SF Cincinnati Open 1991

Pete Sampras #8 def. Jim Courier #5

6-2 7-5

Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 6-2 7-5 in the 1991 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasJim Courier
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
37.3%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
90.9%64.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.2%53.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.9%60.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.0%27.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.6%44.4%
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.
+11.9-1.0
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.
+1.0-11.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1991 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasJim Courier
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Aug 17, 1970
Age1920
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)85
Ranking points (entering)1,5612,301
Elo (entering)1,9442,085
Current career W-L739–209489–223
Current career earnings$43,280,489$14,034,132
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #8 1 – 0 Jim Courier #5

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Edberg #26-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 1991QF
Wayne Ferreira #756-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 1991R16
Wally Masur #577-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1991R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guy Forget #76-2 6-7(4) 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1991F

Jim Courier's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brad Gilbert #146-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 1991QF
Michael Chang #247-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 1991R16
Mikael Pernfors #2556-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1991R32