R16 Wimbledon 1998

Pete Sampras #1 def. Sebastien Grosjean #117

6-3 6-4 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Sebastien Grosjean 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 1998 Wimbledon round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasSebastien Grosjean
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
164
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
52
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.2%55.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
96.2%65.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.2%54.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.0%60.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.4%24.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.9%42.1%
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.
+14.1-1.3
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.
+1.3-14.1

* 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 SamprasSebastien Grosjean
Country USA FRA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971May 29, 1978
Age2620
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1117
Ranking points (entering)3,779429
Elo (entering)2,0641,673
Current career W-L739–209323–237
Current career earnings$43,280,489$8,131,803
Pre-match H2H

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
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
Mark Philippoussis #287-6(5) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 1998QF

Sebastien Grosjean's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Felix Mantilla #116-0 7-6(8) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1998R32
Brian Macphie #1396-4 3-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1998R64
Martin Damm Sr 6-3 7-6(8) 6-3W—Match dataJun 24, 1998R128