SF Philadelphia 1997

Pete Sampras #1 def. Sjeng Schalken #88

3-6 7-5 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Sjeng Schalken 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the 1997 Philadelphia semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasSjeng Schalken
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
105
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%59.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.7%55.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.2%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.0%53.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.8%42.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.6%47.4%
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.
-3.9-8.7
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.
+8.7+3.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasSjeng Schalken
Country USA NED
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Sep 8, 1976
Age2520
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)188
Ranking points (entering)5,491565
Elo (entering)2,2491,679
Current career W-L739–209280–254
Current career earnings$43,280,489$5,192,798
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 1 – 0 Sjeng Schalken #88

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Doug Flach #1296-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 1997QF
Jonas Bjorkman #387-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1997R16
Marcelo Filippini #796-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 1997R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #605-7 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 1997F

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonathan Stark #616-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 1997QF
Kenneth Carlsen #577-6(7) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 1997R16
Jason Stoltenberg #316-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 1997R32