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Pete Sampras #8 def. Jim Courier #5

6-3 7-6(7)

Match Information

Date Aug 12, 1991
Tournament Indianapolis
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Pete Sampras
Score6-3 7-6(7)
Loser Jim Courier
Duration1h 36m
StatPete SamprasJim Courier
Aces66
Double faults23
First serve %5159
First serve points won %9361
Second serve points won %5955
Break points saved %025
Break points converted %75100
Service points won %7659
Return points won %4124
Total points won %5743

Pre-match Comparison

FieldPete SamprasJim Courier
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Aug 17, 1970
Age2020
Height185185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)85
Ranking points (entering)1,8142,375
Elo (entering)1,9732,077
Career W-L737–208487–222
Career earnings$43,280,489$14,034,132
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras 2 0 Jim Courier

Path

Pete Sampras's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1991QF Richard Fromberg 7-6(1) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1991R16 Patrick McEnroe 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1991R32 Grant Stafford 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Pete Sampras's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1991F Boris Becker 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Jim Courier's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1991QF Andrei Cherkasov 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1991R16 Francisco Clavet 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 12, 1991R32 Jim Pugh 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data