R16 Hamburg Open 1991

Karel Novacek #26 def. Pete Sampras #6

6-4 6-2

Karel Novacek defeated Pete Sampras 6-4 6-2 in the 1991 Hamburg Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKarel NovacekPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
22
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
00
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
43.5%59.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%52.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.8%47.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
81.8%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.9%50.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%18.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.1%39.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.6%44.4%
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.
-0.1-10.1
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.
+10.1+0.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1991 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarel NovacekPete Sampras
Country CZE USA
Birth dateMar 30, 1965Aug 12, 1971
Age2619
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)266
Ranking points (entering)9831,585
Elo (entering)1,8042,005
Current career W-L287–231739–209
Current career earnings$3,729,540$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Karel Novacek #26 0 0 Pete Sampras #6

Path

Karel Novacek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Omar Camporese #286-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1991R32
Carl Uwe Steeb #706-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 1991R64

Karel Novacek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Koevermans #534-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1991QF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Horst Skoff #276-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 1991R32