QF Roland Garros 1994

Jim Courier #7 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4

Jim Courier defeated Pete Sampras 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the 1994 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJim CourierPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
610
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
39
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.7%62.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.3%70.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.5%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%68.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.9%58.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
31.2%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.8%33.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.8%47.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.5-3.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.2-5.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1994 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJim CourierPete Sampras
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 17, 1970Aug 12, 1971
Age2322
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)71
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9902,265
Current career W-L489–223739–209
Current career earnings$14,034,132$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Jim Courier #7 2 10 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Jim Courier's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Olivier Delaitre #766-1 6-7(7) 6-1 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1994R16
Jonas Bjorkman #1056-3 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1994R32
Stefano Pescosolido #477-5 6-0 6-7(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1994R64
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #706-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 1994R128

Jim Courier's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sergi Bruguera #63-6 7-5 3-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJun 5, 1994SF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikael Tillstrom #2266-4 6-4 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1994R16
Paul Haarhuis #256-1 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1994R32
Marcelo Rios #2837-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1994R64
Albert Costa #1096-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 1994R128