Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

Pete Sampras #8 def. Boris Becker #1

7-6(2) 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Aug 12, 1991
Tournament	Indianapolis
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	F
Winner	Pete Sampras
Score	7-6(2) 3-6 6-3
Loser	Boris Becker
Duration	2h 47m

Stat	Pete Sampras	Boris Becker
Aces	9	12
Double faults	2	10
First serve %	56	60
First serve points won %	76	74
Second serve points won %	57	44
Break points saved %	71	88
Break points converted %	12	29
Service points won %	68	62
Return points won %	38	32
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Boris Becker
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Nov 22, 1967
Age	20	23
Height	185	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	8	1
Ranking points (entering)	1,814	3,786
Elo (entering)	1,994	2,136
Career W-L	737–208	670–219
Career earnings	$43,280,489	$25,080,956

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras 0 – 1 Boris Becker

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1991	SF	Jim Courier	6-3 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1991	QF	Richard Fromberg	7-6(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1991	R16	Patrick McEnroe	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1991	R32	Grant Stafford	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Pete Sampras's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Boris Becker's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1991	SF	David Wheaton	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1991	QF	Jakob Hlasek	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1991	R16	Christian Bergstrom	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 12, 1991	R32	David Pate	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data