SF Miami Open 1996

Goran Ivanisevic #6 def. Pete Sampras #2

2-6 6-4 6-4

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Pete Sampras 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1996 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 24, 1996*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 1996
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 29m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Pete Sampras
Aces	10	11
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	46.0%	57.0%
First serve points won %	82.0%	86.0%
Second serve points won %	56.0%	56.0%
Break points saved %	78.0%	33.0%
Break points converted %	67.0%	22.0%
Service points won %	68.0%	73.0%
Return points won %	27.0%	32.0%
Total points won %	49.0%	51.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Pete Sampras
Country	CRO	USA
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Aug 12, 1971
Age	24	24
Height	194 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	2
Ranking points (entering)	3,144	4,451
Elo (entering)	2,068	2,174
Current career W-L	565–320	739–209
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #6 6 – 7 Pete Sampras #2

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #4	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 1996	QF
Andrei Medvedev #14	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1996	R16
Javier Sanchez #47	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1996	R32
Richey Reneberg #65	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1996	R64

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #3	0-3 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 25, 1996	F

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vincent Spadea #90	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 1996	QF
Todd Martin #18	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1996	R16
Jakob Hlasek #42	7-5 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1996	R32
Sjeng Schalken #53	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1996	R64