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Jim Courier vs Mikael Pernfors H2H: 3-2

Jim Courier holds a 3–2 lead over Mikael Pernfors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Jim Courier leads 3–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Mikael Pernfors won the 1993 Canadian Open round of 16 6-3 6-2.

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Jim Courier
USA Age 56 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Mikael Pernfors
SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mikael Pernfors #95 6-3 6-2 Jim Courier #2 Match data Jul 31, 1993* R16 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jim Courier #1 6-0 6-3 Mikael Pernfors #197 Match data Mar 15, 1993* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jim Courier #5 6-3 6-1 Mikael Pernfors #255 Match data Aug 8, 1991* R32 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jim Courier #89 6-3 6-2 Mikael Pernfors #25 Match data Nov 4, 1988* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Mikael Pernfors #34 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jim Courier #80 Match data Sep 2, 1988* 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
Mikael Pernfors #1,299 #10 1,033 1,918 138 111 55.4% 0 1 0 0 2 3

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 Mikael Pernfors
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 — — — — — — —
20 1991 57–17 77.0% #2 2,049 1 4 1984 0–3 0.0% #434 1,444 0 0
21 1992 68–16 81.0% #1 2,074 3 9 1985 3–5 37.5% #165 1,497 0 0
22 1993 58–17 77.3% #3 1,959 4 14 1986 36–19 65.5% #12 1,819 0 0
23 1994 43–19 69.4% #13 1,890 4 14 1987 21–16 56.8% #33 1,756 0 0
24 1995 59–20 74.7% #8 1,989 4 18 1988 31–12 72.1% #19 1,878 0 2
25 1996 28–17 62.2% #26 1,852 4 19 1989 19–16 54.3% #48 1,807 0 2
26 1997 34–19 64.2% #21 1,827 4 22 1990 4–6 40.0% #175 1,771 0 2
27 1998 19–17 52.8% #77 1,737 4 23 1991 4–7 36.4% #240 1,712 0 2
28 1999 29–20 59.2% #32 1,795 4 23 1992 1–3 25.0% #234 1,694 0 2
29 2000 4–5 44.4% #290 1,737 4 23 1993 19–15 55.9% #29 1,743 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 1994 0–7 0.0% #940 1,597 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 1995 0–1 0.0% #659 1,586 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1269 1,566 0 3

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 Mikael Pernfors
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1991 37 8 45 82.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 12 1 13 92.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1 6 7 14.3% 1986 10 5 15 66.7% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
23 1994 17 8 25 68.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1987 8 6 14 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
24 1995 49 12 61 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1988 26 8 34 76.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1996 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1989 12 8 20 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1997 26 10 36 72.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1990 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1998 6 8 14 42.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1991 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1999 14 12 26 53.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2000 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 0 2 2 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 285 114 399 71.4% 108 45 153 70.6% 26 17 43 60.5% 70 47 117 59.8% — 75 48 123 61.0% 37 41 78 47.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 19 19 38 50.0%

Performance Progression by Age

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 50/58 of Mikael Pernfors'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 Mikael Pernfors
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1992 69/84 5.3 2.4 60.8% 77.6% 55.0% 64.3% 45.3% 68.7% 41.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1993 61/75 4.9 2.7 60.8% 75.1% 56.5% 67.7% 45.3% 67.9% 41.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1994 54/62 4.1 2.5 61.6% 75.3% 53.5% 59.7% 45.0% 66.8% 40.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1995 66/79 5.4 2.9 62.0% 75.7% 54.4% 67.1% 47.4% 67.5% 40.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1996 40/45 5.9 3.2 60.1% 74.7% 53.8% 57.4% 43.4% 66.6% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1997 43/53 4.8 3.0 59.8% 73.7% 52.8% 54.7% 45.2% 65.1% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1998 31/36 4.9 2.2 64.3% 71.9% 52.8% 60.1% 36.6% 64.9% 36.9% 1991 9/11 2.2 3.0 50.9% 61.3% 49.5% 46.4% 36.4% 55.5% 38.2%
28 1999 41/49 6.0 2.5 66.0% 75.0% 55.7% 62.7% 39.4% 68.4% 36.5% 1992 3/4 5.3 3.0 55.3% 67.3% 49.7% 64.2% 24.6% 59.4% 34.9%
29 2000 8/9 6.3 2.8 59.3% 72.8% 52.6% 60.6% 42.6% 64.7% 34.7% 1993 30/34 3.4 2.3 52.0% 68.6% 52.3% 57.7% 50.7% 60.6% 40.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 6/7 2.2 4.0 47.1% 62.8% 40.7% 41.1% 50.7% 51.1% 37.2%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 1/1 0.0 2.0 67.7% 54.8% 40.0% 44.4% 16.7% 50.0% 42.1%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 1/1 2.0 6.0 52.6% 67.5% 33.3% 69.2% 0.0% 51.3% 24.5%
Career — 473/712 5.2 2.6 61.9% 75.0% 54.6% 62.5% 44.1% 67.2% 39.9% — 50/249 3.1 2.7 51.7% 66.2% 49.6% 54.0% 44.9% 58.1% 39.3%

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 Mikael Pernfors
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 137.9 — — — — +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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1984 1444 89.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.14 — 0–1 — +0.70
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%) 105.2 -1.89 1985 1498 130.2 — — — — — +40 — 36.8% -0.47 1–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.79
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 1986 1819 151.0 — — — — -83 -49 -148 61.0% +0.68 9–8 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 107.0 -2.00
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 1987 1756 139.5 — — — — -43 -23 +26 55.0% +0.27 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 105.0 +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 1988 1878 146.3 — — — — +31 -176 — 62.7% +0.80 11–2 (85%) 3–2 (60%) 108.5 -0.88
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 1989 1808 147.0 — — — — +80 -149 — 53.0% +0.09 4–1 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -1.95
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 1990 1771 120.5 — — — — +45 — — 42.3% -0.58 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.40
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 1991 1713 123.3 -1.24 +0.12 0.859 46.5% +54 -49 — 42.3% -0.58 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -1.09
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 1992 1695 114.4 +1.25 +0.72 0.858 46.8% +45 — — 20.0% -2.20 1–0 — — -0.76
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 1993 1743 146.1 -0.42 +2.77 1.039 50.5% +20 -77 — 53.8% +0.11 6–5 (55%) 6–7 (46%) 99.6 -1.54
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1598 102.1 -3.07 -1.37 0.762 44.4% — -43 — 18.8% -2.56 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — +0.11
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1586 101.6 -0.59 -1.12 0.842 45.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1567 96.4 +2.81 -3.81 0.503 40.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.14
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 — 1919 149.0 -0.72 +1.46 0.938 48.5% +11 -56 -61 53.3% +0.14 43–31 (58%) 32–33 (49%) 106.3 -3.09

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.