SF Italian Open 1992

Jim Courier #1 def. Carl Uwe Steeb #38

5-7 6-1 6-2

Jim Courier defeated Carl Uwe Steeb 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the 1992 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 17, 1992*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1992
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 24m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jim Courier	Carl Uwe Steeb
Aces	7	3
Double faults	4	1
First serve %	59.0%	63.0%
First serve points won %	67.0%	58.0%
Second serve points won %	56.0%	50.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	62.0%
Break points converted %	38.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	63.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	37.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Jim Courier	Carl Uwe Steeb
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Aug 17, 1970	Sep 1, 1967
Age	21	24
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	38
Ranking points (entering)	3,655	833
Elo (entering)	2,150	1,859
Current career W-L	489–223	194–192
Current career earnings	$14,034,132	$2,320,082

Pre-match H2H

Jim Courier #1 2 – 1 Carl Uwe Steeb #38

Path

Jim Courier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Christian Miniussi #65	4-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1992	QF
Sergi Bruguera #18	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1992	R16
Francisco Clavet #23	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1992	R32
Thomas Muster #22	7-6(1) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1992	R64

Jim Courier's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Costa #10	7-6(3) 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 18, 1992	F

Carl Uwe Steeb's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #6	6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1992	QF
Claudio Pistolesi #110	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1992	R16
Patrick McEnroe #70	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1992	R32
Richard Krajicek #14	6-4 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1992	R64