Todd Martin vs Pete Sampras — Memphis Semi-final
Todd Martin defeated Pete Sampras 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Memphis semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Todd Martin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Todd Martin dropped the opening set before beating Pete Sampras 4–6 7–6 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMartin T. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsMartin T. and Sampras P. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Martin T. went 2–2 (50%) against them, Sampras P. 2–1 (67%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
2–250%Martin T. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–167%Sampras P. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–9Sets7–5
68–75Games64–58
1–1Tiebreaks0–2
1–1Deciding sets1–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Agassi A.L3-6 6-4 2-6 3-6US Open · hardL6-4 1-6 6-7(6) 4-6Australian Open · hard- vs Reneberg R.W3-6 3-0US Open · hardW6-3 6-4 6-2Wimbledon · grass
vs Larsson M.Hard to compareL7-6(6) 3-6 0-6 6-1 3-6Roland Garros · clayW4-6 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 6-4Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Sampras P. leads 3–223
Hard: Sampras P. leads 2–1 · Grass: level 1–1
- Martin T.February 1995MemphisThis matchHard4-6 7-6(6) 6-4
- Sampras P.June 1994WimbledonGrass6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
- Martin T.June 1994Queen's ClubGrass7-6(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 699Hard ELO1 9402–8Last 108–224Age23198 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight