R16 Hong Kong Open 1996

Pete Sampras #2 def. Patrick Rafter #89

6-3 7-6(1)

Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter 6-3 7-6(1) in the 1996 Hong Kong Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasPatrick Rafter
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.1%47.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
91.7%83.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.5%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
79.0%66.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.8%21.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.9%44.1%
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.
+17.2+4.3
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.
-4.3-17.2

* 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 SamprasPatrick Rafter
Country USA AUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Dec 28, 1972
Age2423
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)289
Ranking points (entering)4,310523
Elo (entering)2,1551,754
Current career W-L739–209333–178
Current career earnings$43,280,489$11,133,128
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #2 2 – 1 Patrick Rafter #89

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Lareau #1276-1 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1996R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Prinosil #406-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 1996QF

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Hui 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 1996R32