F San Jose 1996

Pete Sampras #2 def. Andre Agassi #3

6-2 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi 6-2 6-3 in the 1996 San Jose final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasAndre Agassi
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
53
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
47.3%53.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.5%56.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.2%53.8%
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.
70.9%55.4%
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.
44.6%29.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.7%42.3%
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.
+9.1-6.5
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.
+6.5-9.0

* 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 SamprasAndre Agassi
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Apr 29, 1970
Age2425
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)4,4654,379
Elo (entering)2,1332,187
Current career W-L739–209842–268
Current career earnings$43,280,489$31,152,975
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #2 9 – 8 Andre Agassi #3

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Kroslak 7-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1996SF
Greg Rusedski #416-7(5) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1996QF
Nuno Marques #1056-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 1996R16
Tommy Ho #1296-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1996R32

Pete Sampras's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Andre Agassi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #56-2 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1996SF
Richey Reneberg #607-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1996QF
Jonathan Stark #1026-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 1996R16
Ryan Wolters 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1996R32