Alex Corretja vs Pete Sampras — USA vs ESP Round Robin
Alex Corretja defeated Pete Sampras 4-6 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-4 in the USA vs ESP round robin on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Alex Corretja came back from two sets down to beat Pete Sampras.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedCorretja A. came through in five sets.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsCorretja A. and Sampras P. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Corretja A. went 3–3 (50%) against them, Sampras P. 4–3 (57%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 3 better-results split).
vs Hewitt L.W7-6 6-4Rome Masters · clayL6-7 1-6 1-6US Open · hard
vs Federer R.W7-5 6-4 7-5Roland Garros · clayL6-7 7-5 4-6 7-6 5-7Wimbledon · grass
vs Lapentti N.L4-6 1-6Hamburg Masters · clayW6-3 6-2Cincinnati Masters · hard
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vs Rios M.L2-6 2-6Miami Masters · hardW4-6 7-6 6-4Stuttgart Masters · carpet
vs Chela J.L4-6 0-6Indian Wells Masters · hardW6-3 7-5 3-6 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Santoro F.Hard to compareW6-2 6-3 6-4Roland Garros · clayW6-3 3-6 7-5Indian Wells Masters · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–2Grass: Corretja A. leads 1–0 · Hard: Sampras P. leads 2–1
- Corretja A.April 2002USA vs ESPThis matchGrass4-6 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-4
- Sampras P.November 2000Masters CupHard7-6 7-5
- Corretja A.November 1998Tour FinalsHard4-6 6-3 7-6
- Sampras P.August 1996US OpenHard7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)
Draw
Player context
Before the matchCite this
Alex Corretja beat Pete Sampras 4-6 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-4. Umpiry, "Alex Corretja vs Pete Sampras — USA vs ESP Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2002-04-05/corretja-vs-sampras-usa-vs-esp-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 5 April 2002).