Sergi Bruguera #35 def. Pete Sampras #1

5-7 7-6(2) 6-4

Sergi Bruguera defeated Pete Sampras 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 1997 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 23, 1997*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 8m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sergi Bruguera	Pete Sampras
Aces	10	8
Double faults	3	0
First serve %	52	59
First serve points won %	68	73
Second serve points won %	63	49
Break points saved %	43	0
Break points converted %	100	57
Service points won %	66	63
Return points won %	37	34
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Sergi Bruguera	Pete Sampras
Country	ESP	USA
Birth date	Jan 16, 1971	Aug 12, 1971
Age	26	25
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	35	1
Ranking points (entering)	1,081	5,684
Elo (entering)	1,893	2,228
Current career W-L	420–257	739–209
Current career earnings	$11,632,199	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Sergi Bruguera #35 1 – 2 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Sergi Bruguera's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrei Medvedev #40	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1997	QF
Gaston Etlis #160	7-6(0) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 1997	R16
Michael Chang #3	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1997	R32
Jason Stoltenberg #39	6-3 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1997	R64

Sergi Bruguera's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Muster #2	6-7(6) 3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 1997	F

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hendrik Dreekmann #54	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1997	QF
Magnus Larsson #45	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 1997	R16
Francisco Clavet #36	6-3 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1997	R32
Adrian Voinea #77	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 1997	R64