5: Jimmy Connors, 1974 The Brash Basher of Belleville had ... angering the ATP and ITF—he was barred from playing the French Open. Check TENNIS.com each day for the next season on the list.

Jimmy Connors was the first man to win his first three Grand Slam finals, all of them in the same year, 1974. That year, the American did not compete at the French Open but won Wimbledon after ...

He was raised by women to conquer men, and that's exactly what Jimmy Connors ... in six sets. Connors was denied a shot at the Grand Slam because he was banned from the French Open that year ...