R16 New Haven 1998

Leander Paes #100 def. Pete Sampras #2

6-3 6-4

Leander Paes defeated Pete Sampras 6-3 6-4 in the 1998 New Haven round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLeander PaesPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
74
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.1%57.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.6%75.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.3%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.2%57.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.2%30.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.8%44.2%
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.
+7.3-4.1
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.
+4.1-7.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLeander PaesPete Sampras
Country IND USA
Birth dateJun 17, 1973Aug 12, 1971
Age2527
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1002
Ranking points (entering)4973,678
Elo (entering)1,7082,085
Current career W-L53–77739–209
Current career earnings$8,587,586$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Leander Paes #100 0 – 0 Pete Sampras #2

Path

Leander Paes's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sergi Bruguera #1076-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1998R32
Marc Rosset #436-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 1998R64

Leander Paes's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #162-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1998QF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #1516-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 1998R32