Mark Philippoussis vs Jim Courier | Mark Philippoussis Wins 7-6 7-6

UMPIRY

New HavenR16HardMon 12 AugFinal

Mark PhilippoussisAUS

Jim CourierUSA

SetsGames2

7⁷7⁷

6⁵6³

Mark Philippoussis defeated Jim Courier 7-6 7-6 in the New Haven round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jim Courier came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mark Philippoussis claimed a first win over Jim Courier in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Mark Philippoussis won all two sets in tiebreaks against Jim Courier.

How the match was decided

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Philippoussis M. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Philippoussis M. and Courier J. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Philippoussis M. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Courier J. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).

2–340%Philippoussis M. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–250%Courier J. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

8–9Sets8–8

95–91Games87–87

4–3Tiebreaks2–1

0–0Deciding sets1–1

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Sampras P.L7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 3-6US Open · hardL5-7 6-4 4-6 5-7US Open · hard
vs Kiefer N.W7-6(3) 6-0 6-1Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-4Halle · grass
vs Woodbridge T.L6-3 4-6 6-7(1) 6-7(2)Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 3-6 8-6Australian Open · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Philippoussis M.August 1996New HavenThis matchHard7-6(5) 7-6(3)
Courier J.February 1995ScottsdaleHard7-6(2) 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Rosset M.View tournament

Player context

Before the match

Philippoussis M.Courier J.1 755ELO1 7091 595Hard ELO1 6445–5Last 104–619Age25196 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Mark Philippoussis beat Jim Courier 7-6(5) 7-6(3). Umpiry, "Mark Philippoussis vs Jim Courier — New Haven Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/1996-08-12/courier-vs-philippoussis-new-haven-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 12 August 1996).