Pete Sampras vs Max Mirnyi — Indianapolis Round of 16

Indianapolis · ATP · Round of 16
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 1999
hard
BLR
Max Mirnyi
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Sampras P.
7-6 6-3
Mirnyi M.
Sampras P.
7762
Mirnyi M.
643–

Pete Sampras defeated Max Mirnyi 7-6 6-3 in the Indianapolis round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Max Mirnyi came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 8 on hard. Pete Sampras claimed a first win over Max Mirnyi in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-05-13Hamburg MastersR64clayMax Mirnyi6-3 6-4
2001-10-15Stuttgart MastersQFcarpetMax Mirnyi6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Mirnyi M.

Mirnyi M.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Mirnyi M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
69%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
12.4
10.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (190 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Lapentti N.
Spadea V.
4-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Spadea V.
Grosjean S.
6-36-747-64
Lapentti N.
Siemerink J.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Siemerink J.
Rafter P.
W/O
Spadea V.
Sampras P.
6-43-6
Lapentti N.
Moya C.
6-16-2
Grosjean S.
Kuerten G.
6-46-3
R16
Sampras P.
Mirnyi M.
7-646-3
Spadea V.
Clement A.
7-57-65
Rafter P.
Nestor D.
7-656-2
Lapentti N.
Di Pasquale A.
6-47-65
Siemerink J.
Larsson M.
6-26-3
Moya C.
Pioline C.
6-46-2
Kuerten G.
Norman M.
6-47-5
Grosjean S.
Rios M.
6-46-2
R32
Pioline C.
Martin A.
6-06-3
Di Pasquale A.
Philippoussis M.
6-33-66-1
Moya C.
Vacek D.
1-66-47-66
Siemerink J.
Haas T.
6-37-5
Larsson M.
Enqvist T.
7-666-4
Nestor D.
Prinosil D.
6-36-3
Rios M.
Levy H.
6-27-65
Grosjean S.
Costa A.
6-706-27-5
Norman M.
Pavel A.
6-36-1
Kuerten G.
Schalken S.
6-46-2
Clement A.
Johansson T.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Pretzsch A.
6-36-4
Mirnyi M.
Ferreira W.
7-56-4
Sampras P.
Raoux G.
6-47-5
Rafter P.
Dupuis A.
2-66-27-61
Lapentti N.
Palmer J.
6-26-2
R64
Norman M.
Zabaleta M.
7-656-3
Costa A.
Paes L.
7-636-4
Pioline C.
Morrison J.
7-666-3
Grosjean S.
Reneberg R.
7-646-3
Martin A.
Bryan B.
7-646-3
Levy H.
Novak J.
7-56-1
Prinosil D.
Haarhuis P.
6-36-2
Nestor D.
Clavet F.
7-616-1
Enqvist T.
Navarra M.
7-56-0
Vacek D.
Rodriguez M.
3-66-26-4
Siemerink J.
Hipfl M.
4-66-36-4
Larsson M.
Bjorkman J.
6-47-64
Di Pasquale A.
Canas G.
7-56-1
Lapentti N.
Stafford G.
6-37-5
Palmer J.
Ivanisevic G.
6-766-46-3
Dupuis A.
Ilie A.
7-636-2
Raoux G.
Stoltenberg J.
6-36-4
Ferreira W.
Escude N.
6-26-4
Mirnyi M.
Meligeni F.
7-656-3
Spadea V.
Mantilla F.
6-36-726-2
Pretzsch A.
Wheaton D.
6-26-2
Clement A.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-4
Pavel A.
Woodruff C.
6-46-2
Schalken S.
Okun N.
6-24-66-4