Pete Sampras vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Tour Finals Final
Tour Finals · ATP · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 November 1997
hard
Sampras P.6-3 6-2 6-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Sampras P.
6663
Kafelnikov Y.
322–
Pete Sampras defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the Tour Finals final on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 5–0.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
4–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1998-11-23 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6(2) 6-3 |
| 1997-08-04 | Cincinnati Masters | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-2 6-2 |
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
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.2
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Sampras P.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-26-2
Round Robin
Bjorkman J.
Bruguera S.
6-36-1
Chang M.
Bruguera S.
7-686-2
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
4-66-36-4
Moya C.
Muster T.
6-26-3
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
6-46-1
Sampras P.
Rusedski G.
6-47-5
Moya C.
Sampras P.
6-36-746-2
Rafter P.
Moya C.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-37-66
Bjorkman J.
Chang M.
6-47-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Chang M.
6-36-0