Pete Sampras vs Jim Courier — Australian Open Quarter-final
Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 6-7 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending the title. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras came back from two sets down to beat Jim Courier.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. came through in five sets.
Common opponents
2 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Courier J. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 2–0 (100%) against them, Courier J. 1–1 (50%).
2–0100%Sampras P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–150%Courier J. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–2Sets3–2
44–37Games24–24
2–0Tiebreaks1–0
1–0Deciding sets0–0
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Ivanisevic G.W7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-0Wimbledon · grassW7-6(7) 6-4 6-2Australian Open · hard
vs Kafelnikov Y.W6-3 2-6 6-3 1-6 9-7Australian Open · hardL1-6 4-6Halle · grass
Head-to-head
9 meetings · Sampras P. leads 7–272
Hard: Sampras P. leads 6–1 · Clay: Courier J. leads 1–0 · Grass: Sampras P. leads 1–0
- Sampras P.January 1995Australian OpenThis matchHard6-7(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-3
- Courier J.May 1994Roland GarrosClay6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4
- Sampras P.January 1994Australian OpenHard6-3 6-4 6-4
- Sampras P.June 1993WimbledonGrass7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3
- Sampras P.April 1993Hong KongHard6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(2)
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Courier J.1 945ELO1 7091 940Hard ELO1 6448–2Last 104–623Age24185 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight