R32 Australian Open 1998

Pete Sampras #1 def. Magnus Gustafsson #38

7-5 6-3 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Magnus Gustafsson 7-5 6-3 6-4 in the 1998 Australian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMagnus Gustafsson
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
166
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.7%60.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.3%77.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.5%51.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.8%67.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.0%22.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.9%43.1%
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.
+15.8+5.1
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.
-5.1-15.8

* 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 SamprasMagnus Gustafsson
Country USA SWE
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Jan 3, 1967
Age2631
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)138
Ranking points (entering)4,547960
Elo (entering)2,1921,834
Current career W-L739–209396–254
Current career earnings$43,280,489$4,545,489
Pre-match H2H

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Davide Sanguinetti #946-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Sjeng Schalken #527-5 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hicham Arazi #477-6(9) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 1998R16

Magnus Gustafsson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Slava Dosedel #414-6 6-2 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 1998R64
Dennis van Scheppingen #1216-4 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128