Pete Sampras vs Jim Courier — Roland Garros Quarter-final
Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 6-7 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the Roland Garros quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 8–2, defending last year's round of 128. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 9–2.
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
1 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Courier J. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Courier J. 0–1 (0%).
1–0100%Sampras P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–10%Courier J. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–1Sets2–3
23–18Games22–26
0–0Tiebreaks1–0
0–0Deciding sets0–1
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Agassi A.W6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5US Open · hardL7-6(7) 6-2 3-6 4-6 2-6Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
11 meetings · Sampras P. leads 9–292
Clay: level 1–1 · Hard: Sampras P. leads 7–1 · Grass: Sampras P. leads 1–0
- Sampras P.May 1996Roland GarrosThis matchClay6-7(4) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Sampras P.August 1995US OpenHard7-5 4-6 6-4 7-5
- Sampras P.January 1995Australian OpenHard6-7(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
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Courier J.1 945ELO1 7091 599Clay ELO1 6838–2Last 104–624Age25185 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight