Pete Sampras vs David Wheaton — US Open Round of 16
Pete Sampras defeated David Wheaton 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras dropped the opening set before beating David Wheaton 3–6 6–2 6–2 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. came through in four sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Wheaton D. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 3–0 (100%) against them, Wheaton D. 2–1 (67%). Only 1 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
3–0100%Sampras P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–167%Wheaton D. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
9–3Sets6–6
65–48Games53–58
1–0Tiebreaks2–0
1–0Deciding sets1–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs McEnroe J.W6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3US Open · hardL1-6 4-6 4-6US Open · hard- vs Agassi A.Hard to compareW6-4 6-3 6-2US Open · hardW6-2 0-6 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2Wimbledon · grass
- vs Lendl I.Hard to compareW6-4 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-2US Open · hardW6-3 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Sampras P. leads 2–020
- Sampras P.August 1991US OpenThis matchHard3-6 6-2 6-2 6-4
- Sampras P.October 1990StockholmHard7-6 5-7 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Wheaton D.1 945ELO1 5181 940Hard ELO1 4648–2Last 102–820Age22185 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight