Richard Krajicek #11 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(5)

Richard Krajicek defeated Pete Sampras 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(5) in the 1998 Stuttgart Masters semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRichard KrajicekPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1617
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
46
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.4%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
91.1%80.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%75.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%80.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.2%78.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
20.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
22.0%22.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
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.
+15.3+16.0
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.
-16.0-15.3

* 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

FieldRichard KrajicekPete Sampras
Country NED USA
Birth dateDec 6, 1971Aug 12, 1971
Age2627
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)111
Ranking points (entering)2,1244,344
Elo (entering)1,9702,109
Current career W-L408–207739–209
Current career earnings$10,077,425$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H

Path

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #147-6(3) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1998QF
Andre Agassi #56-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1998R16
Magnus Norman #526-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 1998R32

Richard Krajicek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #86-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 1998F

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan-Michael Gambill #494-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1998QF
Bohdan Ulihrach #326-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1998R16
Nicolas Kiefer #346-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 1998R32