Pete Sampras #14 def. Mariano Puerta #210

6-4 6-2

Pete Sampras defeated Mariano Puerta 6-4 6-2 in the 2002 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMariano Puerta
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
161
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%55.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.8%61.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.8%40.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.0%52.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.5%30.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.7%42.3%
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.
+7.7-9.9
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.
+9.8-7.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasMariano Puerta
Country USA ARG
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Sep 19, 1978
Age3023
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)14210
Ranking points (entering)1,825170
Elo (entering)1,9601,578
Current career W-L739–209121–116
Current career earnings$43,280,489$1,781,372
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #14 0 – 0 Mariano Puerta #210

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Vacek #794-6 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 25, 2002R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Todd Martin #466-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataApr 27, 2002QF

Mariano Puerta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Lee #1006-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 25, 2002R32