Jimmy Connors: Jimmy Connors. Archive Footage: Wimbledon. Jimmy Connors is a retired American world No. 1 tennis player, often considered among the greatest in the history of the sport. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 weeks.
By virtue of his long and prolific career, Connors still holds three prominent Open Era men's singles...