Pete Sampras #1 def. Jim Courier #8

6-7(4) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 6-7(4) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the 1996 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 7, 1996*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1996
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 3h 39m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Jim Courier
Aces	28	27
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	66	67
First serve points won %	80	83
Second serve points won %	63	53
Break points saved %	78	43
Break points converted %	57	22
Service points won %	74	73
Return points won %	27	26
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Jim Courier
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Aug 17, 1970
Age	24	25
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	8
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,212	1,985
Current career W-L	739–209	489–223
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$14,034,132

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 14 – 3 Jim Courier #8

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Scott Draper #99	6-4 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1996	R16
Todd Martin #18	3-6 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1996	R32
Sergi Bruguera #23	6-3 6-4 6-7(2) 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1996	R64
Magnus Gustafsson #34	6-1 7-5 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1996	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7	6-7(4) 0-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1996	SF

Jim Courier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #11	4-6 6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1996	R16
Karol Kucera #84	6-7(2) 7-5 6-4 5-4 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1996	R32
David Rikl #98	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1996	R64
Andrei Olhovskiy #111	6-1 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1996	R128