Mark Philippoussis vs Jim Courier — San Jose Semi-final
San Jose · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2000
hard
Philippoussis M.4-6 6-3 6-4
Courier J.
Philippoussis M.
4662
Courier J.
6341
Mark Philippoussis defeated Jim Courier 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the San Jose semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Mark Philippoussis extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis dropped the opening set before beating Jim Courier 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-10-18 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Jim Courier | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 1998-05-18 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-04-21 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 7-5 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
67%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
33%
Break points saved·Even
63%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Philippoussis M.
Gimelstob J.
7-656-4
Courier J.
Goldstein P.
6-46-4
Ferreira W.
Larsson M.
4-66-36-4
Tillstrom M.
Chang M.
2-66-36-3
R16
Gimelstob J.
Zib T.
6-47-64
Goldstein P.
Malisse X.
6-23-67-5
Courier J.
Gumy H.
7-56-727-64
Tillstrom M.
Sargsian S.
4-67-636-4
Chang M.
Mamiit C.
6-26-3
Ferreira W.
Liukko V.
6-36-3
Larsson M.
Woodforde M.
6-33-66-3
Philippoussis M.
Agenor R.
6-36-4
R32
Sargsian S.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-3
Mamiit C.
Alonso J.
6-46-4
Tillstrom M.
Squillari F.
7-57-5
Courier J.
Taino E.
6-36-4
Gumy H.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-2
Goldstein P.
Blake J.
6-37-64
Malisse X.
Fromberg R.
7-650-66-4
Gimelstob J.
Gambill J.
7-626-2
Zib T.
Massu N.
6-46-2
Agenor R.
King P.
7-56-2
Chang M.
Srichaphan P.
7-56-4
Ferreira W.
Salzenstein J.
6-46-4
Liukko V.
Tieleman L.
7-56-3
Larsson M.
Rodriguez M.
6-26-1
Woodforde M.
Humphries S.
6-46-4
Philippoussis M.
Canas G.
7-684-67-63