QF San Jose 1996

Pete Sampras #2 def. Greg Rusedski #41

6-7(5) 6-3 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Greg Rusedski 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in the 1996 San Jose quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasGreg Rusedski
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
813
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.6%53.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.2%72.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
67.6%60.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.6%66.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.3%26.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
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.
+11.8+4.8
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.
-4.8-11.8

* 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 SamprasGreg Rusedski
Country USA GBR
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Sep 6, 1973
Age2422
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)241
Ranking points (entering)4,465883
Elo (entering)2,1281,767
Current career W-L739–209417–278
Current career earnings$43,280,489$8,944,841
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #2 1 – 0 Greg Rusedski #41

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nuno Marques #1056-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 1996R16
Tommy Ho #1296-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1996R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Kroslak 7-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1996SF

Greg Rusedski's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lionel Roux #1266-7(5) 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 1996R16
Richard Fromberg #1206-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1996R32