Jim Courier
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Chang | 12 | 12 | 24 | Feb 18, 1999 | H2H |
| Pete Sampras | 4 | 16 | 20 | Mar 17, 1999 | H2H |
| Thomas Muster | 7 | 5 | 12 | Mar 23, 1997 | H2H |
| Andre Agassi | 7 | 5 | 12 | Jan 26, 1996 | H2H |
| Wayne Ferreira | 9 | 2 | 11 | Aug 7, 1999 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-20 00:00 UTC
Jim Courier and Grant Stafford are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Jim Courier won the 1997 Los Angeles Open round of 32 7-5 7-5.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Courier | 7-5 7-5 | Grant Stafford | Match data | Jul 24, 1997* | R32 | Los Angeles Open | World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 | Hard |
| Grant Stafford | 6-3 5-7 6-2 | Jim Courier | Match data | Feb 28, 1997* | R16 | Philadelphia | Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 | Hard |
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Courier | #728 | #1 | 3,973 | 2,216 | 489 | 223 | 68.7% | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| Grant Stafford | #1,161 | #53 | 750 | 1,807 | 83 | 111 | 42.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | Jim Courier | Grant Stafford | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | 1987 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #346 | 1,483 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1988 | 21–15 | 58.3% | #43 | 1,712 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1989 | 30–18 | 62.5% | #24 | 1,879 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1990 | 39–21 | 65.0% | #25 | 1,862 | 0 | 1 | 1990 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #264 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1991 | 57–17 | 77.0% | #2 | 2,049 | 1 | 4 | 1991 | 5–6 | 45.5% | #172 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1992 | 68–16 | 81.0% | #1 | 2,074 | 3 | 9 | 1992 | 4–4 | 50.0% | #191 | 1,635 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1993 | 58–17 | 77.3% | #3 | 1,959 | 4 | 14 | 1993 | 17–14 | 54.8% | #86 | 1,717 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1994 | 43–19 | 69.4% | #13 | 1,890 | 4 | 14 | 1994 | 11–21 | 34.4% | #168 | 1,558 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1995 | 59–20 | 74.7% | #8 | 1,989 | 4 | 18 | 1995 | 2–7 | 22.2% | #288 | 1,530 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1996 | 28–17 | 62.2% | #26 | 1,852 | 4 | 19 | 1996 | 10–13 | 43.5% | #83 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1997 | 34–19 | 64.2% | #21 | 1,827 | 4 | 22 | 1997 | 21–20 | 51.2% | #74 | 1,657 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1998 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #77 | 1,737 | 4 | 23 | 1998 | 12–21 | 36.4% | #163 | 1,564 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1999 | 29–20 | 59.2% | #32 | 1,795 | 4 | 23 | 1999 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #475 | 1,535 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 2000 | 4–5 | 44.4% | #290 | 1,737 | 4 | 23 | 2000 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #435 | 1,592 | 0 | 0 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
| Age | Jim Courier | Grant Stafford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 16 | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1988 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1989 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 65.5% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1990 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1991 | 37 | 8 | 45 | 82.2% | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 1991 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 1992 | 36 | 6 | 42 | 85.7% | 15 | 2 | 17 | 88.2% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 1992 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1993 | 39 | 9 | 48 | 81.3% | 12 | 1 | 13 | 92.3% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 1993 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54.2% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1994 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 68.0% | 15 | 5 | 20 | 75.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 1994 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42.9% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 | 1995 | 49 | 12 | 61 | 80.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1995 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1996 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 1996 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 26 | 1997 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 72.2% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1997 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 27 | 1998 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1998 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1999 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 53.8% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2000 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 285 | 114 | 399 | 71.4% | 108 | 45 | 153 | 70.6% | 26 | 17 | 43 | 60.5% | 70 | 47 | 117 | 59.8% | — | 53 | 70 | 123 | 43.1% | 7 | 14 | 21 | 33.3% | 20 | 19 | 39 | 51.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 473/566 of Jim Courier's and 168/193 of Grant Stafford's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.
