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

Date: Sep 8, 1996*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1996
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Goran Ivanisevic
Aces	24	30
Double faults	6	5
First serve %	66	61
First serve points won %	88	89
Second serve points won %	50	47
Break points saved %	100	57
Break points converted %	43	0
Service points won %	75	73
Return points won %	27	25
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Goran Ivanisevic
Country	USA	CRO
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Sep 13, 1971
Age	25	24
Height	185 cm	194 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	6
Ranking points (entering)	4,318	2,831
Elo (entering)	2,181	1,992
Current career W-L	739–209	565–320
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$19,878,007

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 8 – 7 Goran Ivanisevic #6

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Corretja #31	7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1996	QF
Mark Philippoussis #22	6-3 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1996	R16
Alexander Volkov #78	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1996	R32
Jiri Novak #47	6-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1996	R64
Jimy Szymanski #164	6-2 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1996	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #2	6-1 6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1996	F

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stefan Edberg #28	6-3 6-4 7-6(9)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1996	QF
Andrei Medvedev #36	6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1996	R16
Hendrik Dreekmann #54	6-3 6-2 7-6(11)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1996	R32
Scott Draper #86	6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1996	R64
Andrei Chesnokov #87	1-6 6-2 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1996	R128