R16 Paris Masters 1997

Pete Sampras #1 def. Petr Korda #8

4-6 7-6(2) 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Petr Korda 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 1997 Paris Masters round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasPetr Korda
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
129
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.1%56.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.3%75.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.1%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
88.9%91.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.8%64.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
8.3%11.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.7%30.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.0%48.0%
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.
+7.9+2.4
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.
-2.4-7.9

* 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

FieldPete SamprasPetr Korda
Country USA CZE
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Jan 23, 1968
Age2629
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)18
Ranking points (entering)3,9982,369
Elo (entering)2,1501,987
Current career W-L739–209378–238
Current career earnings$43,280,489$10,448,900
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 11 3 Petr Korda #8

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Becker #387-6(4) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 1997R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Muster #126-1 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 1997QF

Petr Korda's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #986-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 1997R32