Pete Sampras #1 def. Jim Courier #3

6-3 6-4 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 1994 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 30, 1994*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1994
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Jim Courier
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Aug 17, 1970
Age	22	23
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	3
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,153	2,026
Current career W-L	739–209	489–223
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$14,034,132

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 8 – 2 Jim Courier #3

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Gustafsson #14	7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1994	QF
Ivan Lendl #17	7-6(5) 6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1994	R16
Stephane Simian #77	7-5 6-1 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1994	R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #60	6-3 2-6 6-3 1-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 1994	R64
Joshua Eagle #225	6-4 6-0 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1994	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Todd Martin #8	7-6(4) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1994	F

Jim Courier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Goran Ivanisevic #8	7-6(7) 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1994	QF
Wayne Ferreira #18	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 1994	R16
Nicklas Kulti #52	6-3 6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1994	R32
Marcos Ondruska #46	6-1 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 1994	R64
Bryan Shelton	4-6 6-1 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1994	R128