QF Swiss Indoors 1996

Pete Sampras #1 def. Mikael Tillstrom #42

6-3 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Mikael Tillstrom 6-3 6-4 in the 1996 Swiss Indoors quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMikael Tillstrom
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
133
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.5%51.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.9%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.2%54.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.8%60.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.1%21.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.9%43.1%
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.
+17.0-0.9
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.
+0.9-17.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasMikael Tillstrom
Country USA SWE
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Mar 5, 1972
Age2524
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)142
Ranking points (entering)4,543899
Elo (entering)2,2121,786
Current career W-L739–209109–109
Current career earnings$43,280,489$2,030,525
Pre-match H2H

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Haas #2196-4 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1996R16
Alex Radulescu #625-7 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1996R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #57-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1996SF

Mikael Tillstrom's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #543-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1996R16
Filip Dewulf #477-6(2) 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1996R32