H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Jim Courier vs Jared Palmer H2H: 2-0

Jim Courier holds a 2–0 lead over Jared Palmer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jim Courier leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jim Courier won the 1995 Cincinnati Open round of 64 6-3 6-2.

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Jim Courier
USA Age 56 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Jared Palmer
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jim Courier #15 6-3 6-2 Jared Palmer #78 Match data Aug 9, 1995* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jim Courier #34 6-1 6-3 6-3 Jared Palmer #235 Match data Sep 1, 1989* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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.

Career Comparison

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
Jared Palmer #1,385 #35 908 1,793 69 80 46.3% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

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 Jared Palmer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1987 0–2 0.0% #346 1,483 0 0 1988 1–2 33.3% #517 1,510 0 0
17 1988 21–15 58.3% #43 1,712 0 0 1989 3–2 60.0% #240 1,575 0 0
18 1989 30–18 62.5% #24 1,879 0 1 1990 1–2 33.3% #564 1,567 0 0
19 1990 39–21 65.0% #25 1,862 0 1 1991 1–3 25.0% #427 1,521 0 0
20 1991 57–17 77.0% #2 2,049 1 4 1992 2–4 33.3% #149 1,536 0 0
21 1992 68–16 81.0% #1 2,074 3 9 1993 9–14 39.1% #105 1,605 0 0
22 1993 58–17 77.3% #3 1,959 4 14 1994 28–20 58.3% #36 1,790 0 1
23 1994 43–19 69.4% #13 1,890 4 14 1995 17–20 45.9% #125 1,717 0 1
24 1995 59–20 74.7% #8 1,989 4 18 1996 4–7 36.4% #214 1,651 0 1
25 1996 28–17 62.2% #26 1,852 4 19 — — — — — — —
26 1997 34–19 64.2% #21 1,827 4 22 1998 0–3 0.0% #174 1,598 0 1
27 1998 19–17 52.8% #77 1,737 4 23 1999 1–1 50.0% #435 1,611 0 1
28 1999 29–20 59.2% #32 1,795 4 23 2000 2–2 50.0% #357 1,621 0 1
29 2000 4–5 44.4% #290 1,737 4 23 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

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 Jared Palmer
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
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% — — — — — — — — 1988 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1988 12 10 22 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 1989 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1990 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1990 16 8 24 66.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1991 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1991 37 8 45 82.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1992 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1992 36 6 42 85.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1993 2 7 9 22.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 12 1 13 92.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1 6 7 14.3% 1994 14 13 27 51.9% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1994 17 8 25 68.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1995 10 10 20 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1995 49 12 61 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 1996 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1997 26 10 36 72.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1998 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1998 6 8 14 42.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1999 14 12 26 53.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2000 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 285 114 399 71.4% 108 45 153 70.6% 26 17 43 60.5% 70 47 117 59.8% — 37 43 80 46.2% 19 18 37 51.4% 7 11 18 38.9% 6 8 14 42.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Jared Palmer
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 1988 1511 103.7 — — — — — — — 36.4% -0.45 1–1 — — +0.08
17 1988 1712 137.9 — — — — +4 -126 — 58.0% +0.40 5–6 (45%) 9–2 (82%) — -0.43 1989 1575 120.0 — — — — +29 — — 61.5% +0.23 0–1 2–1 (67%) — -0.46
18 1989 1879 152.8 — — — — -3 -151 — 59.7% +0.64 7–10 (41%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.51 1990 1568 102.3 — — — — +32 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–0 0–1 — +0.10
19 1990 1863 156.8 — — — — +8 -32 -251 63.3% +1.10 8–8 (50%) 9–9 (50%) — -0.68 1991 1522 96.9 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.70
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%) — -2.20 1992 1537 116.7 — — — — +37 — — 44.4% -0.44 0–2 — — +0.01
21 1992 2075 169.6 +6.83 +4.55 1.332 54.9% +17 +15 -351 74.4% +1.70 12–5 (71%) 24–11 (69%) — -1.89 1993 1606 122.8 — — — — -14 -61 -33 47.5% -0.26 0–8 (0%) 9–6 (60%) — +0.34
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%) — -1.11 1994 1790 143.7 — — — — -57 -106 — 55.1% +0.46 8–7 (53%) 11–12 (48%) — -1.51
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%) — +0.52 1995 1717 129.7 — — — — -40 -20 -96 47.1% -0.36 7–6 (54%) 11–9 (55%) — -0.01
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%) — -0.63 1996 1652 119.0 — — — — — -27 +6 44.1% -0.03 0–3 (0%) 1–5 (17%) — +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%) — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — -1.90 1998 1598 96.8 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.57 0–1 — — +0.19
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%) — +0.91 1999 1612 106.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 1–0 0–1 — -0.30
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%) — +0.59 2000 1621 116.8 — — — — +49 — — 50.0% +0.70 1–1 0–1 — -0.46
29 2000 1737 117.5 +0.53 -1.12 0.982 49.4% -2 — — 48.0% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1794 135.2 — — — — -28 -66 -49 48.1% -0.12 19–31 (38%) 35–37 (49%) 97.4 -0.81

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.