| Age | Jim Courier | Grant Stafford | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | |
| 20 | 1991 | 60/74 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 63.3% | 73.8% | 56.0% | 62.7% | 44.2% | 67.4% | 41.3% | 1991 | 10/11 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 66.6% | 61.7% | 43.9% | 53.1% | 40.6% | 55.5% | 39.0% |
| 21 | 1992 | 69/84 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 60.8% | 77.6% | 55.0% | 64.3% | 45.3% | 68.7% | 41.7% | 1992 | 8/8 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 60.4% | 64.4% | 34.5% | 42.1% | 40.5% | 53.0% | 42.7% |
| 22 | 1993 | 61/75 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 60.8% | 75.1% | 56.5% | 67.7% | 45.3% | 67.9% | 41.7% | 1993 | 25/31 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 61.9% | 66.5% | 46.6% | 53.3% | 50.5% | 59.1% | 44.0% |
| 23 | 1994 | 54/62 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 61.6% | 75.3% | 53.5% | 59.7% | 45.0% | 66.8% | 40.8% | 1994 | 26/32 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 60.8% | 64.3% | 43.2% | 48.3% | 39.9% | 56.0% | 39.8% |
| 24 | 1995 | 66/79 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 62.0% | 75.7% | 54.4% | 67.1% | 47.4% | 67.5% | 40.1% | 1995 | 7/9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 61.7% | 64.6% | 44.0% | 53.7% | 40.4% | 56.3% | 39.2% |
| 25 | 1996 | 40/45 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 60.1% | 74.7% | 53.8% | 57.4% | 43.4% | 66.6% | 39.6% | 1996 | 22/23 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 60.2% | 70.3% | 49.0% | 61.2% | 37.6% | 61.8% | 38.5% |
| 26 | 1997 | 43/53 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 59.8% | 73.7% | 52.8% | 54.7% | 45.2% | 65.1% | 38.2% | 1997 | 36/41 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 55.4% | 71.7% | 51.0% | 53.0% | 53.2% | 62.4% | 41.1% |
| 27 | 1998 | 31/36 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 64.3% | 71.9% | 52.8% | 60.1% | 36.6% | 64.9% | 36.9% | 1998 | 30/33 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 56.9% | 67.1% | 44.0% | 49.0% | 33.6% | 57.0% | 38.4% |
| 28 | 1999 | 41/49 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 66.0% | 75.0% | 55.7% | 62.7% | 39.4% | 68.4% | 36.5% | 1999 | 2/3 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 61.6% | 70.0% | 34.4% | 45.2% | 13.3% | 56.4% | 35.6% |
| 29 | 2000 | 8/9 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 59.3% | 72.8% | 52.6% | 60.6% | 42.6% | 64.7% | 34.7% | 2000 | 2/2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 61.9% | 79.4% | 48.2% | 59.2% | 34.2% | 68.1% | 39.9% |
| Career | — | 473/712 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 61.9% | 75.0% | 54.6% | 62.5% | 44.1% | 67.2% | 39.9% | — | 168/194 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 59.4% | 67.6% | 45.9% | 52.2% | 42.6% | 58.8% | 40.3% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
| Age | Jim Courier | Grant Stafford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | |
| 16 | 1987 | 1484 | 102.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.60 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1988 | 1712 | 137.8 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -126 | — | 58.0% | +0.40 | 5–6 (45%) | 9–2 (82%) | 104.7 | -0.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1989 | 1879 | 152.8 | — | — | — | — | -3 | -151 | — | 59.7% | +0.64 | 7–10 (41%) | 12–7 (63%) | 102.2 | -3.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1990 | 1863 | 156.8 | — | — | — | — | +8 | -32 | -251 | 63.3% | +1.10 | 8–8 (50%) | 9–9 (50%) | 97.9 | -0.68 | 1990 | 1493 | 101.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.11 |
