Pete Sampras vs Jim Courier — Miami Masters Round of 64

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 March 1999
hard
USA
Jim Courier
55 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLL
Sampras P.
6-3 7-6
Courier J.
Sampras P.
6772
Courier J.
363–

Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 6-3 7-6 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jim Courier came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 8 of their last 10 on hard. Pete Sampras claimed a first win over Jim Courier in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-05-12Rome MastersR64clayJim Courier7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Courier J.

Courier J.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sampras P.Courier J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
69%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
69%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (190 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CDrizzle
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Krajicek R.
Grosjean S.
4-66-16-27-5
Semi-finals
Grosjean S.
Clavet F.
3-66-36-1
Krajicek R.
Enqvist T.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Clavet F.
Kiefer N.
7-56-3
Krajicek R.
Sampras P.
6-27-66
Grosjean S.
Hrbaty D.
6-35-76-1
Enqvist T.
Golmard J.
6-37-5
R16
Hrbaty D.
Rios M.
6-26-0
Sampras P.
Costa A.
6-46-4
Kiefer N.
Rusedski G.
4-67-56-2
Grosjean S.
Moya C.
3-66-47-69
Golmard J.
Kucera K.
4-66-26-2
Clavet F.
Spadea V.
7-54-66-4
Krajicek R.
Safin M.
6-36-1
Enqvist T.
Corretja A.
7-56-3
R32
Safin M.
Philippoussis M.
7-647-63
Enqvist T.
Mantilla F.
4-66-37-63
Clavet F.
Carlsen K.
6-26-4
Kucera K.
Pavel A.
6-37-5
Golmard J.
Henman T.
6-47-67
Kiefer N.
Rafter P.
7-656-4
Rusedski G.
Dreekmann H.
6-36-4
Krajicek R.
Siemerink J.
6-36-2
Costa A.
Lapentti N.
7-636-4
Corretja A.
Delgado R.
6-41-66-4
Spadea V.
Santoro F.
6-36-2
Moya C.
Stoltenberg J.
6-756-17-5
Sampras P.
Bjorkman J.
7-56-3
Grosjean S.
Kroslak J.
6-26-4
Hrbaty D.
Marin J.
6-26-4
Rios M.
Black B.
6-36-4
R64
Marin J.
Berasategui A.
2-1
Clavet F.
Ruud C.
7-51-0
Pavel A.
Rosset M.
6-44-67-66
Stoltenberg J.
Black W.
6-41-67-62
Kroslak J.
Johansson T.
7-662-66-3
Grosjean S.
Kuerten G.
6-37-64
Hrbaty D.
Agassi A.
1-66-36-2
Black B.
Escude N.
6-46-3
Rios M.
Draper S.
7-666-3
Spadea V.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-767-646-2
Carlsen K.
Ivanisevic G.
6-23-66-4
Santoro F.
Gambill J.
7-56-2
Rusedski G.
Voinea A.
6-46-4
Dreekmann H.
Ferreira W.
6-46-4
Kiefer N.
Clement A.
6-16-2
Rafter P.
Ilie A.
6-37-5
Henman T.
Mamiit C.
3-66-36-2
Golmard J.
Norman M.
6-46-3
Kucera K.
Haarhuis P.
6-06-2
Enqvist T.
Bryan B.
6-46-4
Mantilla F.
Vacek D.
6-26-0
Delgado R.
Ulihrach B.
2-66-16-2
Corretja A.
Damm Sr M.
6-26-2
Krajicek R.
Schalken S.
6-14-66-1
Siemerink J.
Obrien A.
7-57-5
Safin M.
Becker B.
7-56-0
Philippoussis M.
Hewitt L.
6-36-4
Costa A.
Dosedel S.
2-66-36-4
Lapentti N.
Haas T.
5-77-636-2
Bjorkman J.
Medvedev A.
1-66-16-2
Sampras P.
Courier J.
6-37-63
Moya C.
Sanguinetti D.
6-34-66-1
R128
Marin J.
Chang M.
7-637-67
Dosedel S.
Di Pasquale A.
6-26-2
Black W.
Prinosil D.
1-67-676-4
Kroslak J.
Agenor R.
6-46-4
Grosjean S.
Tieleman L.
6-17-5
Hrbaty D.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-756-36-0
Medvedev A.
Gimelstob J.
6-16-0
Courier J.
Andersen J.
7-666-2
Haarhuis P.
Tarango J.
6-47-5
Bryan B.
Sargsian S.
6-16-1
Vacek D.
Zabaleta M.
6-46-4
Delgado R.
Schuettler R.
7-656-1
Damm Sr M.
Woodbridge T.
7-636-4
Schalken S.
Novak J.
6-26-1
Obrien A.
Lareau S.
7-57-67
Dreekmann H.
Reneberg R.
6-37-5
Becker B.
Pozzi G.
6-41-66-4
Clement A.
Van Lottum J.
6-746-46-4
Hewitt L.
Woodforde M.
6-26-1
Lapentti N.
Tillstrom M.
6-06-2
Mamiit C.
Goldstein P.
4-66-27-5
Norman M.
Arazi H.
6-16-1
Ilie A.
Blanco G.
6-36-4
Voinea A.
Caldwell D.
6-06-3
Pavel A.
Woodruff C.
6-36-3
Carlsen K.
Federer R.
7-57-64
Gambill J.
Malisse X.
7-56-2
Ruud C.
Korda P.
6-27-66
Spadea V.
Squillari F.
6-36-2
Draper S.
Puerta M.
6-32-66-2
Escude N.
Campbell S.
7-54-66-3
Sanguinetti D.
Raoux G.
6-26-2