SF Swiss Indoors 1996

Pete Sampras #1 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5

7-6(4) 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 1996 Swiss Indoors semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
107
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
43.8%58.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.1%75.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
69.4%37.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%60.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.0%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.7%43.3%
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.
+13.1-1.9
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.
+1.9-13.1

* 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 SamprasYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country USA RUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Feb 18, 1974
Age2522
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)15
Ranking points (entering)4,5433,059
Elo (entering)2,2151,972
Current career W-L739–209574–281
Current career earnings$43,280,489$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikael Tillstrom #426-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1996QF
Tommy Haas #2196-4 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1996R16
Alex Radulescu #625-7 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1996R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hendrik Dreekmann #497-5 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1996F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Kevin Goellner #795-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 1996QF
Lionel Roux #1124-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 1996R16
Marc Rosset #236-3 6-7(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 1996R32