| 20 | 1991 | 2049 | 168.0 | +6.14 | +3.91 | 1.266 | 54.2% | +16 | -86 | -347 | 71.0% | +1.28 | 14–5 (74%) | 12–9 (57%) | 106.5 | -2.20 | 1991 | 1553 | 120.2 | -2.74 | +0.10 | 0.877 | 47.4% | +35 | — | — | 37.9% | -0.86 | 4–0 (100%) | 1–3 (25%) | 105.2 | +0.35 |
| 21 | 1992 | 2075 | 169.6 | +6.83 | +4.55 | 1.332 | 54.9% | +18 | +15 | -351 | 74.4% | +1.70 | 12–5 (71%) | 24–11 (69%) | 105.2 | -1.89 | 1992 | 1636 | 116.0 | -2.73 | +2.89 | 0.909 | 47.9% | -35 | — | +9 | 52.4% | -0.43 | 1–1 | 3–0 (100%) | — | -0.68 |
| 22 | 1993 | 1959 | 164.0 | +6.33 | +3.71 | 1.299 | 54.3% | -24 | +192 | -55 | 73.5% | +1.61 | 9–7 (56%) | 15–12 (56%) | 95.7 | -1.11 | 1993 | 1718 | 129.9 | -1.48 | +4.18 | 1.076 | 51.6% | -17 | — | -65 | 55.2% | +0.18 | 4–2 (67%) | 6–3 (67%) | 105.8 | +0.11 |
| 23 | 1994 | 1890 | 155.5 | +5.14 | +2.68 | 1.228 | 53.4% | +9 | +222 | -1 | 66.7% | +1.16 | 7–7 (50%) | 10–13 (43%) | 90.0 | +0.52 | 1994 | 1558 | 130.9 | -3.88 | +1.31 | 0.904 | 47.9% | +81 | -50 | +43 | 40.5% | -0.46 | 3–10 (23%) | 4–4 (50%) | 94.4 | -0.87 |
| 24 | 1995 | 1990 | 160.9 | +5.29 | +3.10 | 1.233 | 53.6% | +22 | +69 | -186 | 71.5% | +1.26 | 10–8 (56%) | 26–14 (65%) | 102.8 | -0.63 | 1995 | 1530 | 116.1 | -1.20 | +0.97 | 0.895 | 47.6% | +80 | — | — | 32.0% | -0.92 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–4 (20%) | 95.9 | -0.12 |
| 25 | 1996 | 1852 | 152.7 | +4.18 | +1.56 | 1.183 | 52.8% | +59 | +140 | -53 | 60.7% | +0.83 | 4–7 (36%) | 12–11 (52%) | 93.2 | -0.33 | 1996 | 1563 | 122.3 | -0.43 | -0.01 | 1.008 | 50.1% | +9 | — | +95 | 48.3% | +0.05 | 2–6 (25%) | 4–4 (50%) | 96.5 | +1.72 |
| 26 | 1997 | 1828 | 150.6 | +2.66 | +1.74 | 1.095 | 51.4% | +66 | +101 | -50 | 62.0% | +0.60 | 8–11 (42%) | 12–10 (55%) | 92.2 | -1.90 | 1997 | 1658 | 134.1 | +0.10 | +3.52 | 1.093 | 51.4% | -32 | -111 | +67 | 50.0% | +0.05 | 7–8 (47%) | 4–5 (44%) | 102.5 | -0.14 |
| 27 | 1998 | 1737 | 137.2 | +2.52 | -1.01 | 1.053 | 50.7% | +53 | +134 | — | 51.1% | +0.11 | 6–6 (50%) | 10–8 (56%) | 97.8 | +0.91 | 1998 | 1565 | 127.0 | -3.40 | +0.46 | 0.893 | 47.5% | +59 | -78 | +128 | 39.2% | -0.82 | 3–6 (33%) | 3–3 (50%) | 96.7 | -0.07 |
| 28 | 1999 | 1795 | 135.6 | +4.87 | -0.80 | 1.155 | 52.2% | -5 | +9 | -45 | 56.8% | +0.45 | 12–5 (71%) | 20–11 (65%) | 110.4 | +0.59 | 1999 | 1535 | 103.1 | +1.15 | -0.33 | 0.817 | 44.9% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.86 | — | — | — | -0.39 |
| 29 | 2000 | 1737 | 117.5 | +0.53 | -1.12 | 0.982 | 49.4% | -2 | — | — | 48.0% | -0.44 | 2–3 (40%) | 3–3 (50%) | 98.0 | +0.33 | 2000 | 1592 | 112.5 | +0.96 | +1.20 | 1.250 | 53.0% | — | — | — | 62.5% | +0.63 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.05 |
| Career | — | 2217 | 162.1 | +5.11 | +2.51 | 1.217 | 53.3% | +16 | +52 | -127 | 65.7% | +1.03 | 104–89 (54%) | 174–120 (59%) | 100.1 | -1.47 | — | 1807 | 133.9 | -1.78 | +1.85 | 0.977 | 49.4% | +21 | -80 | +52 | 44.8% | -0.34 | 26–38 (41%) | 27–27 (50%) | 100.0 | -0.13 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Chang | 12 | 12 | 24 | Feb 18, 1999 | H2H |
| Pete Sampras | 4 | 16 | 20 | Mar 17, 1999 | H2H |
| Thomas Muster | 7 | 5 | 12 | Mar 23, 1997 | H2H |
| Andre Agassi | 7 | 5 | 12 | Jan 26, 1996 | H2H |
| Wayne Ferreira | 9 | 2 | 11 | Aug 7, 1999 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Rafter | 1 | 4 | 5 | Jun 25, 1997 | H2H |
| Thomas Muster | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 19, 1997 | H2H |
| Jonas Bjorkman | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jun 23, 1999 | H2H |
| Richey Reneberg | 3 | 1 | 4 | Feb 12, 1998 | H2H |
| Luiz Mattar | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 13, 1994 | H2H |