QF US Open 1998

Pete Sampras #1 def. Karol Kucera #9

6-3 7-5 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 7-5 6-4 in the 1998 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasKarol Kucera
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
134
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.9%68.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.1%67.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.5%29.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.3%55.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.4%26.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.7%41.3%
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.
+11.4-6.4
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.
+6.4-11.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasKarol Kucera
Country USA SVK
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Mar 4, 1974
Age2724
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)19
Ranking points (entering)3,6782,511
Elo (entering)2,0711,936
Current career W-L739–209261–233
Current career earnings$43,280,489$5,061,125
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 1 – 1 Karol Kucera #9

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #606-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1998R16
Mikael Tillstrom #716-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1998R32
Paul Goldstein #2567-6(4) 2-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Marc Kevin Goellner #1096-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #37-6(8) 4-6 6-2 4-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataSep 13, 1998SF

Karol Kucera's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #86-3 6-3 6-7(5) 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1998R16
Adrian Voinea #837-5 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1998R32
Jerome Golmard #557-5 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Steve Campbell #906-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128