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Pete Sampras#1 def. A. Voinea#48

3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 1997*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Pete Sampras
Score3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Loser A. Voinea
Duration1h 50m
StatPete SamprasA. Voinea
Aces146
Double faults50
First serve %6766
First serve points won %7972
Second serve points won %4438
Break points saved %7125
Break points converted %7529
Service points won %6761
Return points won %3933
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldPete SamprasA. Voinea
Country USA ROU
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Aug 6, 1974
Age2522
Height185185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)148
Ranking points (entering)4,865852
Elo (entering)2,1841,742
Career W-L737–208126–168
Career earnings$43,280,489$1,836,277
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras 0 0 A. Voinea

Path

Pete Sampras's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1997R128 D. Pescariu 6-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Pete Sampras's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1997R32 M. Woodforde 6-1 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

A. Voinea's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1997R128 Hendrik Dreekmann 6-2 6-1 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data