R16 US Open 1991

Pete Sampras #6 def. David Wheaton #12

3-6 6-2 6-2 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated David Wheaton 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 in the 1991 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasDavid Wheaton
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1812
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
75
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%56.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.4%77.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.4%42.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.4%62.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.9%33.6%
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.
+5.4+1.1
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.
-1.1-5.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1991 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasDavid Wheaton
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Jun 2, 1969
Age2022
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)612
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0281,949
Current career W-L739–209231–190
Current career earnings$43,280,489$5,238,401
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #6 1 – 0 David Wheaton #12

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stephane Simian #2577-6(3) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1991R32
Wayne Ferreira #716-1 6-2 2-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1991R64
Christo Van Rensburg 6-0 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1991R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Courier #52-6 6-7(4) 6-7(5)LH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1991QF

David Wheaton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #1607-6(3) 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1991R32
Horst Skoff #256-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1991R64
Richard Fromberg #946-0 4-6 7-6(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1991R128