Pete Sampras vs Boris Becker — Paris Masters Round of 32

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 October 1997
hard
GER
Boris Becker
58 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Sampras P.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Becker B.
Sampras P.
77362
Becker B.
64631

Pete Sampras defeated Boris Becker 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Paris Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-06-23WimbledonQFgrassPete Sampras6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Becker B.

Becker B.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Becker B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
81%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
69%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
69%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
12.3
10.1
Double faults / match·Even
5.2
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
10°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Bjorkman J.
6-34-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Bjorkman J.
Enqvist T.
7-657-5
Sampras P.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-626-3
Quarter-finals
Bjorkman J.
Krajicek R.
6-40-1
Enqvist T.
Raoux G.
7-56-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Rusedski G.
6-43-66-3
Sampras P.
Muster T.
6-14-66-2
R16
Krajicek R.
Rafter P.
7-56-2
Raoux G.
Bruguera S.
6-43-67-5
Enqvist T.
Gustafsson M.
6-16-4
Sampras P.
Korda P.
4-67-626-4
Muster T.
Corretja A.
7-56-4
Rusedski G.
Ulihrach B.
7-56-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Escude N.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Woodbridge T.
7-647-5
R32
Sampras P.
Becker B.
7-643-66-3
Woodbridge T.
Moya C.
7-616-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Vacek D.
6-16-2
Escude N.
Kuerten G.
7-686-3
Ulihrach B.
Mantilla F.
7-695-77-63
Rusedski G.
Siemerink J.
6-46-3
Muster T.
Norman M.
6-37-66
Corretja A.
Henman T.
6-37-5
Korda P.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Bjorkman J.
Johansson T.
6-36-767-63
Enqvist T.
Prinosil D.
7-56-1
Raoux G.
Rios M.
7-643-67-5
Bruguera S.
Goellner M.
6-37-63
Rafter P.
Pioline C.
6-727-636-1
Krajicek R.
Santoro F.
6-36-4
Gustafsson M.
Chang M.
6-36-2
R64
Becker B.
Woodforde M.
6-26-4
Raoux G.
Dewulf F.
7-56-3
Pioline C.
Roux L.
6-26-4
Goellner M.
Portas A.
6-35-76-3
Prinosil D.
Sargsian S.
4-66-37-64
Gustafsson M.
Damm Sr M.
7-655-76-4
Siemerink J.
Martin T.
4-67-666-2
Norman M.
Woodruff C.
6-47-63
Henman T.
Arazi H.
6-16-0
Clement A.
Rosset M.
5-76-26-4
Escude N.
Berasategui A.
6-46-1
Vacek D.
Tarango J.
4-67-656-1
Woodbridge T.
Tillstrom M.
6-36-3
Johansson T.
Schalken S.
6-46-726-3
Santoro F.
Larsson M.
0-66-47-66
Ulihrach B.
Courier J.
7-656-1