Wayne Ferreira vs Pete Sampras — Lyon Final
Wayne Ferreira defeated Pete Sampras 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Lyon final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Wayne Ferreira narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Wayne Ferreira closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedFerreira W. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsFerreira W. and Sampras P. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Ferreira W. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Sampras P. 1–0 (100%).
1–0100%Ferreira W. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–0100%Sampras P. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–1Sets3–1
25–20Games25–18
1–1Tiebreaks1–1
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Braasch K.W6-3 6-7(10) 6-4 7-6(2)Australian Open · hardW7-6(4) 6-7(2) 6-4 6-1Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Sampras P. leads 3–223
Clay: level 1–1 · Grass: Sampras P. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 1–1
- Ferreira W.October 1995LyonThis matchClay7-6(2) 5-7 6-3
- Sampras P.May 1995HamburgClay6-2 6-2
- Sampras P.June 1994Queen's ClubGrass6-1 6-4
- Ferreira W.February 1992MemphisHard6-4 6-2
- Sampras P.August 1991US OpenHard6-1 6-2 2-2
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchFerreira W.Sampras P.1 758ELO1 9451 658Clay ELO1 5992–8Last 108–224Age24185 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight