1995 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1995 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Score	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Andre Agassi defeated the defending champion Pete Sampras in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(8–6), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1995 Australian Open. It was his first Australian Open title and third major title overall. Agassi was making his tournament debut, and would go on to win three more editions of the tournament in 2000, 2001, and 2003.

A memorable moment occurred in the quarterfinal match between Sampras and Jim Courier. Sampras had fought from a two-set deficit to level the match at 2–2. Shortly after winning the first game of the fifth set, Sampras was overcome with grief over his then-coach, Tim Gullikson. (Gullikson had suffered several seizures while touring with Sampras in Europe in late 1994. Shortly before Sampras' match against Courier, Gullikson had collapsed during a practice session after suffering another seizure, with tests proving inconclusive at Epworth Hospital and being flown home to Chicago for further tests.) During the fifth set of the match, Sampras retired to his chair and broke down in tears. When he returned, Courier offered to finish the match the next day. Sampras declined and then won the match. Gullikson was later diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer and died in May 1996.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Andre Agassi is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

01.

Pete Sampras (final)

02.

Andre Agassi (champion)

03.

Boris Becker (first round)

04.

Goran Ivanišević (first round)

05.

Michael Chang (semifinals)

06.

Stefan Edberg (fourth round)

07.

Michael Stich (third round)

08.

Todd Martin (fourth round)

09.

Jim Courier (quarterfinals)

10.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)

11.

Wayne Ferreira (second round)

12.

Marc Rosset (first round)

13.

Andriy Medvedev (quarterfinals)

14.

Thomas Muster (third round)

15.

Magnus Larsson (fourth round)

16.

Richard Krajicek (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

1	Pete Sampras	6⁴	6³	6	6	6

9	Jim Courier	7⁷	7⁷	3	4	3
							1	Pete Sampras	6⁶	6	6	6

							5	Michael Chang	7⁸	3	4	4
13	Andrei Medvedev	6⁷	5	3

5	Michael Chang	7⁹	7	6
													1	Pete Sampras	6	1	6⁶	4

													2	Andre Agassi	4	6	7⁸	6
	Aaron Krickstein	7⁷	6	5	6

	Jacco Eltingh	6³	4	7	4
								Aaron Krickstein	4	4	0^r

							2	Andre Agassi	6	6	3
10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	2	5	0

2	Andre Agassi	6	7	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

1	P Sampras	6	6	6
	G Pozzi	3	2	0			1	P Sampras	6	6	6
Q	J Krošlák	6	6	6⁹	4	6	Q	J Krošlák	2	0	1
	J Palmer	2	2	7¹¹	6	0							1	P Sampras	6	6	6
	R Fromberg	6	6	6										L Jönsson	1	2	4
	R Gilbert	4	2	0				R Fromberg	6	6⁴	6	2
	L Jönsson	6	4	6	7⁷			L Jönsson	7	7⁷	3	6
	J Yzaga	2	6	4	6³													1	P Sampras	4	6⁴	7	6	6
	P Haarhuis	2	1	1														15	M Larsson	6	7⁷	5	4	4
	T Enqvist	6	6	6				T Enqvist	6	6	7
Q	D Nestor	3	6	6	7⁷		Q	D Nestor	4	4	5
	A Mronz	6	3	2	6⁰									T Enqvist
	N Pereira	6	7⁷	6⁸	6								15	M Larsson	w/o
WC	S Draper	2	6⁴	7¹⁰	4			N Pereira	6⁴	4	3
Q	B MacPhie	6⁶	6¹	4			15	M Larsson	7⁷	6	6
15	M Larsson	7⁸	7⁷	6

Section 2

First round						Second round						Third round					Fourth round

9	J Courier	6	6	7⁷
	D Rikl	4	0	6²		9	J Courier	6	6	6
	C Caratti	6	6	6			C Caratti	2	2	1
	L Roux	3	1	1								9	J Courier	6	6	6
	M Woodforde	6	7	6									M Woodforde	3	3	3
	A Boetsch	4	5	3			M Woodforde	1	6	7	6
	B Steven	7⁷	4	6	6		B Steven	6	3	5	3
	H Skoff	6¹	6	2	3												9	J Courier	6	6	6
	B Shelton	3	3	6⁶														K Nováček	2	3	2
	K Nováček	6	6	7⁸			K Nováček	6	6	6
	M Petchey	6	3	1	3		R Vašek	3	3	4
	R Vašek	3	6	6	6								K Nováček	7	6	6
	A O'Brien	4	6	6	6							7	M Stich	5	2	4
WC	P Cash	6	4	4	2		A O'Brien	0	3	4
	J Tarango	3	1	3		7	M Stich	6	6	6
7	M Stich	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	G Ivanišević	1	6⁴	3
	C-U Steeb	6	7⁷	6				C-U Steeb	5	3	2
	R Furlan	7⁷	6	4	7			R Furlan	7	6	6
	R Agénor	6⁰	2	6	5								R Furlan	6⁶	4	3
	J Siemerink	6	7	6									D Wheaton	7⁸	6	6
	M Washington	4	5	2				J Siemerink	2	2	2
	D Wheaton	6	7	7⁸				D Wheaton	6	6	6
	J Renzenbrink	3	5	6⁶														D Wheaton	6	3	4	7⁷	8
	J Morgan	7⁷	5	3	6	5											13	A Medvedev	3	6	6	6⁴	10
	M Tebbutt	6⁰	7	6	3	7		M Tebbutt	3	4	2
WC	A Ilie	6³	2	1				S Pescosolido	6	6	6
	S Pescosolido	7⁷	6	6									S Pescosolido	4	3	3
	L Rehmann	6	6	6								13	A Medvedev	6	6	6
	L Mattar	3	4	1				L Rehmann	5	4	1
	L Paes	1	5	6⁴			13	A Medvedev	7	6	6
13	A Medvedev	6	7	7⁷

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round					Fourth round

12	M Rosset	7⁷	4	3	4
	A Gaudenzi	6⁴	6	6	6		A Gaudenzi	2	3	3
	M Zoecke	4	4	4			A Olhovskiy	6	6	6
	A Olhovskiy	6	6	6										A Olhovskiy	4	4	2
	C Pioline	6⁷	1	3										O Delaître	6	6	6
	J Apell	7⁹	6	6			J Apell	6²	4	2
	O Delaître	3	6	6	6		O Delaître	7⁷	6	6
Q	A Naumann	6	3	4	3														O Delaître	3	2	4
	M Damm	5	6	6	6													5	M Chang	6	6	6
	D Vacek	7	4	4	4		M Damm	3	3	7⁸	6	6
Q	T Ho	3	6	6	6	Q	T Ho	6	6	6⁶	3	3
Q	K Thorne	6	1	2	4									M Damm	3	5	3
	B Gilbert	4	4	6	1								5	M Chang	6	7	6
	K Alami	6	6	2	6		K Alami	3	4	1
WC	P Kilderry	2	4	7	2	5	M Chang	6	6	6
5	M Chang	6	6	5	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

6	S Edberg	4	6	7⁷	7
WC	M Philippoussis	6	3	6¹	5		6	S Edberg	6	7⁷	6
Q	A Voinea	6	5	7	6		Q	A Voinea	3	6³	4
	F Dewulf	2	7	5	2									6	S Edberg	7¹⁰	6	6
	H Dreekmann	6	6	6											H Dreekmann	6⁸	2	3
	J Sánchez	3	2	4				H Dreekmann	6	6	6
WC	B Ellwood	6	2	6	6⁷	4		F Santoro	3	4	2
	F Santoro	2	6	2	7⁹	6													6	S Edberg	7⁸	7	4	6⁵	4
	Y El Aynaoui	3	7¹⁰	1	6³															A Krickstein	6⁶	5	6	7⁷	6
Q	L Burgsmüller	6	6⁸	6	7⁷		Q	L Burgsmüller	6	7	4	6²	5
	P Korda	2	7⁷	6	6			P Korda	2	5	6	7⁷	7
	G Raoux	6	6⁵	4	3										P Korda	1	4	6¹
	A Krickstein	6	6	5	6										A Krickstein	6	6	7⁷
	M-K Goellner	3	1	7	1			A Krickstein	6	6⁸	7⁷	6
	K Braasch	3	7¹²	4	6²		11	W Ferreira	3	7¹⁰	6⁴	3
11	W Ferreira	6	6¹⁰	6	7⁷

