Pete Sampras vs Sjeng Schalken — Philadelphia Semi-final

Philadelphia · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 1997
hard
NED
Sjeng Schalken
49 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
Sampras P.
3-6 7-5 6-3
Schalken S.
Sampras P.
3762
Schalken S.
6531

Pete Sampras defeated Sjeng Schalken 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the Philadelphia semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-08-26US OpenSFhardPete Sampras7-6(6) 7-6(4) 6-2
1998-02-23PhiladelphiaQFhardPete Sampras6-2 6-2
1998-01-19Australian OpenR128hardPete Sampras7-5 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Schalken S.

Schalken S.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Serve-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 season
Sampras P.Schalken S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
69%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
5-77-646-3
Semi-finals
Rafter P.
Stafford G.
6-36-4
Sampras P.
Schalken S.
3-67-56-3
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