SF US Open 1996

Pete Sampras #1 def. Goran Ivanisevic #6

6-3 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-3 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3 in the 1996 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasGoran Ivanisevic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
2430
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.9%60.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.0%89.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%47.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%72.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
27.2%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.1%47.9%
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.
+13.1+11.0
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.
-11.0-13.1

* 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 SamprasGoran Ivanisevic
Country USA CRO
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Sep 13, 1971
Age2524
Height185 cm194 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)16
Ranking points (entering)4,3182,831
Elo (entering)2,1811,992
Current career W-L739–209565–320
Current career earnings$43,280,489$19,878,007
Pre-match H2H

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Corretja #317-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1996QF
Mark Philippoussis #226-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1996R16
Alexander Volkov #786-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1996R32
Jiri Novak #476-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1996R64
Jimy Szymanski #1646-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1996R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #26-1 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1996F

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Edberg #286-3 6-4 7-6(9)WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1996QF
Andrei Medvedev #366-4 3-6 6-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1996R16
Hendrik Dreekmann #546-3 6-2 7-6(11)WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1996R32
Scott Draper #866-7(1) 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1996R64
Andrei Chesnokov #871-6 6-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1996R128