Pete Sampras #2 def. Wally Masur #26

6-4 6-2

Pete Sampras defeated Wally Masur 6-4 6-2 in the 1993 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 10, 1993*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 1993
Category: ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 18m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Wally Masur
Aces	12	0
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	49	61
First serve points won %	88	65
Second serve points won %	58	38
Break points saved %	—	67
Break points converted %	33	—
Service points won %	73	55
Return points won %	45	27
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Wally Masur
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	May 13, 1963
Age	21	29
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	26
Ranking points (entering)	3,559	1,013
Elo (entering)	2,140	1,829
Current career W-L	739–209	313–268
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$3,134,718

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #2 4 – 0 Wally Masur #26

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Wheaton #47	6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1993	QF
Guillaume Raoux #54	6-4 6-7(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1993	R16
Jamie Morgan #90	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 8, 1993	R32

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brad Gilbert #32	6-2 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1993	F

Wally Masur's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Todd Woodbridge #84	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1993	QF
Jan Siemerink #48	6-7(4) 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1993	R16
Joao Cunha Silva	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Apr 8, 1993	R32