R64 US Open 1996

Pete Sampras #1 def. Jiri Novak #47

6-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Jiri Novak 6-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 1996 US Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Aug 30, 1996*
Tournament
US Open
Edition
1996
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R64
Duration
2h 36m

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasJiri Novak
Aces1815
Double faults55
First serve %54.0%61.0%
First serve points won %88.0%79.0%
Second serve points won %47.0%53.0%
Break points saved %57.0%70.0%
Break points converted %30.0%43.0%
Service points won %69.0%69.0%
Return points won %31.0%31.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%
Match Serve++7.2+7.1
Match Return+-7.1-7.2

* 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 SamprasJiri Novak
Country USA CZE
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Mar 22, 1975
Age2521
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)147
Ranking points (entering)4,318847
Elo (entering)2,1611,671
Current career W-L739–209319–253
Current career earnings$43,280,489$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 0 – 0 Jiri Novak #47

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Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jimy Szymanski #1646-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1996R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Volkov #786-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1996R32

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ben Ellwood #1526-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1996R128