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

14	T Muster	2	6	7⁷	4	6
	R Reneberg	6	2	6⁴	6	3	14	T Muster	6	7⁷	6
	J Stoltenberg	4	2	2			Q	T Guardiola	3	6³	2
Q	T Guardiola	6	6	6									14	T Muster	3	2	6	5
	J Eltingh	6	7⁷	6										J Eltingh	6	6	2	7
	M Wilander	3	6⁴	4				J Eltingh	7⁷	5	7⁷	7
	S Lareau	6	3	6	7⁸			S Lareau	6⁴	7	6⁵	5
	S Bryan	1	6	4	6⁶															J Eltingh	6	6	6⁷	5	6
	T Woodbridge	6⁴	6⁵	4																P McEnroe	4	4	7⁹	7	4
WC	W Masur	7⁷	7⁷	6			WC	W Masur	6⁴	3	4
	D Prinosil	3	6	6	6			D Prinosil	7⁷	6	6
	B Black	6	4	4	2									D Prinosil	3	2	4
	H Holm	4	7⁷	6	6⁵	3								P McEnroe	6	6	6
	J Bates	6	6⁵	3	7⁷	6		J Bates	3	5	3
	P McEnroe	6	6	7⁷				P McEnroe	6	7	6
3	B Becker	3	4	6⁴

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

8	T Martin	6	6	6
	O Gross	3	4	4			8	T Martin	6	6	6
	K Kučera	6	3	7	6⁰	2		J-P Fleurian	4	2	3
	J-P Fleurian	3	6	5	7⁷	6								8	T Martin	6	6	6
	B Karbacher	4	0	r											V Spadea	3	1	2
	V Spadea	6	6					V Spadea	6	6	6
Q	G Doyle	6⁶	6	1	6	5	Q	W Black	4	1	0
Q	W Black	7⁸	4	6	1	7														8	T Martin	1	4	2
	G Forget	6	7⁷	6																10	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6
	G Schaller	3	6⁵	3				G Forget	4	6	6	4	3
	C Ruud	3	3	2				J Björkman	6	1	2	6	6
	J Björkman	6	6	6											J Björkman	6	1	2	6⁸
	S Matsuoka	3	6⁸	6	7⁷	1								10	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6	7¹⁰
	K Carlsen	6	7¹⁰	2	6³	6		K Carlsen	6	3	1	3
	B Larkham	3	0	1			10	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6	6
10	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

16	R Krajicek	6	6	6
Q	C Marsh	1	1	1			16	R Krajicek	6⁵	4	3
WC	S Stolle	6	2	7⁷	1	2		M Ondruska	7⁷	6	6
	M Ondruska	2	6	6⁵	6	6									M Ondruska	3	6	6	2	2
	J Hlasek	3	6	7	6⁵	3									P Rafter	6	1	3	6	6
	P Rafter	6	1	5	7⁷	6		P Rafter	6	7⁷	6
Q	S Campbell	6	7⁸				Q	S Campbell	4	6¹	2
	C Adams	2	6⁶	r																		P Rafter	3	4	0
	G Rusedski	6	6	6																	2	A Agassi	6	6	6
	A Volkov	4	2	3				G Rusedski	7⁷	4	2	6	6
	J Stark	4	7¹⁴	3	3			N Kulti	6³	6	6	2	3
	N Kulti	6	6¹²	6	6										G Rusedski	2	4	2
Q	J Golmard	6	6	6										2	A Agassi	6	6	6
Q	L Jensen	2	1	3			Q	J Golmard	2	3	1
Q	G Stafford	2	4	2			2	A Agassi	6	6	6
2	A Agassi	6	6	6

External links

Preceded by 1994 US Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1995 French Open – Men's singles