Celebrity Biographies
Jimmy Connors Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1952, September 2 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 68 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 10 inches |
| Name | James Scott Connors |
| birth name | Jimmy Connors |
| nick’s name | Jimmy |
| Dad | James Connors |
| Mother | Gloria Connors |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | East St. Louis, IL |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Tennis player |
| Net worth | $12 million |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| face color | White |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Patti McGuire (d. 1979) |
| Kids | two |
| Divorce | N/A |
| Brothers | John Connors |
Childhood
Jimmy Connors was born James Scott ‘Jimmy’ Connors on September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of Gloria Connors. He spent most of his childhood days in East St. Louis, Illinois. Connors was raised as a Catholic. Jimmy had already started playing tennis when he was under 11 years old. He moved to Southern California with his mother to become a tennis coach. Jimmy attended St. Phillip’s Elementary School. Jimmy had already won the Junior Orange Bowl twice when he was 12 and when he was 14.
Race
Jimmy Connors began his professional career in 1974 when he participated in the Australian Open. Connors won the tournament. In the same year, he won Wimbledon and the US Open. In 1976 Connors won the US Open. Soon, in 1977, Connors won the Masters Cup and the WC Finals. In 1978 he won the US Open. Connors won the WCT finals in 1980. In 1982, he won Wimbledon and the US Open. In 1983 Connors won the US Open. Connors retired in 1992.
Jimmy Connors’ winning percentage over the years was 82.62%. Connors began his career as a commentator in 1990 for NBC-TV. Additionally, Connors went on to cover Wimbledon 2014 for the BBC. He has also worked for the Tennis Channel as a commentator and analyst. Connors has also coached American tennis player Andy Roddick and womens no. 1 tennis player, Maria Sharapova.
Personal life
Jimmy Connors was engaged to Chris Evert, a tennis pro like himself. Connors and Everts’ engagement was shortly broken off. It is later learned that Evert was pregnant with her child, but she aborted it without Connors’ consent. Jimmy later became engaged to Marjorie Wallace, who was a former Miss World. However, the engagement did not lead to a marriage.
Jimmy Connors later married his wife, Patti McGuire in 1979. Connors’ wife, McGuire was a Playboy model. Together, the couple have two children. The family lives happily in Santa Barbara, California.
Net worth, achievements, social participation
Jimmy Connors is currently 64 years old. He stands at the height of 5 feet 10 inches. Jimmy Connors net worth is noted to be $12 million coming from his salary from his career in tennis, coaching, and commentator. To date, Connors has won prize money of $8,641,040. To date, Connors has been honored with many awards for his outstanding performance.
In 1982, Connors was awarded ITF World Champion, ATP Player of the Year and ATP Comeback Player of the Year in 1991. Jimmy Connors has written an autobiography called The Outsider which was published in 2013 and won a British Sports Book Awards. The biography of the very talented and renowned Jimmy Connors can be found on various social networking sites like Lifestylepedia, Twitter, Facebook and more.