R32 Japan Open 1996

Pete Sampras #1 def. Lionel Roux #139

6-3 6-2

Pete Sampras defeated Lionel Roux 6-3 6-2 in the 1996 Japan Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasLionel Roux
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
153
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.8%52.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
96.3%73.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%52.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
83.7%63.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.4%16.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.8%40.2%
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.
+21.9+1.8
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.
-1.8-21.9

* 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 SamprasLionel Roux
Country USA FRA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Apr 12, 1973
Age2423
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)1139
Ranking points (entering)4,431305
Elo (entering)2,1761,517
Current career W-L739–20976–116
Current career earnings$43,280,489$1,255,648
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 1 – 0 Lionel Roux #139

Path

Pete Sampras's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Norman #1275-7 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 1996R16

Lionel Roux's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Obrien 7-5 5-7 6-3W—Match dataApr 17, 1996R64