Patrick Rafter vs Pete Sampras — Cincinnati Masters Final
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 August 1998
hard
Rafter P.1-6 7-6 6-4
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
17762
Sampras P.
66241
Patrick Rafter defeated Pete Sampras 1-6 7-6 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 9–2, defending the title. Patrick Rafter narrowed the head-to-head to 9–3.
Key context
- Match story: Patrick Rafter dropped the opening set before beating Pete Sampras 1–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
2–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4 |
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Pete Sampras | 6-7(10) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6(7) 6-3 |
| 1999-05-16 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | SF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-7(8) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 1997-11-10 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-09-23 | Grand Slam Cup | F | carpet | Pete Sampras | 6-2 6-4 7-5 |
| 1997-09-19 | Davis Cup WG SF: USA vs AUS | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-7(6) 6-1 6-1 6-4 |
| 1997-08-04 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 1997-02-24 | Philadelphia | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 |
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
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
69%
69%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
67%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
12.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 68%
Draw
Final
Rafter P.
Sampras P.
1-67-626-4
Quarter-finals
Larsson M.
Johansson T.
6-47-62
Sampras P.
Spadea V.
6-36-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Vacek D.
6-46-4
Rafter P.
Korda P.
6-47-68
R16
Johansson T.
Golmard J.
7-657-62
Vacek D.
Siemerink J.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Draper S.
6-36-3
Larsson M.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Sampras P.
Gambill J.
7-636-3
Spadea V.
Krajicek R.
6-26-3
Rafter P.
Martin T.
3-66-36-2
Korda P.
Ivanisevic G.
5-76-47-5
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Chang M.
6-34-66-4
Korda P.
Ondruska M.
6-26-3
Ivanisevic G.
Philippoussis M.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Agassi A.
6-20-67-62
Gambill J.
Pioline C.
6-757-656-4
Draper S.
Corretja A.
6-36-757-65
Siemerink J.
Ferreira W.
7-656-4
Vacek D.
Rios M.
6-36-2
Krajicek R.
Medvedev A.
6-36-756-3
Golmard J.
Moya C.
6-46-2
Johansson T.
Tarango J.
5-76-27-64
Haas T.
Costa A.
6-16-3
Larsson M.
Bjorkman J.
6-756-26-3
Rafter P.
Raoux G.
6-16-3
Martin T.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Sampras P.
Damm Sr M.
6-46-2
R64
Haas T.
Courier J.
7-637-65
Siemerink J.
Schalken S.
1-66-17-62
Agassi A.
Kiefer N.
4-67-636-2
Pioline C.
Delgado R.
7-646-3
Gambill J.
Delaitre O.
6-16-3
Damm Sr M.
Woodforde M.
6-43-66-2
Muster T.
Henman T.
6-47-5
Ivanisevic G.
Ilie A.
6-40-66-4
Philippoussis M.
Black B.
6-26-3
Ondruska M.
Campbell S.
5-76-26-3
Chang M.
Woodbridge T.
6-13-66-2
Draper S.
Lapentti N.
6-44-67-5
Martin T.
Santoro F.
6-16-4
Corretja A.
Obrien A.
6-36-737-67
Ferreira W.
Mantilla F.
7-657-5
Vacek D.
Stoltenberg J.
6-23-67-68
Raoux G.
Schranz W.
7-655-76-4
Larsson M.
Pozzi G.
6-47-5
Costa A.
Grosjean S.
1-66-46-1
Tarango J.
Berasategui A.
7-56-2
Johansson T.
Black W.
7-637-5
Golmard J.
Escude N.
6-26-726-3
Medvedev A.
Clement A.
6-46-3
Spadea V.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-686-2