Todd Martin vs Pete Sampras — Queen's Club Final
Todd Martin defeated Pete Sampras 7-6 7-6 in the Queen's Club final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Todd Martin claimed a first win over Pete Sampras in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Todd Martin won all two sets in tiebreaks against Pete Sampras.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMartin T. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
2 shared · last 12 monthsMartin T. and Sampras P. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Martin T. went 1–1 (50%) against them, Sampras P. 3–1 (75%).
1–150%Martin T. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–175%Sampras P. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–4Sets10–5
33–34Games80–71
1–1Tiebreaks2–0
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Courier J.L2-6 6-7(5) 3-6Wimbledon · grassW7-6(3) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs Simian S.W6-2 7-6(3) 3-6 6-1Roland Garros · clayW7-5 6-1 1-6 6-4Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Sampras P. leads 2–112
Grass: Martin T. leads 1–0 · Hard: Sampras P. leads 2–0
- Martin T.June 1994Queen's ClubThis matchGrass7-6(4) 7-6(4)
- Sampras P.January 1994Australian OpenHard7-6(4) 6-4 6-4
- Sampras P.August 1992US OpenHard7-6(1) 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchMartin T.Sampras P.1 744ELO1 9451 663Grass ELO1 8792–8Last 108–223Age22198 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight