Jim Courier vs Pete Sampras — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 August 1991 ·
hard
Courier J.6-2 7-6 7-6
Sampras P.
Courier J.
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Sampras P.
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Jim Courier defeated Pete Sampras 6-2 7-6 7-6 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 10–2, defending the title. Jim Courier narrowed the head-to-head to 10–3.
Key context
- Match story: Jim Courier closed it out in three sets, 6–2 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
2–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-15 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1997-05-12 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Jim Courier | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1996-05-27 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Pete Sampras | 6-7(4) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 1995-08-28 | US Open | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-5 4-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 1995-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-7(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-3 |
| 1994-05-23 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Jim Courier | 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 1994-01-17 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 1993-06-21 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Pete Sampras | 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 |
| 1993-04-12 | Hong Kong | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(2) |
| 1992-08-31 | US Open | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 1992-08-17 | Indianapolis | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1991-08-12 | Indianapolis | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-6(7) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
12.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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