Pete Sampras vs Xavier Malisse — Philadelphia Round of 32

Philadelphia · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 1998
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Sampras P.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Malisse X.
Sampras P.
4672
Malisse X.
6351

Pete Sampras defeated Xavier Malisse 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Philadelphia round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-07-23Los AngelesSFhardPete Sampras7-6(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.2
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.0

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