Petr Korda vs Pete Sampras — US Open Round of 16
US Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 25 August 1997
hard
Korda P.6-7 7-5 7-6 3-6 7-6
Sampras P.
Korda P.
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Sampras P.
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Petr Korda defeated Pete Sampras 6-7 7-5 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Petr Korda claimed a first win over Pete Sampras in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Petr Korda dropped the opening set before beating Pete Sampras 6–7 7–5 7–6 3–6 7–6.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 1997-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Pete Sampras | 6-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 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·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
12.3
Double faults / match·Even
5.3
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (141 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 52%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Bjorkman J.
Korda P.
7-636-21-0
Rafter P.
Larsson M.
7-646-46-2
Rusedski G.
Krajicek R.
7-57-657-66
Chang M.
Rios M.
7-56-24-64-66-3
R16
Rios M.
Bruguera S.
7-56-26-4
Rafter P.
Agassi A.
6-37-644-66-3
Korda P.
Sampras P.
6-747-57-623-67-63
Bjorkman J.
Draper S.
6-36-31-67-66
Rusedski G.
Vacek D.
7-626-26-2
Krajicek R.
Mantilla F.
7-56-36-4
Larsson M.
Ferreira W.
6-37-656-3
Chang M.
Pioline C.
6-30-65-77-56-1
R32
Krajicek R.
Corretja A.
W/O
Vacek D.
Philippoussis M.
7-647-56-2
Chang M.
Sargsian S.
6-16-37-5
Pioline C.
Paes L.
3-67-61-66-36-4
Rios M.
Haas T.
6-43-66-31-66-1
Bruguera S.
Gumy H.
6-16-45-73-66-4
Agassi A.
Woodforde M.
6-26-26-4
Rafter P.
Roux L.
6-16-16-2
Larsson M.
Meligeni F.
6-26-46-3
Ferreira W.
Gimelstob J.
5-77-636-36-0
Mantilla F.
Van Lottum J.
6-716-24-67-656-2
Rusedski G.
Knippschild J.
7-656-36-1
Draper S.
Tarango J.
7-663-62-66-46-4
Bjorkman J.
Kuerten G.
6-36-17-5
Korda P.
Damm Sr M.
4-66-36-47-5
Sampras P.
Radulescu A.
6-36-46-4
R64
Paes L.
Boetsch A.
6-46-02-1
Philippoussis M.
Golmard J.
7-656-21-0
Sargsian S.
Woodruff C.
W/O
Kuerten G.
Schalken S.
6-46-46-2
Meligeni F.
Ruud C.
6-36-46-3
Larsson M.
Escude N.
6-46-27-63
Haas T.
Kroslak J.
6-46-16-2
Agassi A.
Voinea A.
6-06-26-2
Rafter P.
Norman M.
6-26-16-2
Damm Sr M.
Steven B.
6-46-43-67-64
Radulescu A.
Fromberg R.
3-66-46-33-66-4
Sampras P.
Baur P.
7-56-46-3
Rios M.
Carlsen K.
6-45-73-66-17-63
Rusedski G.
Ondruska M.
7-636-46-1
Vacek D.
Sell M.
4-67-656-16-2
Mantilla F.
Sanchez J.
7-56-46-2
Chang M.
Salzenstein J.
4-66-26-36-4
Pioline C.
Lapentti N.
6-06-46-2
Knippschild J.
Pescariu D.
6-37-56-1
Tarango J.
Raoux G.
6-46-766-736-26-4
Corretja A.
Ulihrach B.
7-56-43-66-4
Van Lottum J.
Van Herck J.
6-36-46-4
Krajicek R.
Filippini M.
7-646-27-5
Draper S.
Novak J.
7-57-643-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Martin T.
7-56-46-0
Ferreira W.
Henman T.
6-36-26-4
Gimelstob J.
Gustafsson M.
6-33-67-644-66-1
Gumy H.
Woodbridge T.
7-56-46-2
Bruguera S.
Stafford G.
