Pete Sampras vs Jim Courier — Wimbledon Final
Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 7-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Wimbledon final on grass. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in four sets, 7–6 7–6 3–6 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. came through in four sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Courier J. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Courier J. 3–1 (75%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
1–325%Sampras P. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–175%Courier J. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
5–9Sets11–4
65–73Games80–59
0–3Tiebreaks2–0
0–0Deciding sets0–1
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Edberg S.L6-7(5) 3-6 6-7(3)Australian Open · hardW6-2 6-1 2-6 7-5Australian Open · hard
vs Bruguera S.L3-6 6-4 1-6 4-6Roland Garros · clayL4-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 3-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Stich M.Hard to compareW6-3 6-2 6-4Wimbledon · grassW7-6(4) 6-4 6-2Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
6 meetings · Sampras P. leads 5–151
Grass: Sampras P. leads 1–0 · Hard: Sampras P. leads 4–1
- Sampras P.June 1993WimbledonThis matchGrass7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3
- Sampras P.April 1993Hong KongHard6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(2)
- Sampras P.August 1992US OpenHard6-1 3-6 6-2 6-2
- Sampras P.August 1992IndianapolisHard6-4 6-4
- Courier J.August 1991US OpenHard6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Courier J.1 945ELO1 7091 879Grass ELO1 5588–2Last 104–621Age22185 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight