SF Essen Masters 1995

Thomas Muster #3 def. Pete Sampras #2

7-6(6) 6-2

Thomas Muster defeated Pete Sampras 7-6(6) 6-2 in the 1995 Essen Masters semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatThomas MusterPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
26
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.7%55.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.7%65.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%38.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.3%53.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.4%35.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.4%44.6%
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.
+2.6-8.1
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.
+8.1-2.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1995 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldThomas MusterPete Sampras
Country AUT USA
Birth dateOct 2, 1967Aug 12, 1971
Age2824
Height180 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)32
Ranking points (entering)4,1314,997
Elo (entering)2,0902,178
Current career W-L590–268739–209
Current career earnings$12,266,977$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Thomas Muster #3 0 – 6 Pete Sampras #2

Path

Thomas Muster's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sergi Bruguera #106-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 1995QF
Andrei Medvedev #166-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 28, 1995R16
Byron Black #376-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1995R32

Thomas Muster's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
MaliVai Washington #267-6(6) 2-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 1995F

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Courier #86-2 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 1995QF
Mark Woodforde #526-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 28, 1995R16
Stefan Edberg #236-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1995R32