1 (July 29, 1974) Grand Slam results Australian Open W (1974) French Open SF (1979, 1980, 1984, 1985) Wimbledon W (1974, 1982) US Open W (1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983) Other tournaments Tour Finals W (1977) WCT Finals (1977,1980) Doubles Career record 173–78 (68.9% at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 15 Highest ranking No. 370 (March 1, 1993) Grand Slam Doubles results French Open F (1973) Wimbledon W (1973) US Open W (1975) Last updated on: August 28, 2007. 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. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974, to August 22, 1977 (record at that time), 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 Năstase and was the mixed doubles runner-up with Chris Evert at the 1974 US Open. Connors also won three year end championship titles including two WCT Finals on the WCT tour and one Masters Grand Prix on the Grand Prix Tennis Circuit. He is a former coach of Andy Roddick, the winner of the 2003 US Open. Connors was coached by Pancho Segura, since age 16..