Pete Sampras vs Jonas Bjorkman — Philadelphia Round of 16
Philadelphia · ATP · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 1997
hard
Sampras P.7-5 7-6
Bjorkman J.
Sampras P.
7772
Bjorkman J.
562–
Pete Sampras defeated Jonas Bjorkman 7-5 7-6 in the Philadelphia round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras edged Jonas Bjorkman in two tight sets (7–5 7–6).
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-2 7-5 |
| 1999-03-15 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1997-11-10 | Tour Finals | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 1997-09-23 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Pete Sampras | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1997-06-09 | Queen's Club | QF | grass | Jonas Bjorkman | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Schalken S.
Stark J.
6-26-4
Sampras P.
Flach D.
6-46-2
Stafford G.
Stolle S.
6-46-2
Rafter P.
Black B.
6-31-66-1
R16
Stark J.
Haarhuis P.
6-36-4
Schalken S.
Carlsen K.
7-674-66-3
Black B.
Woodbridge T.
6-26-0
Rafter P.
Gimelstob J.
6-35-77-5
Stolle S.
Viloca Puig J.
4-66-36-4
Stafford G.
Courier J.
6-35-76-2
Sampras P.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-62
Flach D.
Johansson T.
6-30-67-64
R32
Woodbridge T.
Chesnokov A.
6-31-0
Stark J.
McEnroe P.
7-687-64
Johansson T.
Rusedski G.
6-46-2
Courier J.
Raoux G.
6-37-64
Stafford G.
Radulescu A.
6-46-3
Stolle S.
Spadea V.
7-635-76-1
Viloca Puig J.
Obrien A.
6-23-66-3
Gimelstob J.
Joyce M.
6-06-3
Rafter P.
Woodforde M.
6-26-2
Black B.
Fromberg R.
6-46-3
Schalken S.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-4
Carlsen K.
Carbonell T.
4-66-46-2
Haarhuis P.
Novak J.
6-41-66-3
Flach D.
Lareau S.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Cash P.
6-46-0
Sampras P.
Filippini M.
6-46-1