Pete Sampras #3 def. Ivan Lendl #7

6-3 3-6 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Ivan Lendl 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1992 Cincinnati Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasIvan Lendl
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1312
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
51
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.5%55.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.6%60.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.9%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.7%59.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.0%36.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.5%47.5%
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.
+2.4-2.4
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.
+2.4-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1992 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasIvan Lendl
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Mar 7, 1960
Age2132
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)37
Ranking points (entering)2,8641,882
Elo (entering)2,0761,924
Current career W-L739–2091,045–227
Current career earnings$43,280,489$21,262,417
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #3 2 – 2 Ivan Lendl #7

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Edberg #26-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1992SF
Petr Korda #66-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1992QF
Mark Woodforde #582-6 7-6(8) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1992R16
Francisco Montana #1127-6(7) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1992R32

Pete Sampras's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ivan Lendl's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #56-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1992SF
David Wheaton #446-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1992QF
Cedric Pioline #576-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1992R16
Gianluca Pozzi #566-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 1992R32