Jim Courier vs Mark Philippoussis — Lyon Round of 32

Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Jim Courier
55 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 October 1999
clay
AUS
Mark Philippoussis
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWW
Courier J.
6-3 3-6 6-1
Philippoussis M.
Courier J.
6362
Philippoussis M.
3611

Jim Courier defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Jim Courier claimed a first win over Mark Philippoussis in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jim Courier closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-02-07San JoseSFhardMark Philippoussis4-6 6-3 6-4
1998-05-18DusseldorfRRclayMark Philippoussis6-3 6-4
1997-04-21Monte Carlo MastersR32clayMark Philippoussis7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Courier J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Philippoussis M.

Philippoussis M.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Courier J.

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
Courier J.Philippoussis M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
65%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
14.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (57 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Lapentti N.
Hewitt L.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Hewitt L.
Spadea V.
6-36-3
Lapentti N.
Gustafsson M.
6-757-666-2
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Tillstrom M.
6-37-61
Gustafsson M.
Tarango J.
7-644-66-4
Spadea V.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-23-67-65
Lapentti N.
Kuerten G.
5-76-47-5
R16
Kuerten G.
Ferreira W.
7-656-3
Gustafsson M.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Larsson M.
7-57-5
Spadea V.
Courier J.
6-46-4
Hewitt L.
Woodruff C.
6-46-3
Tillstrom M.
Zabaleta M.
4-67-646-2
Lapentti N.
Grosjean S.
4-66-46-1
Tarango J.
Escude N.
6-21-66-1
R32
Gustafsson M.
Martin T.
6-14-66-4
Larsson M.
Rosset M.
6-26-2
Courier J.
Philippoussis M.
6-33-66-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Reneberg R.
6-33-66-4
Spadea V.
Schalken S.
2-66-16-4
Woodruff C.
Corretja A.
7-57-60
Hewitt L.
Federer R.
7-642-66-4
Zabaleta M.
Ivanisevic G.
6-46-4
Tillstrom M.
Haas T.
6-27-63
Lapentti N.
Siemerink J.
3-66-37-64
Grosjean S.
Gambill J.
1-66-36-3
Ferreira W.
Medvedev A.
6-37-5
Kuerten G.
Vicente F.
6-37-64
Escude N.
Pioline C.
6-16-0
Tarango J.
Costa A.
6-41-0
Schuettler R.
Safin M.
6-16-4
R64
Reneberg R.
Knippschild J.
6-3
Courier J.
Di Pasquale A.
2-67-627-5
Larsson M.
Delgado R.
6-36-3
Schalken S.
Raoux G.
7-656-2
Woodruff C.
Clement A.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Vacek D.
6-36-4
Ivanisevic G.
Pozzi G.
4-66-36-4
Tillstrom M.
Koubek S.
2-67-56-3
Siemerink J.
Arazi H.
6-37-64
Gambill J.
Kroslak J.
6-16-2
Ferreira W.
Hanquez J.
6-46-3
Vicente F.
Prinosil D.
0-66-47-65
Escude N.
Bjorkman J.
6-47-5
Tarango J.
Knowles M.
6-46-1
Schuettler R.
Santoro F.
6-16-1
Gustafsson M.
Canas G.
6-46-3