QF Wimbledon 1998

Pete Sampras #1 def. Mark Philippoussis #28

7-6(5) 6-4 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Mark Philippoussis 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 in the 1998 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1014
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
67
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
46.1%58.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
95.7%82.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.5%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
79.4%69.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.8%20.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.2%46.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+17.5+7.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-7.2-17.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasMark Philippoussis
Country USA AUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Nov 7, 1976
Age2621
Height185 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)128
Ranking points (entering)3,7791,228
Elo (entering)2,0681,839
Current career W-L739–209291–193
Current career earnings$43,280,489$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #1176-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1998R16
Thomas Enqvist #176-3 7-6(4) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1998R32
Mikael Tillstrom #706-4 6-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1998R64
Dominik Hrbaty #466-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1998R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #186-3 4-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 1998SF

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jason Stoltenberg #435-7 6-1 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1998R16
Daniele Bracciali #3426-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1998R32
Alex Obrien 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3W—Match dataJun 26, 1998R64
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #76-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1998R128