Pete Sampras vs Tommy Haas — Philadelphia Semi-final

Philadelphia · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 1998
hard
GER
Tommy Haas
48 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
Sampras P.
6-4 6-4
Haas T.
Sampras P.
662
Haas T.
44–

Pete Sampras defeated Tommy Haas 6-4 6-4 in the Philadelphia semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Haas came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Pete Sampras narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-08-26US OpenR16hardPete Sampras7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 7-5
2002-07-29Canada MastersR16hardTommy Haas7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(5)
2001-08-20Long IslandFhardTommy Haas6-3 3-6 6-2
2000-05-21DusseldorfRRclayTommy Haas7-5 6-2
1998-08-03Canada MastersR16hardPete Sampras7-6(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Haas T.

Haas T.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Haas T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
69%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.2
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.5

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

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Enqvist T.
7-57-63
Semi-finals
Sampras P.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Enqvist T.
Lareau S.
6-33-66-3
Quarter-finals
Enqvist T.
Reneberg R.
6-47-61
Sampras P.
Schalken S.
6-26-2
Lareau S.
Stafford G.
6-46-3
Haas T.
Tarango J.
4-66-46-4
R16
Haas T.
Meligeni F.
3-0
Stafford G.
Haarhuis P.
6-36-4
Enqvist T.
Craca M.
4-67-626-2
Reneberg R.
Martin T.
6-47-5
Lareau S.
Courier J.
7-657-5
Sampras P.
Gaudenzi A.
7-666-3
Schalken S.
Safin M.
6-24-67-61
Tarango J.
Stark J.
6-26-746-3
R32
Stafford G.
Fromberg R.
7-647-64
Haarhuis P.
Sanchez J.
6-36-4
Sampras P.
Malisse X.
4-66-37-5
Courier J.
Ruud C.
6-766-46-4
Lareau S.
Nydahl T.
6-46-3
Enqvist T.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-46-3
Craca M.
Lapentti N.
6-46-4
Reneberg R.
Burillo J.
6-36-1
Martin T.
Black B.
6-47-63
Haas T.
Spadea V.
6-36-2
Meligeni F.
Viloca Puig J.
7-656-4
Tarango J.
Stolle S.
7-56-1
Stark J.
Alonso J.
6-16-756-3
Schalken S.
Salzenstein J.
6-34-67-65
Safin M.
Black W.
6-12-66-3
Gaudenzi A.
Sanguinetti D.
4-66-46-3