Pete Sampras vs Nicolas Kiefer — Stuttgart Masters Round of 32

Stuttgart Masters · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 October 1998
carpet
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
Sampras P.
6-3 6-4
Kiefer N.
Sampras P.
662
Kiefer N.
34–

Pete Sampras defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 6-4 in the Stuttgart Masters round of 32 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-06-10HalleR16grassNicolas Kiefer6-3 6-4
2001-03-19Miami MastersR64hardPete Sampras6-3 3-6 6-3
1999-11-22Tour FinalsSFhardPete Sampras6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.serving87% hold

wins 67% 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.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.2
7.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.3

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

Draw

Final
Krajicek R.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-36-3
Semi-finals
Krajicek R.
Sampras P.
6-726-47-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Krajicek R.
Ivanisevic G.
7-637-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Rios M.
W/O
Sampras P.
Gambill J.
4-1
Bjorkman J.
Rusedski G.
6-36-2
R16
Rios M.
Siemerink J.
6-2
Ivanisevic G.
Becker B.
7-657-65
Bjorkman J.
Johansson T.
2-66-46-2
Rusedski G.
Rafter P.
7-646-756-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Martin T.
6-47-5
Sampras P.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-3
Krajicek R.
Agassi A.
6-36-4
Gambill J.
Henman T.
7-621-67-65
R32
Rusedski G.
Stoltenberg J.
7-656-727-64
Henman T.
Woodforde M.
7-56-1
Rios M.
Haas T.
6-37-5
Siemerink J.
Raoux G.
6-737-656-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Philippoussis M.
4-66-47-64
Martin T.
Kucera K.
6-26-4
Rafter P.
Gustafsson M.
6-16-4
Bjorkman J.
Pozzi G.
6-43-66-2
Johansson T.
Korda P.
6-26-4
Agassi A.
Pavel A.
6-16-746-3
Krajicek R.
Norman M.
6-46-1
Ivanisevic G.
Ferreira W.
6-47-66
Becker B.
Moya C.
6-746-46-4
Gambill J.
Corretja A.
6-26-4
Ulihrach B.
Costa A.
6-26-2
Sampras P.
Kiefer N.
6-36-4
R64
Kiefer N.
Black B.
4-67-657-60
Ulihrach B.
Fromberg R.
3-67-636-4
Woodforde M.
Arazi H.
6-22-67-64
Gambill J.
Vacek D.
6-34-66-3
Johansson T.
Damm Sr M.
5-76-36-2
Ferreira W.
Spadea V.
6-23-67-5
Norman M.
Rosset M.
7-653-66-4
Pavel A.
Haarhuis P.
7-56-3
Haas T.
Nainkin D.
6-46-4
Becker B.
Schalken S.
6-27-5
Pozzi G.
Stark J.
7-646-3
Stoltenberg J.
Prinosil D.
7-656-1
Gustafsson M.
Gross O.
6-06-3
Martin T.
Lareau S.
6-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Santoro F.
6-15-76-2
Raoux G.
Chang M.
7-656-3