Pete Sampras vs Goran Ivanisevic — Grand Slam Cup Semi-final
Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanisevic 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-7 10-8 in the Grand Slam Cup semi-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in defending last year's semi-final. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras dropped the opening set before beating Goran Ivanisevic 5–7 6–3 6–4 6–7 10–8.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. came through in five sets.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Ivanisevic G. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 1–1 (50%) against them, Ivanisevic G. 0–1 (0%).
1–150%Sampras P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–10%Ivanisevic G. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–3Sets0–3
37–34Games12–19
0–0Tiebreaks0–1
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Courier J.W6-3 6-4 6-4Australian Open · hardL6-7(7) 4-6 2-6Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Sampras P. leads 3–232
Carpet: Sampras P. leads 2–0 · Grass: level 1–1 · Hard: Ivanisevic G. leads 1–0
- Sampras P.December 1994Grand Slam CupThis matchCarpet5-7 6-3 6-4 6-7 10-8
- Sampras P.June 1994WimbledonGrass7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-0
- Ivanisevic G.June 1992WimbledonGrass6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2
- Sampras P.December 1990Grand Slam CupCarpet7-6 6-7 8-6
- Ivanisevic G.August 1990Long IslandHard7-6 6-3
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Ivanisevic G.1 945ELO1 6898–2Last 103–723Age23185 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysLeft