Pete Sampras vs Karol Kucera — Vienna Final
Vienna · ATP · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 1998
hard
Sampras P.6-3 7-6 6-1
Kucera K.
Sampras P.
67763
Kucera K.
3631–
Pete Sampras defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 7-6 6-1 in the Vienna final on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-15 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Pete Sampras | 7-6(9) 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-05-16 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Pete Sampras | 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 |
| 1998-11-23 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-5 6-4 |
| 1998-01-19 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Karol Kucera | 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Sampras P.
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%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
69%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.2
5.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.2
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
14°CPartly cloudy
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 75%
Draw
Final
Sampras P.
Kucera K.
6-37-636-1
Quarter-finals
Martin T.
Pioline C.
6-46-3
Rusedski G.
Rafter P.
6-37-63
Kucera K.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-2
Sampras P.
Henman T.
6-06-3
R16
Bjorkman J.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-1
Pioline C.
Krajicek R.
7-616-756-4
Sampras P.
Tarango J.
5-76-16-3
Henman T.
Enqvist T.
6-726-36-3
Kucera K.
Haas T.
7-56-4
Rafter P.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Rusedski G.
Muster T.
6-46-3
Martin T.
Korda P.
6-37-62
R32
Norman M.
Vacek D.
7-56-4
Enqvist T.
Schranz W.
4-66-36-2
Henman T.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-4
Korda P.
Santoro F.
7-646-2
Martin T.
Kiefer N.
4-66-36-4
Pioline C.
Fromberg R.
6-37-67
Sampras P.
Kroslak J.
6-27-5
Tarango J.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-2
Muster T.
Siemerink J.
6-26-4
Rafter P.
Black B.
6-37-63
Rusedski G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-33-67-63
Ulihrach B.
Moya C.
7-666-4
Bjorkman J.
Prinosil D.
6-47-61
Haas T.
Clement A.
6-41-66-3
Kucera K.
Ferreira W.
6-43-67-5
Krajicek R.
Costa A.
6-36-746-4