Thomas Johansson vs Pete Sampras — Dusseldorf Round Robin

Dusseldorf · ATP · Round Robin
SWE
Thomas Johansson
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2002
clay
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
Johansson T.
6-2 6-7 7-6
Sampras P.
Johansson T.
663772
Sampras P.
277651

Thomas Johansson defeated Pete Sampras 6-2 6-7 7-6 in the Dusseldorf round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round-robin. Thomas Johansson claimed a first win over Pete Sampras in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-08-20Long IslandSFhardPete Sampras7-5 6-3
1998-11-02Paris MastersR32hardPete Sampras7-6(7) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Johansson T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Sampras P.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Johansson T.

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
Johansson T.Sampras P.
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
68%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.8
14.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Canas G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-2
Acasuso J.
Safin M.
2-66-33-0
Round Robin
Kiefer N.
Safin M.
6-42-67-65
Canas G.
Johansson T.
6-24-66-0
Haas T.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-656-3
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
7-666-3
Henman T.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-27-66
Escude N.
Sampras P.
7-632-67-62
Enqvist T.
Escude N.
6-46-4
Canas G.
Escude N.
7-56-2
Corretja A.
Lee M.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Burgsmuller L.
Lee M.
6-36-3
Safin M.
Lee M.
7-57-5
Costa A.
Henman T.
4-66-36-2
Roddick A.
Acasuso J.
6-36-2
Acasuso J.
Clement A.
7-616-3
Clement A.
Bjorkman J.
6-14-66-4
Clement A.
Roddick A.
3-66-46-3
Johansson T.
Sampras P.
6-26-737-65
Enqvist T.
Blake J.
4-67-57-64
Costa A.
Kiefer N.
6-26-2
Sampras P.
Canas G.
7-52-67-65
Enqvist T.
Acasuso J.
4-66-17-65
Costa A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-37-66