R32 Wimbledon 1997

Pete Sampras #1 def. Byron Black #65

6-1 6-2 6-2

Pete Sampras defeated Byron Black 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the 1997 Wimbledon round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 29, 1997*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 15m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Byron Black
Aces	13	4
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	75.0%	50.0%
First serve points won %	93.0%	60.0%
Second serve points won %	47.0%	40.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	25.0%
Break points converted %	75.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	82.0%	50.0%
Return points won %	50.0%	18.0%
Total points won %	66.0%	34.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Byron Black
Country	USA	ZIM
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Oct 6, 1969
Age	25	27
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	65
Ranking points (entering)	4,743	730
Elo (entering)	2,097	1,771
Current career W-L	739–209	240–230
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$5,159,775

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 3 – 0 Byron Black #65

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hendrik Dreekmann #78	7-6(2) 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1997	R64
Mikael Tillstrom #54	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1997	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petr Korda #24	6-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1997	R16

Byron Black's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Danny Sapsford #267	6-2 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1997	R64
Pat Cash #433	3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1997	R128