R16 US Open 1996

Pete Sampras #1 def. Mark Philippoussis #22

6-3 6-3 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the 1996 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1017
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.5%53.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.3%83.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.4%44.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.7%65.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.3%26.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.4%46.6%
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.
+11.9+3.9
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.
-3.8-11.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 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
Age2519
Height185 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)122
Ranking points (entering)4,3181,319
Elo (entering)2,1671,868
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
Alexander Volkov #786-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1996R32
Jiri Novak #476-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1996R64
Jimy Szymanski #1646-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1996R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Corretja #317-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1996QF

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #176-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1996R32
Andrei Olhovskiy #926-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1996R64
Mark Woodforde #306-7(6) 6-3 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1996R128