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Pete Sampras #1 def. Petr Korda #24

6-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 2, 1997*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Pete Sampras
Score	6-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 6-4
Loser	Petr Korda
Duration	3h 23m

Stat	Pete Sampras	Petr Korda
Aces	27	13
Double faults	4	10
First serve %	72	53
First serve points won %	85	75
Second serve points won %	62	54
Break points saved %	100	73
Break points converted %	27	0
Service points won %	79	65
Return points won %	35	21
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Petr Korda
Country	USA	CZE
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Jan 23, 1968
Age	25	29
Height	185	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	24
Ranking points (entering)	4,743	1,424
Elo (entering)	2,099	1,875
Career W-L	737–208	378–238
Career earnings	$43,280,489	$10,448,900

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras 10 – 3 Petr Korda

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1997	R32	Byron Black	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1997	R64	Hendrik Dreekmann	7-6(2) 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1997	R128	Mikael Tillstrom	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Pete Sampras's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 4, 1997	QF	Boris Becker	6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Petr Korda's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1997	R32	Alex Obrien	6-3 4-6 6-3 6-7(1) 6-4	W	—	Match data
Jun 27, 1997	R64	Marc Rosset	6-3 6-0 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1997	R128	Marcelo Filippini	4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data