted from a Grand Slam match for swearing at a linesman.

Accepted Answer

False. Connors was famous for outbursts but never defaulted from a Grand Slam. He was defaulted from a 1995 ATP tournament in Cincinnati.

Jimmy Connors Trivia Questions