QF Paris Masters 1998

Pete Sampras #1 def. Mark Philippoussis #18

6-3 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-3 6-3 in the 1998 Paris Masters quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
88
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
41
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.4%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
90.3%78.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.2%22.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.1%56.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.6%25.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.7%41.3%
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.
+12.1-5.6
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.
+5.6-12.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasMark Philippoussis
Country USA AUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Nov 7, 1976
Age2722
Height185 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)118
Ranking points (entering)3,9901,641
Elo (entering)2,0981,916
Current career W-L739–209291–193
Current career earnings$43,280,489$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jerome Golmard #496-7(4) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 1998R16
Thomas Johansson #197-6(7) 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 1998R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #266-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataNov 8, 1998SF

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #76-4 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 1998R16
Petr Korda #112-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 1998R32
Daniel Vacek #437-6(5) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 1998R64