QF Wimbledon 1997

Pete Sampras #1 def. Boris Becker #18

6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Boris Becker 6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 in the 1997 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasBoris Becker
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
176
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
42
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.7%64.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
91.1%74.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.2%43.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.6%63.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.7%21.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.6%40.4%
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.
+16.7+1.4
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.
-1.4-16.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasBoris Becker
Country USA GER
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Nov 22, 1967
Age2529
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)118
Ranking points (entering)4,7431,692
Elo (entering)2,1132,012
Current career W-L739–209672–220
Current career earnings$43,280,489$25,080,956
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 10 – 7 Boris Becker #18

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #246-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 1997R16
Byron Black #656-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1997R32
Hendrik Dreekmann #787-6(2) 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Mikael Tillstrom #546-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Woodbridge #376-2 6-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJul 6, 1997SF

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Rios #106-2 6-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 1997R16
Mark Petchey #2076-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1997R32
Thomas Johansson #326-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Marcos Aurelio Gorriz #1736-3 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128