By surface
| Surface | Jimmy Connors | Joakim Nystrom |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
All meetings (3)
| Date | Tour | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-02-24 | ATP | La Quinta | Semifinal | Hard | Joakim Nystrom | 4-6 | 2-6 | |||
| 1984-08-28 | ATP | US Open | Round of 16 | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 7-6 | 6-0 | 6-3 | ||
| 1983-08-08 | ATP | Montreal / Toronto | Round of 32 | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 6-0 | 6-2 |