SF Philadelphia 1991

Pete Sampras #5 def. John McEnroe #17

6-2 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated John McEnroe 6-2 6-4 in the 1991 Philadelphia semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasJohn McEnroe
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
101
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.1%49.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.2%75.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.0%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.4%57.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.4%31.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.2%44.8%
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.
+7.4-3.4
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.
+3.4-7.4

* 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 SamprasJohn McEnroe
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Feb 16, 1959
Age1932
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)517
Ranking points (entering)1,6891,096
Elo (entering)2,0791,972
Current career W-L739–209835–191
Current career earnings$43,280,489$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #5 2 – 0 John McEnroe #17

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #396-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 1991QF
MaliVai Washington #976-3 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1991R16
Milan Srejber #1086-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 1991R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Lendl #37-5 4-6 4-6 6-3 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 1991F

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aki Rahunen #737-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 1991QF
Wally Masur #497-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 1991R16
Alexander Mronz #886-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 1991R32