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Pete Sampras #1 def. A. Radulescu #81

6-3 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 31, 1997*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Pete Sampras
Score6-3 6-4 6-4
Loser A. Radulescu
Duration1h 30m
StatPete SamprasA. Radulescu
Aces1112
Double faults13
First serve %6760
First serve points won %8779
Second serve points won %7050
Break points saved %10040
Break points converted %600
Service points won %8167
Return points won %3319
Total points won %5743

Pre-match Comparison

FieldPete SamprasA. Radulescu
Country USA GER
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Dec 7, 1974
Age2622
Height185185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)181
Ranking points (entering)5,491607
Elo (entering)2,1461,682
Career W-L737–20840–56
Career earnings$43,280,489$698,887
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras 2 0 A. Radulescu

Path

Pete Sampras's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1997R64 P. Baur 7-5 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1997R128 T. Larkham 6-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Pete Sampras's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1997R16 Petr Korda 7-6(4) 5-7 6-7(2) 6-3 6-7(3)LH2HMatch data

A. Radulescu's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1997R64 Richard Fromberg 3-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 1997R128 O. Ogorodov 3-6 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch data