SF Japan Open 1996

Pete Sampras #1 def. Mark Woodforde #24

7-6(5) 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Mark Woodforde 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 1996 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMark Woodforde
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
105
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.6%44.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
89.2%79.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.8%63.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.8%23.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+15.0+1.4
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.
-1.3-14.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasMark Woodforde
Country USA AUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Sep 23, 1965
Age2430
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)124
Ranking points (entering)4,4311,135
Elo (entering)2,1811,873
Current career W-L739–209313–294
Current career earnings$43,280,489$8,551,305
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 6 0 Mark Woodforde #24

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guy Forget #353-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1996QF
Magnus Norman #1275-7 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1996R16
Lionel Roux #1396-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 1996R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richey Reneberg #636-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 1996F

Mark Woodforde's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #86-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 1996QF
Frederik Fetterlein #1016-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1996R16
Wayne Black #1946-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 1996R32