Pete Sampras vs Todd Martin — Houston Quarter-final

Houston · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2002
clay
USA
Todd Martin
56 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Sampras P.
6-2 7-6
Martin T.
Sampras P.
6772
Martin T.
263–

Pete Sampras defeated Todd Martin 6-2 7-6 in the Houston quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-12-31AdelaideR32hardTodd Martin3-6 6-3 6-4
2001-01-15Australian OpenR16hardTodd Martin6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 6-4
1998-11-02Paris MastersSFhardPete Sampras6-4 7-6(5)
1998-10-19LyonR32clayPete Sampras6-4 1-6 6-4
1998-10-12ViennaSFhardPete Sampras6-3 7-6(4)
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayPete Sampras6-4 6-3 6-3
1998-03-09Indian Wells MastersR32hardPete Sampras6-1 7-5
1997-02-10San JoseSFhardPete Sampras6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Martin T.

Martin T.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Martin T.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
68%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.5
9.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.6
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Sampras P.
7-696-3
Semi-finals
Sampras P.
Agassi A.
6-17-5
Roddick A.
Coria G.
6-32-66-2
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Pless K.
6-36-3
Sampras P.
Martin T.
6-27-63
Roddick A.
Blake J.
6-26-4
Coria G.
Arthurs W.
7-667-5
R16
Roddick A.
Calatrava A.
6-26-1
Arthurs W.
Haas T.
3-66-37-64
Coria G.
Saretta F.
3-67-636-0
Agassi A.
Lee H.
6-47-5
Pless K.
Okun N.
7-654-67-5
Sampras P.
Puerta M.
6-46-2
Martin T.
Davydenko N.
7-646-3
Blake J.
Chang M.
6-16-4
R32
Roddick A.
Russell M.
6-16-2
Haas T.
Kim A.
6-26-4
Arthurs W.
Dent T.
6-46-2
Coria G.
Morejon L.
6-06-3
Saretta F.
Ferreira W.
6-47-5
Calatrava A.
Capalik K.
6-23-66-3
Chang M.
Knowle J.
6-16-2
Blake J.
Delgado R.
6-26-1
Martin T.
Hirigoyen I.
6-06-4
Davydenko N.
Burgsmuller L.
6-16-2
Puerta M.
Lee M.
6-16-2
Sampras P.
Vacek J.
4-66-17-5
Pless K.
Gambill J.
2-66-27-5
Okun N.
Ilie A.
6-16-4
Lee H.
Bryan B.
6-26-3
Agassi A.
Youzhny M.
6-43-66-4