Pete Sampras vs Marat Safin — Masters Cup Round Robin
Masters Cup · ATP · Round Robin
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 November 2000
hard
Pete Sampras defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-2 in the Masters Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 6 on hard. Pete Sampras narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras dropped just 5 games past Marat Safin.
Sampras P.
662
Safin M.
32–
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(8) |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 2001-05-21 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 7-6(0) 7-5 |
| 2000-08-28 | US Open | F | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-07-31 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 3-6 7-6(8) |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-4 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
Recent form60%1st serve in+3%57%
80%1st serve points won+4%76%
52%2nd serve points won+1%53%
69%Service points won+3%66%
34%Return points won+2%36%
74%Break points saved+13%61%
17.1Aces / match+6.610.5
6.6Double faults / match+3.92.7
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Round Robin
Sampras P.
Corretja A.
7-627-5
Corretja A.
Hewitt L.
3-67-636-3
Hewitt L.
Sampras P.
7-56-0
Agassi A.
Kuerten G.
4-66-46-3
Kuerten G.
Norman M.
7-56-3
Kuerten G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-4
Agassi A.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Agassi A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Norman M.
4-67-56-1
Sampras P.
Safin M.
6-36-2
Safin M.
Hewitt L.
6-46-4
Safin M.
Corretja A.
6-767-56-3