Alex Corretja vs Pete Sampras — Tour Finals Semi-final
Tour Finals · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 November 1998 ·
hard
Corretja A.4-6 6-3 7-6
Sampras P.
Corretja A.
4672
Sampras P.
6361
Alex Corretja defeated Pete Sampras 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the Tour Finals semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in defending the title. Alex Corretja extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Alex Corretja dropped the opening set before beating Pete Sampras 4–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-05 | Davis Cup WG QF: USA vs ESP | RR | grass | Alex Corretja | 4-6 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
12.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.2
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