R16 Roland Garros 1996

Jim Courier #8 def. Wayne Ferreira #11

4-6 6-1 6-3 6-3

Jim Courier defeated Wayne Ferreira 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 in the 1996 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJim CourierWayne Ferreira
Aces29
Double faults34
First serve %57.0%53.0%
First serve points won %77.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %46.0%38.0%
Break points saved %50.0%38.0%
Break points converted %62.0%50.0%
Service points won %64.0%54.0%
Return points won %46.0%36.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%
Match Serve++1.7-8.0
Match Return++8.0-1.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJim CourierWayne Ferreira
Country USA RSA
Birth dateAug 17, 1970Sep 15, 1971
Age2524
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)811
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9631,928
Current career W-L489–223487–317
Current career earnings$14,034,132$9,969,617
Pre-match H2H
Jim Courier #8 6 1 Wayne Ferreira #11

Path

Jim Courier's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #846-7(2) 7-5 6-4 5-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1996R32
David Rikl #986-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1996R64
Andrei Olhovskiy #1116-1 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1996R128

Jim Courier's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #17-6(4) 6-4 4-6 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 7, 1996QF

Wayne Ferreira's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Renzo Furlan #216-7(5) 7-5 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 1996R32
Slava Dosedel #424-6 7-6(7) 6-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1996R64
Gustavo Kuerten #1316-4 7-5 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1996R128