Andre Agassi vs Pete Sampras — Australian Open Final
Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras 4-6 6-1 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending the title. Andre Agassi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Andre Agassi dropped the opening set before beating Pete Sampras 4–6 6–1 7–6 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedAgassi A. came through in four sets.
Common opponents
2 shared · last 12 monthsAgassi A. and Sampras P. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Agassi A. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Sampras P. 3–0 (100%).
2–167%Agassi A. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–0100%Sampras P. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
8–6Sets9–1
71–61Games58–39
1–1Tiebreaks1–0
1–1Deciding sets0–0
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Martin T.L3-6 5-7 7-6(7) 6-4 1-6Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3Wimbledon · grass- vs Chang M.W6-1 6-7(3) 6-3 3-6 6-1US Open · hardW6-4 6-1 6-3Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Hard: level 2–2 · Grass: Sampras P. leads 1–0 · Clay: Agassi A. leads 1–0
- Agassi A.January 1995Australian OpenThis matchHard4-6 6-1 7-6(6) 6-4
- Sampras P.June 1993WimbledonGrass6-2 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-4
- Agassi A.May 1992Roland GarrosClay7-6(6) 6-2 6-1
- Agassi A.April 1992AtlantaHard7-5 6-4
- Sampras P.August 1990US OpenHard6-4 6-3 6-2
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchAgassi A.Sampras P.1 987ELO1 9451 930Hard ELO1 9406–4Last 108–224Age23180 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight