Wayne Ferreira vs Pete Sampras — Basel Round of 32
Basel · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 1998
hard
Ferreira W.4-6 7-6 6-3
Sampras P.
Ferreira W.
47762
Sampras P.
66431
Wayne Ferreira defeated Pete Sampras 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Wayne Ferreira narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Wayne Ferreira dropped the opening set before beating Pete Sampras 4–6 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-07-29 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6(6) 5-7 6-4 |
| 2002-03-04 | Scottsdale | R16 | hard | Wayne Ferreira | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2000-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Pete Sampras | 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) |
| 1999-07-26 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-03-16 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Wayne Ferreira | 0-6 7-6(6) 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
55%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
12.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Rosset M.
Prinosil D.
6-37-62
Agassi A.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-3
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Santoro F.
6-36-3
R16
Rosset M.
Ferreira W.
6-46-0
Prinosil D.
Rusedski G.
7-647-5
Agassi A.
Heuberger I.
6-26-2
Gustafsson M.
Kafelnikov Y.
3-66-37-5
Henman T.
Arazi H.
6-47-64
Kiefer N.
Tarango J.
4-66-36-2
Johansson T.
Black B.
6-736-47-5
Santoro F.
Vacek D.
3-66-37-65
R32
Vacek D.
Rafter P.
7-677-5
Santoro F.
Damm Sr M.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Becker B.
6-36-2
Black B.
Siemerink J.
6-26-2
Kiefer N.
Korda P.
6-26-4
Tarango J.
Escude N.
6-36-3
Arazi H.
Fromberg R.
6-16-4
Prinosil D.
Luxa P.
7-676-4
Henman T.
Stoltenberg J.
2-66-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Norman M.
7-56-3
Gustafsson M.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-4
Heuberger I.
Golmard J.
6-07-63
Agassi A.
Federer R.
6-36-2
Rusedski G.
Pretzsch A.
6-26-2
Rosset M.
Haas T.
7-634-67-64
Ferreira W.
Sampras P.
4-67-646-3