SF US Open 1993

Pete Sampras #2 def. Alexander Volkov #15

6-4 6-3 6-2

Pete Sampras defeated Alexander Volkov 6-4 6-3 6-2 in the 1993 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 12, 1993*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1993
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Alexander Volkov
Aces	16	8
Double faults	6	6
First serve %	57.0%	43.0%
First serve points won %	95.0%	78.0%
Second serve points won %	50.0%	38.0%
Break points saved %	—	64.0%
Break points converted %	36.0%	—
Service points won %	76.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	24.0%
Total points won %	60.0%	40.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Alexander Volkov
Country	USA	RUS
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Mar 3, 1967
Age	22	26
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	15
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,124	1,900
Current career W-L	739–209	291–246
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$3,362,840

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #2 5 – 2 Alexander Volkov #15

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #7	6-7(0) 7-6(2) 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1993	QF
Thomas Enqvist #61	6-4 6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1993	R16
Arnaud Boetsch #25	6-4 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1993	R32
Daniel Vacek #96	6-4 5-7 6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1993	R64
Fabrice Santoro #54	6-3 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1993	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cedric Pioline #11	6-4 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 1993	F

Alexander Volkov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Muster #12	7-6(6) 6-3 3-6 2-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1993	QF
Chuck Adams #76	6-2 7-6(2) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1993	R16
Amos Mansdorf #28	2-6 7-5 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1993	R32
Kevin Ullyett #190	6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1993	R64
Jonathan Stark #53	1-6 6-3 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1993	R128