1992 Death Chuck Connors, U.S. NBA/baseballer/actor (Boston Celtics), dies at 71 1992 Event Jimmy Connors beats Martina Navratilova, 7-5, 6-3 1992 Event Jimmy Connors beats Martina Navratilova 1991 Death Bill Riordon, U.S. tennis promotor (Jimmy Connors), dies 1986 Event Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 and suspended for 10 weeks 1985 Event M Navratilova is 3rd to win 100 tennis tournaments (Connors and Evert) 1984 Event 98th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats J Connors (61 61 62) 1983 Event 103rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl (63 67 75 60) 1982 Event 102nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl (63 62 46 64) 1982 Event 96th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Connors beats J McEnroe (36 63 67 76 64) 1978 Event 98th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Bjorn Borg (64 62 62) 1978 Event Jimmy Connors is 1st player to win U.S. Open on 3 different surfaces 1978 Event 92nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Jimmy Connors (62 62 63) 1977 Event 97th U.S. Mens Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy Connors (26 63 75 60) 1977 Event 91st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Connors (36 62 61 57 64) 1976 Event 96th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Bjorn Borg (64 36 76 64) 1975 Event 95th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Orantes beats Jimmy Connors (64 63 63) 1975 Event Manuel Orantes upsets #1 seed Jimmy Connors to win U.S. Open 1975 Event 89th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats J Connors 1975 Event Spain's Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets 1975 Birthday Danielle Connors, Miss Virginia USA 1996 1974 Event 94th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ken Rosewall (61 60 61) 1974 Event 88th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats K Rosewall (61 61 64) 1973 Event 1st time since 1885, tennis has 2 top males (S Smith and J Connors) 1971 Event Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors win their 1st U.S. Open tennis matches 1952 Birthday Jimmy Connors, U.S. Open-78, 82, 83 Wimbledon-74, 82 1951 Event Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft 1948 Birthday Norman Connors, singer, You Are My Starship 1925 Birthday Mike Connors, Krekor Ohanian, Fresno, California, actor, Mannix 1921 Birthday Chuck Connors, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa
