Thomas Muster #2 def. Jim Courier #26

6-3 6-4

Thomas Muster defeated Jim Courier 6-3 6-4 in the 1997 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 23, 1997*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 24m

Match Statistics

Stat	Thomas Muster	Jim Courier
Aces	3	4
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	53	60
First serve points won %	77	74
Second serve points won %	61	38
Break points saved %	100	33
Break points converted %	67	0
Service points won %	70	60
Return points won %	40	30
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Thomas Muster	Jim Courier
Country	AUT	USA
Birth date	Oct 2, 1967	Aug 17, 1970
Age	29	26
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	2	26
Ranking points (entering)	3,719	1,298
Elo (entering)	2,049	1,930
Current career W-L	590–268	489–223
Current career earnings	$12,266,977	$14,034,132

Pre-match H2H

Thomas Muster #2 4 – 7 Jim Courier #26

Path

Thomas Muster's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #29	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1997	QF
Alex Corretja #22	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 1997	R16
Tommy Haas #166	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1997	R32
Grant Stafford #69	6-4 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1997	R64

Thomas Muster's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sergi Bruguera #35	7-6(6) 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 1997	F

Jim Courier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Goran Ivanisevic #5	6-2 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1997	QF
Richard Krajicek #6	7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 1997	R16
Scott Draper #79	4-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1997	R32
Sandon Stolle #62	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1997	R64