SF US Open 1991

Jim Courier #5 def. Jimmy Connors #174

6-3 6-3 6-2

Jim Courier defeated Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-3 6-2 in the 1991 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 8, 1991*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1991
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jim Courier	Jimmy Connors
Aces	11	0
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	58.0%	66.0%
First serve points won %	78.0%	49.0%
Second serve points won %	41.0%	28.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	62.0%	42.0%
Return points won %	58.0%	38.0%
Total points won %	60.0%	40.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Jim Courier	Jimmy Connors
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 17, 1970	Sep 2, 1952
Age	21	39
Height	185 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	174
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,107	1,935
Current career W-L	489–223	1,266–298
Current career earnings	$14,034,132	$8,641,040

Pre-match H2H

Jim Courier #5 0 – 0 Jimmy Connors #174

Path

Jim Courier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pete Sampras #6	6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1991	QF
Emilio Sanchez #13	6-4 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1991	R16
Anders Jarryd #30	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1991	R32
Jimmy Arias #63	6-3 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1991	R64
Nicklas Kulti #64	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1991	R128

Jim Courier's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stefan Edberg #1	2-6 4-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1991	F

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paul Haarhuis #45	4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1991	QF
Aaron Krickstein #47	3-6 7-6(8) 1-6 6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1991	R16
Karel Novacek #11	6-1 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1991	R32
Michiel Schapers #130	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1991	R64
Patrick McEnroe #35	4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1991	R128