SF Eastbourne Open 1991

Pete Sampras #9 def. Veli Paloheimo #72

6-4 7-5

Pete Sampras defeated Veli Paloheimo 6-4 7-5 in the 1991 Eastbourne Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasVeli Paloheimo
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.4%47.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.0%71.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.4%40.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
88.9%72.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.2%55.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.3%11.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.0%33.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.0%45.0%
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.
+5.2-6.0
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.
+6.0-5.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1991 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasVeli Paloheimo
Country USA FIN
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Dec 13, 1967
Age1923
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)972
Ranking points (entering)1,613504
Elo (entering)1,9231,701
Current career W-L739–20940–52
Current career earnings$43,280,489$353,661
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #9 0 0 Veli Paloheimo #72

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wally Masur #587-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 22, 1991QF
MaliVai Washington #687-6(5) 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 21, 1991R16
Christian Bergstrom #557-5 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1991R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #114-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 23, 1991F

Veli Paloheimo's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amos Mansdorf #593-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 22, 1991QF
Gilad Bloom #716-7(2) 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 21, 1991R16
Jan Siemerink #387-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 1991R32