Pete Sampras vs Marat Safin — US Open Round of 16
US Open · ATP · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998
hard
Sampras P.6-4 6-3 6-2
Safin M.
Sampras P.
6663
Safin M.
432–
Pete Sampras defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-3 6-2 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 6 on hard. Pete Sampras narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(8) |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 2001-05-21 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 7-6(0) 7-5 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-08-28 | US Open | F | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-07-31 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 3-6 7-6(8) |
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·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.2
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.6
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
28°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 54%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sampras P.
Kucera K.
6-37-56-4
Rafter P.
Bjorkman J.
6-26-37-5
Philippoussis M.
Johansson T.
4-66-36-736-37-610
Moya C.
Larsson M.
6-46-36-3
R16
Larsson M.
Gross O.
6-47-55-76-2
Moya C.
Corretja A.
7-647-56-3
Philippoussis M.
Henman T.
7-50-66-46-1
Johansson T.
Kafelnikov Y.
3-66-36-37-66
Kucera K.
Agassi A.
6-36-36-751-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Siemerink J.
6-42-66-26-2
Rafter P.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-44-66-1
Sampras P.
Safin M.
6-46-36-2
R32
Johansson T.
Krajicek R.
6-755-4
Rafter P.
Nainkin D.
6-16-16-1
Ivanisevic G.
Haarhuis P.
7-656-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Santoro F.
6-36-16-2
Siemerink J.
Rusedski G.
1-66-45-76-26-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Kiefer N.
6-46-06-2
Henman T.
Kohlmann M.
6-37-51-66-4
Philippoussis M.
Ker L.
7-656-36-3
Corretja A.
Black B.
6-34-66-27-65
Kucera K.
Voinea A.
7-56-36-2
Agassi A.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-36-0
Safin M.
Muster T.
6-46-41-66-3
Moya C.
Gambill J.
6-23-63-66-37-64
Gross O.
Grant G.
7-56-755-76-37-5
Larsson M.
Rios M.
6-16-732-66-36-2
Sampras P.
Tillstrom M.
6-26-36-1
R64
Henman T.
Mantilla F.
6-35-77-56-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Haas T.
7-56-21-67-5
Kiefer N.
Clavet F.
6-47-636-1
Moya C.
Chang M.
3-61-67-656-46-3
Gambill J.
Norman M.
6-46-26-786-3
Voinea A.
Bryan B.
0-66-26-46-4
Sanguinetti D.
Damm Sr M.
7-667-656-4
Agassi A.
Raoux G.
6-36-26-763-66-1
Rafter P.
Gumy H.
6-46-16-2
Nainkin D.
Kuerten G.
2-66-46-36-4
Haarhuis P.
Canas G.
6-16-17-5
Muster T.
Black W.
6-756-46-36-0
Sampras P.
Goldstein P.
7-642-66-36-3
Tillstrom M.
Dosedel S.
1-66-37-653-66-3
Safin M.
Dent T.
6-36-17-62
Ivanisevic G.
Martin T.
1-67-657-56-3
Bjorkman J.
Stark J.
6-26-36-1
Santoro F.
Arthurs W.
7-636-46-3
Siemerink J.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-36-4
Rusedski G.
Ulihrach B.
4-66-34-66-27-5
Krajicek R.
Obrien A.
6-17-656-2
Kucera K.
Golmard J.
7-56-36-0
Rios M.
Galimberti G.
6-26-746-26-2
Johansson T.
Dreekmann H.
2-67-56-26-3
Larsson M.
Filippini M.
6-36-26-2
Grant G.
Medvedev A.
4-66-37-646-4
Black B.
Vicente F.
7-646-17-5
Corretja A.
Perlant J.
6-45-76-786-16-0
Ker L.
Karbacher B.
7-53-66-26-3
Philippoussis M.
Lareau S.
6-736-36-36-4
Gross O.
Bruguera S.
6-16-36-4
Kohlmann M.
Di Pasquale A.
7-56-46-4
R128
Goldstein P.
Ilie A.
6-777-646-43-0
Voinea A.
Gaudenzi A.
6-43-66-22-0
Black W.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-52-3
Dent T.
Radulescu A.
4-67-52-1
Moya C.
Puerta M.
6-17-646-734-4
Kohlmann M.
Woodbridge T.
6-757-604-4
Clavet F.
Pavel A.
6-7106-47-56-2
Stark J.
Yoon Y.
6-26-46-4
Arthurs W.
Costa C.
6-35-76-46-4
Bjorkman J.
Pioline C.
6-24-66-16-736-2
Ivanisevic G.
Woodforde M.
6-36-46-4
Martin T.
Tarango J.
7-646-27-5
Haarhuis P.
Alonso J.
6-46-36-2
Canas G.
Blanco G.
6-36-06-2
Nainkin D.
Merklein M.
6-736-06-46-4
Gumy H.
Marin J.
6-30-64-66-26-1
Sampras P.
Goellner M.
6-36-36-2
Rafter P.
Arazi H.
4-64-66-36-36-1
Agassi A.
Grosjean S.
6-46-16-4
Raoux G.
Escude N.
6-33-66-31-67-66
Sanguinetti D.
Sekulov J.
6-46-46-2
Damm Sr M.
Schalken S.
6-36-37-5
Bryan B.
Ondruska M.
3-66-756-16-46-4
Golmard J.
Novak J.
6-36-47-65
Kucera K.
Campbell S.
6-46-26-4
Muster T.
Berasategui A.
7-616-26-3
Safin M.
Gustafsson M.
6-23-66-37-64
Dosedel S.
Dewulf F.
6-43-66-36-4
Tillstrom M.
Park A.
7-56-36-1
Gross O.
Costa A.
2-64-67-56-26-4
Chang M.
Erlich E.
6-16-36-1
Gambill J.
Braasch K.
6-31-66-37-5
Norman M.
Nestor D.
7-676-766-746-46-4
Vicente F.
Prinosil D.
6-46-32-66-4
Black B.
Spadea V.
6-46-16-2
Perlant J.
Stoltenberg J.
1-67-56-36-3
Corretja A.
Pozzi G.
2-66-37-57-5
Karbacher B.
Korda P.
2-66-36-26-1
Ker L.
Carlsen K.
7-606-44-66-1
Lareau S.
Delgado R.
7-57-636-3
Philippoussis M.
Ruud C.
7-56-46-3
Di Pasquale A.
Wheaton D.
6-46-16-4
Mantilla F.
Steven B.
6-33-66-47-5
Henman T.
Draper S.
6-37-647-63
Kafelnikov Y.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-16-26-4
Haas T.
Burillo J.
6-37-56-4
Kiefer N.
Roux L.
6-46-36-1
Johansson T.
Meligeni F.
7-656-37-63
Dreekmann H.
Fromberg R.
6-31-66-36-3
Obrien A.
Paes L.
7-56-37-67
Krajicek R.
Clement A.
6-36-16-1
Rusedski G.
Ferreira W.
4-67-625-77-676-4
Ulihrach B.
Sargsian S.
6-16-34-66-4
Hrbaty D.
Rosset M.
7-657-637-5
Siemerink J.
Pescariu D.
6-46-36-0
Santoro F.
Lapentti N.
4-67-56-33-67-64
Kuerten G.
Behr N.
4-66-46-36-4
Rios M.
Vacek D.
6-46-26-3
Galimberti G.
Russell M.
7-56-43-66-3
Filippini M.
Squillari F.
7-656-06-1
Larsson M.
Washington M.
3-66-31-66-46-4
Grant G.
Sanchez J.
6-27-54-66-3
Medvedev A.
Van Lottum J.
6-47-56-2
Bruguera S.
Rodriguez M.
6-16-26-2