Jonas Bjorkman #24 def. Pete Sampras #1

3-6 6-3 6-4

Jonas Bjorkman defeated Pete Sampras 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1997 Queen's Club Championships quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJonas BjorkmanPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
816
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
98
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
47.3%58.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.5%78.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%51.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
77.8%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.4%67.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%22.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.5%36.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.1%50.9%
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.
+1.5+5.6
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.
-5.6-1.5

* 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

FieldJonas BjorkmanPete Sampras
Country SWE USA
Birth dateMar 23, 1972Aug 12, 1971
Age2525
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)241
Ranking points (entering)1,3394,699
Elo (entering)1,8312,113
Current career W-L395–344739–209
Current career earnings$14,610,671$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Jonas Bjorkman #24 0 – 4 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Jonas Bjorkman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stephane Simian #1286-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 1997R16
Luis Herrera #1817-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 1997R32

Jonas Bjorkman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #196-2 6-7(5) 2-6LH2HMatch dataJun 14, 1997SF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brett Steven #94(w/o)WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 1997R16
Javier Frana #1476-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 1997R32