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Jimmy Connors

Chronology

1952	Born September 2 in East St. Louis, Illinois
1960	Plays in first U.S. Championship in the 11-and-under division
1970	Reaches U.S. Open quarterfinals with Pancho Gonzalez
1971	Begins college at the University of California at Los Angeles
1972	Drops out of college to play professional tennis full time
1973	Finishes year ranked number one (tied with Stan Smith)
1974	Wins 99 of 103 matches and 14 out of 20 tournaments
1974	Wins Australian Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open on grass court
1976	Wins U.S. Open singles title on clay court
1976	Ranked number one tennis player in U.S. and world
1978	Wins U.S. Open singles title on hard court
1978	Ranked number one tennis player in world
1978	First player to earn over two million dollars in career earnings
1978	Marries former Playboy Playmate-of-the-Year Patti McGuire
1980	Son Brett David is born
1982	Wins U.S. Open singles title on hard court
1983	Wins U.S. Open singles title on hard court
1985	Daughter Aubree Leigh is born
1991	Reaches U.S. Open semifinals at age 39
1992	Coauthors fitness book
1993	Begins Championship Tour for male tennis players over 35
1995	Reaches quarterfinals of ATP tournament in Halle, Germany
2001	Ranked 15 in Championship Tour