H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Michael Stich vs Jim Courier H2H: 6-5

Michael Stich holds a 6–5 lead over Jim Courier in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Michael Stich leads 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, Michael Stich won the 1997 Wimbledon round of 128 7-6(0) 7-5 7-6(2).

GER Age 57 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
6 5
11 main draw meetings
USA Age 56 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Michael Stich #88 7-6(0) 7-5 7-6(2) Jim Courier #28 Match data Jun 25, 1997* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Michael Stich #9 6-3 6-2 Jim Courier #13 Match data Jul 29, 1995* R16 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Michael Stich #3 7-5 6-3 Jim Courier #14 Match data Oct 29, 1994* R16 Stockholm Open Masters 1000 Carpet
Michael Stich #3 7-5 6-4 Jim Courier #2 Match data Nov 15, 1993 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jim Courier #1 7-6(4) 6-4 6-2 Michael Stich #15 Match data Jan 31, 1993* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Jim Courier #1 7-6(3) 6-1 Michael Stich #16 Match data Nov 7, 1992* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Michael Stich #7 6-3 7-6(2) 6-2 Jim Courier #4 Match data Jul 5, 1991* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jim Courier #9 6-2 6-7(8) 6-2 6-4 Michael Stich #12 Match data Jun 9, 1991* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jim Courier #26 6-3 6-2 Michael Stich #23 Match data Mar 10, 1991* SF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Michael Stich #42 6-4 7-6(6) Jim Courier #25 Match data Jan 5, 1991* SF Adelaide International ATP World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Jim Courier #15 6-3 4-6 6-4 Michael Stich #63 Match data Apr 25, 1990* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay

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
Michael Stich #116 #2 3,445 2,120 351 163 68.3% 1 2 2 3 10 18
Jim Courier #728 #1 3,973 2,216 489 223 68.7% 4 5 0 5 9 23

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 Michael Stich Jim Courier
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 1989 11–12 47.8% #100 1,585 0 0 1991 57–17 77.0% #2 2,049 1 4
21 1990 29–23 55.8% #42 1,784 0 1 1992 68–16 81.0% #1 2,074 3 9
22 1991 68–23 74.7% #4 1,991 1 5 1993 58–17 77.3% #3 1,959 4 14
23 1992 43–20 68.3% #15 2,005 1 7 1994 43–19 69.4% #13 1,890 4 14
24 1993 67–19 77.9% #2 2,083 1 13 1995 59–20 74.7% #8 1,989 4 18
25 1994 54–21 72.0% #9 1,932 1 16 1996 28–17 62.2% #26 1,852 4 19
26 1995 39–18 68.4% #12 1,896 1 17 1997 34–19 64.2% #21 1,827 4 22
27 1996 25–15 62.5% #16 1,833 1 18 1998 19–17 52.8% #77 1,737 4 23
28 1997 15–12 55.6% #64 1,844 1 18 1999 29–20 59.2% #32 1,795 4 23
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 Michael Stich Jim Courier
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 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1991 37 8 45 82.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
21 1990 20 10 30 66.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1992 36 6 42 85.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2%
22 1991 31 10 41 75.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 7 18 61.1% 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 12 1 13 92.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1 6 7 14.3%
23 1992 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1994 17 8 25 68.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
24 1993 17 7 24 70.8% 17 5 22 77.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 6 30 80.0% 1995 49 12 61 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
25 1994 15 7 22 68.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1996 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 1995 19 8 27 70.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1997 26 10 36 72.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 7 18 61.1% 1998 6 8 14 42.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1997 1 4 5 20.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1999 14 12 26 53.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2000 4 5 9 44.4%
Career 118 60 178 66.3% 84 42 126 66.7% 58 16 74 78.4% 91 45 136 66.9% 285 114 399 71.4% 108 45 153 70.6% 26 17 43 60.5% 70 47 117 59.8%

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 365/439 of Michael Stich's and 473/566 of Jim Courier'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 Michael Stich Jim Courier
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 1991 78/91 6.5 3.2 57.9% 76.6% 57.1% 66.4% 46.1% 68.2% 39.0% 1993 61/75 4.9 2.7 60.8% 75.1% 56.5% 67.7% 45.3% 67.9% 41.7%
23 1992 52/63 7.3 3.4 58.9% 76.8% 57.1% 64.9% 46.6% 68.3% 37.6% 1994 54/62 4.1 2.5 61.6% 75.3% 53.5% 59.7% 45.0% 66.8% 40.8%
24 1993 63/86 9.0 5.1 54.1% 79.2% 52.8% 63.0% 46.0% 67.1% 38.4% 1995 66/79 5.4 2.9 62.0% 75.7% 54.4% 67.1% 47.4% 67.5% 40.1%
25 1994 67/75 8.3 3.8 56.5% 80.3% 52.6% 64.5% 43.9% 68.1% 39.1% 1996 40/45 5.9 3.2 60.1% 74.7% 53.8% 57.4% 43.4% 66.6% 39.6%
26 1995 48/57 8.1 3.4 56.3% 78.2% 52.5% 68.3% 43.8% 67.1% 39.8% 1997 43/53 4.8 3.0 59.8% 73.7% 52.8% 54.7% 45.2% 65.1% 38.2%
27 1996 31/40 11.6 5.1 54.9% 80.1% 49.7% 65.1% 42.5% 66.2% 39.0% 1998 31/36 4.9 2.2 64.3% 71.9% 52.8% 60.1% 36.6% 64.9% 36.9%
28 1997 26/27 9.0 5.9 53.5% 75.8% 50.4% 65.7% 40.1% 64.0% 37.3% 1999 41/49 6.0 2.5 66.0% 75.0% 55.7% 62.7% 39.4% 68.4% 36.5%
29 —/— 2000 8/9 6.3 2.8 59.3% 72.8% 52.6% 60.6% 42.6% 64.7% 34.7%
Career 365/514 8.2 4.1 56.3% 78.2% 53.8% 65.3% 44.7% 67.4% 38.7% 473/712 5.2 2.6 61.9% 75.0% 54.6% 62.5% 44.1% 67.2% 39.9%

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 Michael Stich Jim Courier
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%) -0.43
18 1989 1879 152.8 -3 -151 59.7% +0.64 7–10 (41%) 12–7 (63%) -3.51
19 1990 1863 156.8 +8 -32 -251 63.3% +1.10 8–8 (50%) 9–9 (50%) -0.68
20 1989 1586 127.2 -41 -34 +24 51.7% +0.15 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) +0.27 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
21 1990 1785 147.1 -4 -221 -110 57.4% +0.43 5–11 (31%) 17–10 (63%) -2.47 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
22 1991 1991 162.6 +7.11 +1.14 1.226 53.3% -46 -130 -46 69.4% +1.15 12–7 (63%) 28–17 (62%) -3.59 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
23 1992 2006 155.8 +6.32 +0.24 1.184 52.7% -29 -142 +14 65.1% +0.82 6–7 (46%) 19–13 (59%) -1.90 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
24 1993 2084 165.9 +5.83 +1.02 1.168 52.6% +6 -105 +36 68.4% +0.97 23–10 (70%) 37–17 (69%) -2.80 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
25 1994 1933 155.0 +5.80 +0.79 1.225 53.3% +27 +70 +175 66.5% +1.00 16–6 (73%) 18–18 (50%) +0.70 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 1995 1897 154.8 +4.74 +2.25 1.210 53.3% +35 +61 +83 65.5% +0.98 10–6 (63%) 13–14 (48%) -0.41 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
27 1996 1834 149.9 +3.10 +2.21 1.154 52.8% +5 +182 +187 62.6% +0.77 2–6 (25%) 15–7 (68%) -1.26 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
28 1997 1844 128.8 +1.60 +0.14 1.038 50.8% -74 +115 +189 56.0% +0.08 5–4 (56%) 8–7 (53%) -0.51 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
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 2120 160.0 +5.49 +1.09 1.187 52.9% -7 -44 +61 64.7% +0.84 82–62 (57%) 157–105 (60%) 105.6 -2.34 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

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.