Pete Sampras #1 def. Jim Courier #5

6-4 7-6(10)

Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 6-4 7-6(10) in the 1994 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 13, 1994*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 1994
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Jim Courier
Aces	11	5
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	52	62
First serve points won %	79	62
Second serve points won %	51	59
Break points saved %	60	50
Break points converted %	50	40
Service points won %	65	61
Return points won %	39	35
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Jim Courier
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Aug 17, 1970
Age	22	23
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	5
Ranking points (entering)	4,916	2,666
Elo (entering)	2,201	1,990
Current career W-L	739–209	489–223
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$14,034,132

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 9 – 2 Jim Courier #5

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petr Korda #13	6-2 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1994	QF
Mark Woodforde #63	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 1994	R16
David Wheaton #93	6-0 5-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 1994	R32
Diego Nargiso #121	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1994	R64

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #31	5-7 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 1994	F

Jim Courier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Goran Ivanisevic #6	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1994	QF
Jan Siemerink #102	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 1994	R16
Andrei Cherkasov #42	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 1994	R32
Jeff Tarango #101	2-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 1994	R64