R32 Paris Masters 1997

Pete Sampras #1 def. Boris Becker #38

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

Pete Sampras defeated Boris Becker 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 in the 1997 Paris Masters round of 32 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasBoris Becker
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1412
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
28
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.0%56.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.8%81.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.1%43.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.3%65.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.7%26.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
+11.3+3.4
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.
-3.4-11.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasBoris Becker
Country USA GER
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Nov 22, 1967
Age2629
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)138
Ranking points (entering)3,998975
Elo (entering)2,1421,972
Current career W-L739–209672–220
Current career earnings$43,280,489$25,080,956
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 11 7 Boris Becker #38

Path

Pete Sampras's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #84-6 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 1, 1997R16

Boris Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Woodforde #466-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 1997R64