Jim Courier #2 def. Michael Chang #10

6-2 6-7(2) 6-0

Jim Courier defeated Michael Chang 6-2 6-7(2) 6-0 in the 1993 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 16, 1993*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1993
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 36m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jim Courier	Michael Chang
Aces	4	1
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	63	51
First serve points won %	73	65
Second serve points won %	60	50
Break points saved %	100	38
Break points converted %	62	0
Service points won %	68	58
Return points won %	42	32
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Jim Courier	Michael Chang
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 17, 1970	Feb 22, 1972
Age	22	21
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	10
Ranking points (entering)	3,517	1,853
Elo (entering)	2,120	1,958
Current career W-L	489–223	649–305
Current career earnings	$14,034,132	$19,145,632

Pre-match H2H

Jim Courier #2 6 – 4 Michael Chang #10

Path

Jim Courier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sergi Bruguera #11	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1993	QF
Fabrice Santoro #25	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1993	R16
Paul Haarhuis #83	6-3 2-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1993	R32
Horacio de la Pena #77	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 1993	R64

Jim Courier's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Goran Ivanisevic #5	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 17, 1993	F

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrei Chesnokov #33	6-3 5-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 16, 1993	QF
Carl Uwe Steeb #34	6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1993	R16
Andrea Gaudenzi #182	5-7 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1993	R32
Jordi Arrese #53	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 1993	R64