Boris Becker vs Pete Sampras — Stockholm Semi-final
Stockholm · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 October 1990 ·
hard
Becker B.6-4 6-4
Sampras P.
Becker B.
662
Sampras P.
440
Boris Becker defeated Pete Sampras 6-4 6-4 in the Stockholm semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Boris Becker narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Boris Becker edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6 3-6 6-3 |
| 1997-06-23 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Pete Sampras | 6-1 6-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 1995-06-26 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Pete Sampras | 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-2 |
| 1994-10-24 | Stockholm | SF | hard | Boris Becker | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1993-06-21 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Pete Sampras | 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 |
| 1992-08-17 | Indianapolis | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3) |
| 1991-10-21 | Stockholm | QF | hard | Boris Becker | 7-5 7-5 |
| 1991-08-12 | Indianapolis | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
81%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
65%
69%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.1
12.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.6
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast