Pete Sampras vs Thomas Muster — Paris Masters Quarter-final

Paris Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 October 1997
hard
AUT
Thomas Muster
58 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Sampras P.
6-1 4-6 6-2
Muster T.
Sampras P.
6462
Muster T.
1621

Pete Sampras defeated Thomas Muster 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the Paris Masters quarter-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 came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-03-09Indian Wells MastersR16hardThomas Muster7-5 6-3
1997-08-04Cincinnati MastersFhardPete Sampras6-3 6-4
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
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