Pete Sampras vs Todd Martin — Paris Masters Semi-final

Paris Masters · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 November 1998
hard
USA
Todd Martin
56 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Sampras P.
6-4 7-6
Martin T.
Sampras P.
6772
Martin T.
465–

Pete Sampras defeated Todd Martin 6-4 7-6 in the Paris Masters semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending the title. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-04-22HoustonQFclayPete Sampras6-2 7-6(3)
2001-12-31AdelaideR32hardTodd Martin3-6 6-3 6-4
2001-01-15Australian OpenR16hardTodd Martin6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 6-4
1998-10-19LyonR32clayPete Sampras6-4 1-6 6-4
1998-10-12ViennaSFhardPete Sampras6-3 7-6(4)
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayPete Sampras6-4 6-3 6-3
1998-03-09Indian Wells MastersR32hardPete Sampras6-1 7-5
1997-02-10San JoseSFhardPete Sampras6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Martin T.

Martin T.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Martin T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
69%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
12.3
10.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.2
4.2

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
9°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 77%

Draw

Final
Rusedski G.
Sampras P.
6-47-646-3
Semi-finals
Rusedski G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-34-66-4
Sampras P.
Martin T.
6-47-65
Quarter-finals
Martin T.
Agassi A.
4-66-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Rios M.
6-36-2
Sampras P.
Philippoussis M.
6-36-3
Rusedski G.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-2
R16
Philippoussis M.
Kucera K.
6-44-67-5
Sampras P.
Golmard J.
6-746-46-4
Rios M.
Spadea V.
7-56-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
6-36-757-62
Rusedski G.
Stoltenberg J.
7-666-4
Gustafsson M.
Haas T.
6-46-2
Agassi A.
Rosset M.
6-46-4
Martin T.
Rafter P.
5-77-657-66
R32
Rosset M.
Krajicek R.
6-45-72-5
Rusedski G.
Kiefer N.
6-36-4
Gustafsson M.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-2
Stoltenberg J.
Moya C.
2-66-26-3
Sampras P.
Johansson T.
7-676-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Norman M.
3-66-36-4
Agassi A.
Pozzi G.
6-46-2
Golmard J.
Costa A.
3-67-57-5
Philippoussis M.
Korda P.
2-66-46-4
Kucera K.
Santoro F.
6-23-66-0
Henman T.
Di Pasquale A.
6-36-3
Spadea V.
Siemerink J.
7-633-67-64
Rios M.
Woodbridge T.
6-06-4
Rafter P.
Escude N.
6-36-1
Martin T.
Ivanisevic G.
4-66-17-64
Haas T.
Corretja A.
7-622-66-3
R64
Johansson T.
Grosjean S.
7-646-736-4
Escude N.
Becker B.
6-727-56-4
Philippoussis M.
Vacek D.
7-657-66
Santoro F.
Arazi H.
4-66-46-1
Golmard J.
Black B.
7-626-4
Martin T.
Haarhuis P.
6-746-46-4
Gustafsson M.
Chang M.
6-43-66-3
Di Pasquale A.
Fromberg R.
6-36-4
Spadea V.
Pioline C.
6-46-4
Woodbridge T.
Ulihrach B.
6-32-67-63
Rosset M.
Ferreira W.
6-36-4
Pozzi G.
Enqvist T.
6-36-3
Kiefer N.
Kroslak J.
7-56-1
Haas T.
Costa C.
7-56-1
Stoltenberg J.
Raoux G.
2-67-616-4
Norman M.
Clement A.
7-656-3