Jim Courier #29 def. Goran Ivanisevic #3

6-3 6-4

Jim Courier defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-3 6-4 in the 1997 Los Angeles Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 26, 1997*
Tournament: Los Angeles Open
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jim Courier	Goran Ivanisevic
Aces	4	6
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	60	46
First serve points won %	86	79
Second serve points won %	84	45
Break points saved %	—	75
Break points converted %	25	—
Service points won %	85	61
Return points won %	39	15
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Jim Courier	Goran Ivanisevic
Country	USA	CRO
Birth date	Aug 17, 1970	Sep 13, 1971
Age	26	25
Height	185 cm	194 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	29	3
Ranking points (entering)	1,210	2,788
Elo (entering)	1,856	1,933
Current career W-L	489–223	565–320
Current career earnings	$14,034,132	$19,878,007

Pre-match H2H

Jim Courier #29 6 – 2 Goran Ivanisevic #3

Path

Jim Courier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Krajicek #15	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 1997	QF
Mahesh Bhupathi #239	7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 1997	R16
Grant Stafford #78	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1997	R32

Jim Courier's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Enqvist #8	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 1997	F

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Byron Black #63	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 1997	QF
Olivier Delaitre #125	7-5 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 1997	R16
Neville Godwin #168	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1997	R32