Pete Sampras vs Alex Calatrava — Atlanta Semi-final

Atlanta · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 1998
hard
ESP
Alex Calatrava
53 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWL
Sampras P.
7-6 6-3
Calatrava A.
Sampras P.
7862
Calatrava A.
663–

Pete Sampras defeated Alex Calatrava 7-6 6-3 in the Atlanta semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Calatrava came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Pete Sampras claimed a first win over Alex Calatrava in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-05-14Hamburg MastersR64clayAlex Calatrava6-7(3) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Calatrava A.

Calatrava A.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.Calatrava A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.2
6.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Stoltenberg J.
6-726-37-64
Semi-finals
Sampras P.
Calatrava A.
7-666-3
Stoltenberg J.
Pavel A.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Calatrava A.
Campbell S.
4-0
Sampras P.
Delgado R.
7-667-63
Pavel A.
Squillari F.
6-16-2
Stoltenberg J.
Reneberg R.
6-46-1
R16
Campbell S.
Gambill J.
6-27-67
Reneberg R.
Black W.
5-76-26-1
Squillari F.
Carlsson M.
6-37-5
Stoltenberg J.
Washington M.
6-26-4
Sampras P.
Sanguinetti D.
6-35-77-5
Delgado R.
Van Herck J.
6-36-1
Calatrava A.
Van Scheppingen D.
4-66-16-4
Pavel A.
Van Lottum J.
6-16-2
R32
Van Herck J.
Pozzi G.
6-26-4
Van Scheppingen D.
Spadea V.
6-34-67-5
Calatrava A.
Stafford G.
4-66-26-4
Campbell S.
Lareau S.
6-36-4
Black W.
Palmer J.
4-66-26-1
Reneberg R.
Hernandez A.
6-36-1
Washington M.
Tebbutt M.
6-06-0
Stoltenberg J.
Horna L.
6-36-4
Delgado R.
Marin J.
6-46-2
Sanguinetti D.
Knowles M.
6-36-2
Sampras P.
Obrien A.
6-27-65
Carlsson M.
Courier J.
6-32-66-4
Gambill J.
Zabaleta M.
0-67-627-5
Pavel A.
Sargsian S.
6-46-4
Van Lottum J.
Craca M.
4-66-36-2
Squillari F.
Tillstrom M.
6-36-3