Pete Sampras vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 November 1998
hard
RUS
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pete Sampras defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-4 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Sampras P.
662
Kafelnikov Y.
24–

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-03-12Indian Wells MastersSFhardPete Sampras7-5 6-4
1997-11-10Tour FinalsFhardPete Sampras6-3 6-2 6-2
1997-10-27Paris MastersSFhardPete Sampras7-6(2) 6-3
1997-08-04Cincinnati MastersQFhardPete Sampras6-2 6-2

Statistics

Recent form
Sampras P.Kafelnikov Y.
60%1st serve in+1%59%
80%1st serve points won+9%71%
52%2nd serve points won+5%47%
69%Service points won+8%61%
34%Return points won+5%39%
74%Break points saved+18%56%
17.1Aces / match+12.94.2
6.6Double faults / match+2.73.9

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Corretja A.
Moya C.
3-63-67-56-37-5
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Henman T.
6-43-67-5
Corretja A.
Sampras P.
4-66-37-63
Round Robin
Moya C.
Kucera K.
6-757-56-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Kucera K.
6-736-36-2
Sampras P.
Kucera K.
6-26-1
Sampras P.
Moya C.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-57-5
Sampras P.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-4
Henman T.
Rios M.
7-56-1
Henman T.
Corretja A.
7-646-746-2
Rusedski G.
Henman T.
6-26-4
Corretja A.
Agassi A.
5-76-32-1
Corretja A.
Costa A.
6-26-4
Rusedski G.
Costa A.
7-656-1