R16 New Haven 1996

Mark Philippoussis #37 def. Jim Courier #9

7-6(5) 7-6(3)

Mark Philippoussis defeated Jim Courier 7-6(5) 7-6(3) in the 1996 New Haven round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisJim Courier
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
145
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
89
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.2%62.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.8%71.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.2%51.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.8%63.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.1%31.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.0+2.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.0-7.0

* 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

FieldMark PhilippoussisJim Courier
Country AUS USA
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Aug 17, 1970
Age1925
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)379
Ranking points (entering)1,0062,337
Elo (entering)1,7571,902
Current career W-L291–193489–223
Current career earnings$6,987,402$14,034,132
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #566-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1996R32
Kenneth Carlsen #584-6 7-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1996R64

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Rosset #166-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1996QF

Jim Courier's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikael Tillstrom #467-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1996R32