Pete Sampras #1 def. Jan Siemerink #26

6-3 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Jan Siemerink 6-3 6-4 in the 1996 Stuttgart Masters semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasJan Siemerink
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
83
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
04
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.2%47.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.9%78.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
34.6%38.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.2%58.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.0%35.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+2.3-3.9
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.
+3.9-2.3

* 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 SamprasJan Siemerink
Country USA NED
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Apr 14, 1970
Age2526
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)126
Ranking points (entering)4,6771,295
Elo (entering)2,2381,902
Current career W-L739–209261–262
Current career earnings$43,280,489$4,347,693
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 2 – 0 Jan Siemerink #26

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #96-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 1996QF
Felix Mantilla #166-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1996R16
Sargis Sargsian #1386-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1996R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Becker #36-3 3-6 6-3 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 28, 1996F

Jan Siemerink's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #56-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 1996QF
Renzo Furlan #426-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1996R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #43-6 6-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1996R32
Hendrik Dreekmann #486-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1996R64