Autographs of Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player as well as an author, a tennis commentator, and a coach. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 268 weeks (fifth-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Known for his fiery competitiveness, Connors holds three prominent Open Era men's singles records: 109 titles, 1,557 matches played, and 1,274 match wins. His titles include eight singles majors (an Open Era joint-record five US Opens, two Wimbledons, one Australian Open) and three year-end championships. In 1974, he became the second man in the Open Era to win three major titles in a calendar year; he was not permitted to participate in the fourth, the French Open. His playing career ended in 1996.
Born September 2, 1952, Connors grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. He was raised Catholic. During his childhood, he was coached and trained by his mother Gloria and grandmother Bertha. His father Jim was a toll bridge operator. He played in his first U.S. Championship, the U.S. boys' 11-and-under of 1961, when he was nine years old. Connors's mother took him to Southern California to be coached by Pancho Segura in 1968; however, she remained his coach and manager. He and his brother, John "Johnny" Connors, attended St. Phillip's grade school. Connors won the Junior Orange Bowl in both the 12- and the 14-year categories.
In August 1970, Connors recorded his first match win in the first round of the Haverford tournament, beating Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau. In his first US Open, Connors lost in round one to Mark Cox. At Pacific Southwest Open in Los Angeles, he defeated Roy Emerson before losing to Clark Graebner in the last 16, where he was described by the Los Angeles Times as the "Cinderfella of tennis" and "the kid with a magic wand for a backhand". In 1971, Connors won the NCAA singles title as a Freshman while attending UCLA and attained All-American status. He reached his first ATP Tour finals at Columbus (losing to Tom Gorman) and Los Angeles (beating newly crowned US Open champion Stan Smith before losing to 43 year old Pancho Gonzales).
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Current items with a signature of Jimmy Connors
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Traded items with a signature of Jimmy Connors
The most expensive item with a signature of Jimmy Connors (Jimmy Connors Signed Converse Tournament Used Shoes With US Open Pass(JSA)) was sold in April 2026 for £1,428.77 while the cheapest item (JIMMY CONNORS - LEGENDARY TENNIS PLAYER - EXCELLENT SIGNED NEWSPAPER IMAGE) found a new owner for £1.00 in September 2018. The month with the most items sold (16) was November 2025 with an average selling price of £81.14 for an autographed item of Jimmy Connors. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2023 with £147.53 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.70 was July 2014. In average, an autographed item from Jimmy Connors is worth £59.66.
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