Pete Sampras vs Michael Chang — Memphis Semi-final
Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang 6-3 6-2 in the Memphis semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending last year's semi-final. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 7–0.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras dropped just 5 games past Michael Chang.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Chang M. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 3–0 (100%) against them, Chang M. 1–2 (33%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
3–0100%Sampras P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–233%Chang M. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
9–3Sets4–6
71–53Games50–52
0–1Tiebreaks1–2
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Agassi A.W6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5US Open · hardW6-1 6-4 7-6(1)Australian Open · hard- vs Courier J.W7-5 4-6 6-4 7-5US Open · hardL6-7(5) 6-7(3) 5-7US Open · hard
vs Becker B.Hard to compareW6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-2Wimbledon · grassL2-6 4-6 6-2 2-6Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
7 meetings · Sampras P. leads 7–070
Hard: Sampras P. leads 3–0 · Carpet: Sampras P. leads 3–0 · Grass: Sampras P. leads 1–0
- Sampras P.February 1996MemphisThis matchHard6-3 6-2
- Sampras P.January 1995Australian OpenHard6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 6-4
- Sampras P.December 1994Grand Slam CupCarpet6-4 6-3
- Sampras P.June 1994WimbledonGrass6-4 6-1 6-3
- Sampras P.December 1993Grand Slam CupCarpet7-6 6-3
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Chang M.1 945ELO1 6161 940Hard ELO1 5758–2Last 102–824Age23185 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRight