H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Jim Courier H2H: 16-4

Pete Sampras holds a 16–4 lead over Jim Courier in their ATP head-to-head. Across 20 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 11–1 on hard courts and 3–1 on carpet. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1999 Miami Open round of 64 6-3 7-6(3).

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
16 – 4
20 main draw meetings
Jim Courier
USA Age 56 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #2 6-3 7-6(3) Jim Courier #52 Match data Mar 17, 1999* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jim Courier #24 7-6(5) 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 Match data May 14, 1997* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Pete Sampras #1 6-7(4) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Jim Courier #8 Match data Jun 7, 1996* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Pete Sampras #2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Jim Courier #7 Match data Nov 5, 1995* SF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #2 6-2 7-6(6) Jim Courier #8 Match data Oct 29, 1995* QF Essen Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #2 7-5 4-6 6-4 7-5 Jim Courier #15 Match data Sep 10, 1995* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #1 6-7(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-3 Jim Courier #11 Match data Jan 27, 1995* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Jim Courier #7 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Jun 3, 1994* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 7-6(10) Jim Courier #5 Match data Mar 13, 1994* SF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jim Courier #3 Match data Jan 30, 1994* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 Jim Courier #2 Match data Jul 5, 1993* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(2) Jim Courier #2 Match data Apr 18, 1993* F Hong Kong Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Jim Courier #1 7-6(5) 7-6(4) Pete Sampras #3 Match data Nov 23, 1992* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #3 6-1 3-6 6-2 6-2 Jim Courier #1 Match data Sep 13, 1992* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #3 6-4 6-4 Jim Courier #1 Match data Aug 23, 1992* F Indianapolis ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Pete Sampras #6 3-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4 Jim Courier #2 Match data Nov 20, 1991* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jim Courier #5 6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Pete Sampras #6 Match data Sep 6, 1991* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #8 6-3 7-6(7) Jim Courier #5 Match data Aug 17, 1991* SF Indianapolis ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Pete Sampras #8 6-2 7-5 Jim Courier #5 Match data Aug 11, 1991* SF Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #157 6-3 6-1 Jim Courier #79 Match data Oct 6, 1988* R32 Scottsdale ATP 250 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
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 739 209 78.0% 14 11 7 12 20 64
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 Pete Sampras Jim Courier
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 1987 0–2 0.0% #346 1,483 0 0
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,700 0 0 1988 21–15 58.3% #43 1,712 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 1989 30–18 62.5% #24 1,879 0 1
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1990 39–21 65.0% #25 1,862 0 1
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1991 57–17 77.0% #2 2,049 1 4
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1992 68–16 81.0% #1 2,074 3 9
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1993 58–17 77.3% #3 1,959 4 14
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1994 43–19 69.4% #13 1,890 4 14
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1995 59–20 74.7% #8 1,989 4 18
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1996 28–17 62.2% #26 1,852 4 19
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1997 34–19 64.2% #21 1,827 4 22
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1998 19–17 52.8% #77 1,737 4 23
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1999 29–20 59.2% #32 1,795 4 23
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 2000 4–5 44.4% #290 1,737 4 23
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 — — — — — — —

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 Pete Sampras 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 1988 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1989 13 10 23 56.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1988 12 10 22 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
18 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% 1990 16 8 24 66.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1991 37 8 45 82.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1992 36 6 42 85.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 12 1 13 92.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1 6 7 14.3%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1994 17 8 25 68.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1995 49 12 61 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1996 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1997 26 10 36 72.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 6 8 14 42.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1999 14 12 26 53.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2000 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 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 652/821 of Pete Sampras'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 Pete Sampras 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%
19 1991 60/69 7.6 2.2 59.0% 76.3% 57.9% 66.2% 45.3% 68.7% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7% 1991 60/74 5.4 2.2 63.3% 73.8% 56.0% 62.7% 44.2% 67.4% 41.3%
21 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0% 1992 69/84 5.3 2.4 60.8% 77.6% 55.0% 64.3% 45.3% 68.7% 41.7%
22 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6% 1993 61/75 4.9 2.7 60.8% 75.1% 56.5% 67.7% 45.3% 67.9% 41.7%
23 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0% 1994 54/62 4.1 2.5 61.6% 75.3% 53.5% 59.7% 45.0% 66.8% 40.8%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 1995 66/79 5.4 2.9 62.0% 75.7% 54.4% 67.1% 47.4% 67.5% 40.1%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1996 40/45 5.9 3.2 60.1% 74.7% 53.8% 57.4% 43.4% 66.6% 39.6%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1997 43/53 4.8 3.0 59.8% 73.7% 52.8% 54.7% 45.2% 65.1% 38.2%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1998 31/36 4.9 2.2 64.3% 71.9% 52.8% 60.1% 36.6% 64.9% 36.9%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 1999 41/49 6.0 2.5 66.0% 75.0% 55.7% 62.7% 39.4% 68.4% 36.5%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 2000 8/9 6.3 2.8 59.3% 72.8% 52.6% 60.6% 42.6% 64.7% 34.7%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 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 Pete Sampras 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 1988 1605 132.8 — — — — +23 — — 51.0% +0.18 3–4 (43%) 6–5 (55%) — 0.00 1987 1484 102.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — -0.12
17 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) — -2.43 1988 1712 137.9 — — — — +4 -126 — 58.0% +0.40 5–6 (45%) 9–2 (82%) — -0.43
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17 1989 1879 152.8 — — — — -3 -151 — 59.7% +0.64 7–10 (41%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.51
19 1991 2098 164.6 +6.99 +2.19 1.279 54.1% +51 -499 -378 68.2% +1.31 14–7 (67%) 16–12 (57%) — -0.73 1990 1863 156.8 — — — — +8 -32 -251 63.3% +1.10 8–8 (50%) 9–9 (50%) — -0.68
20 1992 2111 166.3 +7.26 +3.06 1.321 54.7% +34 -198 -262 71.5% +1.30 22–3 (88%) 35–18 (66%) — -1.57 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 1993 2127 167.2 +8.23 +3.50 1.371 55.1% +15 -160 -113 77.6% +1.73 16–6 (73%) 28–22 (56%) — -1.62 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 1994 2194 169.2 +7.95 +5.11 1.421 55.8% +15 -139 -39 79.6% +1.81 15–2 (88%) 27–8 (77%) — -2.38 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 1995 2165 170.5 +7.26 +3.01 1.294 54.4% +37 -219 +25 74.1% +1.54 15–10 (60%) 20–20 (50%) — -1.91 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 1996 2199 167.2 +8.71 +0.98 1.301 53.8% +61 -193 +28 74.8% +1.39 20–3 (87%) 25–17 (60%) — -1.43 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 1997 2190 167.4 +8.72 +3.37 1.448 55.9% +63 -229 +71 78.0% +1.87 9–6 (60%) 16–12 (57%) — -2.11 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 1998 2059 161.9 +7.08 +1.75 1.275 54.0% +15 -94 +229 74.7% +1.39 9–8 (53%) 28–12 (70%) — -0.82 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 1999 2148 155.5 +7.60 +1.27 1.324 54.7% -37 -226 +160 79.4% +1.41 7–2 (78%) 16–6 (73%) — -0.96 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 2000 2083 156.4 +8.30 +0.43 1.291 53.8% +27 -224 +338 73.6% +1.23 7–5 (58%) 26–8 (76%) — -0.90 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 2001 2005 152.3 +5.67 -0.75 1.152 52.0% +58 -227 +334 63.5% +0.59 8–6 (57%) 25–11 (69%) — -0.69 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
30 2002 1979 148.1 +4.66 -1.01 1.091 51.2% +98 -235 +233 60.9% +0.60 9–6 (60%) 14–9 (61%) — -0.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2266 167.8 +7.49 +2.21 1.307 54.3% +32 -199 +20 71.6% +1.28 182–80 (69%) 314–178 (64%) 107.8 -2.20 — 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.