The two crossword solutions for the term 'Connors Contemporary' are Ashe and Nastase. Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles. He was the first African American to win the men's singles at Wimbledon and the US Open, and he was also a social justice activist. Ilie Nastase was a Romanian professional tennis player who won seven Grand Slam titles. He was known for his on-court antics and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991. Both Ashe and Nastase were contemporaries of American tennis player Jimmy Connors.