Pete Sampras vs Patrick Rafter — USA vs AUS Round Robin
Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-4 in the USA vs AUS round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras dropped the opening set before beating Patrick Rafter 6–7 6–1 6–1 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. came through in four sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Rafter P. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 7–3 (70%) against them, Rafter P. 6–4 (60%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).
7–370%Sampras P. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents6–460%Rafter P. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
22–9Sets18–15
171–118Games179–165
2–2Tiebreaks4–4
1–2Deciding sets2–0
vs Pioline C.W6-4 6-2 6-4Wimbledon · grassW3-6 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-4AUS vs FRA · grass
vs Dreekmann H.W7-6 7-5 7-5Wimbledon · grassL6-7 3-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Larsson M.L6-3 2-6 3-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayW5-7 6-4 7-5Cincinnati Masters · hard
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vs Bruguera S.L7-5 6-7 4-6Miami Masters · hardL7-6 1-6 5-7 6-7Roland Garros · clay
vs Woodbridge T.W6-2 6-1 7-6Wimbledon · grassL7-6 4-6 6-7 3-6Wimbledon · grass- vs Norman M.L2-6 4-6 6-2 4-6Roland Garros · clayW6-2 6-1 6-2US Open · hard
- vs Costa A.W6-3 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-2Australian Open · hardL5-7 2-6 5-7Australian Open · hard
- vs Woodforde M.W6-1 6-0 6-1Australian Open · hardW6-2 5-7 6-1 6-2Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Sampras P. leads 4–141
- Sampras P.September 1997USA vs AUSThis matchHard6-7 6-1 6-1 6-4
- Sampras P.August 1997Cincinnati MastersHard7-6 6-4
- Sampras P.February 1997PhiladelphiaHard5-7 7-6 6-3
- Sampras P.April 1996Hong KongHard6-3 7-6(1)
- Rafter P.August 1993IndianapolisHard7-6(6) 6-7(3) 7-6(5)
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Rafter P.1 945ELO1 9371 940Hard ELO1 8458–2Last 105–526Age24185 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Pete Sampras beat Patrick Rafter 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-4. Umpiry, "Pete Sampras vs Patrick Rafter — USA vs AUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/1997-09-19/rafter-vs-sampras-usa-vs-aus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 19 September 1997).