Pete Sampras vs Thomas Muster — Cincinnati Masters Final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 August 1997
hard
AUT
Thomas Muster
58 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Sampras P.
6-3 6-4
Muster T.
Sampras P.
662
Muster T.
34–

Pete Sampras defeated Thomas Muster 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters final on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-03-09Indian Wells MastersR16hardThomas Muster7-5 6-3
1997-10-27Paris MastersQFhardPete Sampras6-1 4-6 6-2
1997-01-13Australian OpenSFhardPete Sampras6-1 7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Muster T.

Muster T.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Muster T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Muster T.
Chang M.
6-34-67-62
Sampras P.
Costa A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Muster T.
Siemerink J.
6-717-637-65
Costa A.
Bruguera S.
4-66-35-2
Sampras P.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-2
Chang M.
Kuerten G.
6-16-2
R16
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
7-646-4
Kuerten G.
Spadea V.
6-756-36-4
Chang M.
Medvedev A.
3-66-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Rios M.
7-56-2
Costa A.
Corretja A.
6-17-63
Bruguera S.
Novak J.
7-656-3
Muster T.
Damm Sr M.
6-33-67-5
Siemerink J.
Ivanisevic G.
6-46-4
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Woodruff C.
7-637-66
Chang M.
Ferreira W.
6-746-16-2
Medvedev A.
Woodforde M.
6-41-67-64
Kuerten G.
Woodbridge T.
3-66-16-4
Spadea V.
Enqvist T.
6-716-36-3
Ivanisevic G.
Nestor D.
4-67-57-66
Siemerink J.
Korda P.
7-51-66-1
Sampras P.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-4
Damm Sr M.
Krajicek R.
6-47-63
Muster T.
Santoro F.
6-35-76-4
Bruguera S.
Draper S.
7-666-2
Novak J.
Schalken S.
6-36-2
Costa A.
Haas T.
6-36-4
Corretja A.
Stark J.
7-646-4
Rios M.
Johansson T.
6-36-2
Rafter P.
Wheaton D.
3-66-36-2
R64
Siemerink J.
Steven B.
7-657-61
Krajicek R.
Pioline C.
6-36-4
Korda P.
Tillstrom M.
7-646-1
Damm Sr M.
Raoux G.
6-37-62
Kuerten G.
Agassi A.
6-36-1
Medvedev A.
Henman T.
6-36-3
Woodforde M.
Delaitre O.
6-23-66-0
Ferreira W.
Boetsch A.
6-36-4
Santoro F.
McEnroe P.
6-06-4
Gimelstob J.
Black B.
6-36-4
Costa A.
Courier J.
4-67-656-3
Draper S.
Reneberg R.
1-67-636-4
Novak J.
Goellner M.
7-57-65
Wheaton D.
Vacek D.
7-656-2
Rafter P.
Larsson M.
5-76-47-5
Rios M.
Bjorkman J.
6-37-5
Johansson T.
Ullyett K.
6-43-66-2
Woodruff C.
Sargsian S.
6-26-4
Stark J.
Rusedski G.
1-66-37-63
Haas T.
Stafford G.
6-44-66-4
Schalken S.
Philippoussis M.
7-656-3
Nestor D.
Obrien A.
6-26-1
Spadea V.
Golmard J.
6-26-1
Woodbridge T.
Stoltenberg J.
3-67-636-3