Pete Sampras #3 def. Jim Courier #1

6-1 3-6 6-2 6-2

Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 1992 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 13, 1992*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1992
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 41m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Jim Courier
Aces	12	6
Double faults	4	7
First serve %	58	55
First serve points won %	68	68
Second serve points won %	58	37
Break points saved %	82	30
Break points converted %	70	18
Service points won %	64	54
Return points won %	46	36
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Jim Courier
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Aug 17, 1970
Age	21	22
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	1
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,147	2,127
Current career W-L	739–209	489–223
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$14,034,132

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #3 5 – 1 Jim Courier #1

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alexander Volkov #20	6-4 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 1992	QF
Guy Forget #13	6-3 1-6 1-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1992	R16
Todd Martin #93	7-6(1) 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1992	R32
Martin Damm Sr	7-5 6-1 6-2	W	—	Match data	Sep 4, 1992	R64
David Dilucia #412	6-3 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1992	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stefan Edberg #1	6-3 4-6 6-7(5) 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 14, 1992	F

Jim Courier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #9	6-3 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 1992	QF
John McEnroe #18	6-2 6-2 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1992	R16
Cedric Pioline #60	7-6(2) 6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1992	R32
Andrei Chesnokov #40	4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1992	R64
Alex Obrien	4-6 6-1 6-3 7-6(5)	W	—	Match data	Sep 2, 1992	R128