R32 Roland Garros 1997

Magnus Norman #65 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-2 6-4 2-6 6-4

Magnus Norman defeated Pete Sampras 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 1997 Roland Garros round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMagnus NormanPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
127
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.6%54.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.1%71.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.1%55.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.3%33.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.7%45.3%
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.
+4.2-6.2
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.
+6.2-4.2

* 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

FieldMagnus NormanPete Sampras
Country SWE USA
Birth dateMay 30, 1976Aug 12, 1971
Age2125
Height187 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)651
Ranking points (entering)7405,118
Elo (entering)1,7912,154
Current career W-L236–164739–209
Current career earnings$4,537,247$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Magnus Norman #65 0 1 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Magnus Norman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Leander Paes #1096-3 6-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Greg Rusedski #416-3 6-2 3-6 4-6 9-7WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1997R128

Magnus Norman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Rosset #184-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 1997R16

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francisco Clavet #316-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1997R64
Fabrice Santoro #576-3 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 1997R128