6-46-27-63
Woodforde M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-47-64
Roux L.
Haarhuis P.
7-656-36-756-736-4
Korda P.
Martelli M.
6-37-647-65
R128
Lapentti N.
Pavel A.
6-45-0
Krajicek R.
Black W.
6-46-26-2
Filippini M.
Obrien A.
6-26-46-4
Corretja A.
Rosset M.
4-66-36-26-2
Ulihrach B.
Rake R.
6-26-36-2
Ruud C.
Goellner M.
6-44-61-66-46-3
Gustafsson M.
Stark J.
6-36-27-5
Gimelstob J.
Nestor D.
7-676-736-36-2
Ferreira W.
Berasategui A.
6-702-66-36-16-3
Henman T.
Muster T.
6-37-634-66-4
Rafter P.
Medvedev A.
6-36-47-5
Escude N.
Joyce M.
7-654-66-36-1
Larsson M.
Siemerink J.
6-46-26-3
Meligeni F.
Szymanski J.
6-26-26-1
Gumy H.
Hrbaty D.
6-766-36-796-36-2
Woodbridge T.
Marin J.
7-636-34-66-1
Kroslak J.
Volkov A.
3-67-646-06-1
Haas T.
Gross O.
6-36-42-66-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Caratti C.
6-26-47-64
Carlsen K.
Ketola T.
6-26-36-1
Rios M.
Smith L.
6-16-16-4
Boetsch A.
Costa A.
6-26-46-4
Paes L.
Costa C.
6-17-56-4
Pioline C.
Wessels P.
6-46-26-2
Sargsian S.
Alonso J.
2-60-66-06-46-4
Woodruff C.
Johansson T.
6-36-03-66-0
Ondruska M.
Santoro F.
5-76-44-66-26-3
Van Herck J.
Dewulf F.
6-44-67-637-65
Van Lottum J.
Reneberg R.
6-16-42-66-4
Sanchez J.
Portas A.
7-56-27-5
Mantilla F.
Stoltenberg J.
7-646-36-2
Philippoussis M.
Alami K.
6-36-43-66-4
Golmard J.
Arazi H.
6-41-67-644-67-5
Sell M.
Mamiit C.
6-33-66-47-5
Vacek D.
Tieleman L.
4-66-41-66-36-2
Rusedski G.
Wheaton D.
6-26-36-3
Salzenstein J.
Tillstrom M.
6-41-67-657-5
Chang M.
Fredriksson P.
6-36-46-2
Norman M.
Kucera K.
6-756-46-26-3
Sampras P.
Larkham T.
6-36-16-3
Baur P.
Oncins J.
4-63-66-46-36-3
Fromberg R.
McEnroe P.
6-26-26-786-3
Radulescu A.
Ogorodov O.
3-66-47-656-1
Steven B.
Viloca Puig J.
4-66-26-16-2
Damm Sr M.
Ho T.
6-36-46-756-4
Martelli M.
Dreekmann H.
6-17-656-3
Korda P.
Spadea V.
2-67-57-616-4
Kuerten G.
Grant G.
6-43-66-746-26-3
Schalken S.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-46-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Clavet F.
6-26-46-4
Martin T.
Courier J.
3-66-36-46-2
Novak J.
Sanguinetti D.
5-76-27-696-2
Draper S.
Gambill J.
6-46-37-611
Tarango J.
Prinosil D.
6-46-27-5
Raoux G.
Moya C.
6-47-626-2
Pescariu D.
Ivanisevic G.
4-67-56-17-63
Woodforde M.
Black B.
7-636-36-2
Agassi A.
Campbell S.
6-16-14-66-3
Voinea A.
Furlan R.
6-727-656-46-746-3
Roux L.
Schaller G.
4-60-66-36-26-1
Haarhuis P.
Blanco G.
7-666-06-756-736-3
Stafford G.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-46-26-2
Bruguera S.
Tebbutt M.
3-64-66-36-26-2
Knippschild J.
Dosedel S.
7-55-76-46-756-4