R16 Philadelphia 1997

Pete Sampras #1 def. Jonas Bjorkman #38

7-5 7-6(2)

Pete Sampras defeated Jonas Bjorkman 7-5 7-6(2) in the 1997 Philadelphia round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasJonas Bjorkman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
137
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.5%64.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.3%61.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
29.4%37.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
42.9%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.5%52.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%57.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.4%42.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.6%47.4%
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.
-4.4-9.3
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.
+9.3+4.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasJonas Bjorkman
Country USA SWE
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Mar 23, 1972
Age2524
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)138
Ranking points (entering)5,491980
Elo (entering)2,2451,837
Current career W-L739–209395–344
Current career earnings$43,280,489$14,610,671
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 3 0 Jonas Bjorkman #38

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Filippini #796-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 1997R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Doug Flach #1296-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 1997QF

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pat Cash #4896-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 1997R32