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Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 def. Pete Sampras #1

7-6(4) 6-0 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jun 9, 1996*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	7-6(4) 6-0 6-2
Loser	Pete Sampras
Duration	1h 47m

Stat	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Pete Sampras
Aces	10	9
Double faults	2	7
First serve %	61	58
First serve points won %	87	63
Second serve points won %	62	41
Break points saved %	—	62
Break points converted %	38	—
Service points won %	77	53
Return points won %	47	23
Total points won %	60	40

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Pete Sampras
Country	RUS	USA
Birth date	Feb 18, 1974	Aug 12, 1971
Age	22	24
Height	190	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	7	1
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,954	2,191
Career W-L	568–281	737–208
Career earnings	$23,883,797	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1 – 3 Pete Sampras

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 7, 1996	QF	Richard Krajicek	6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 1996	R16	Francisco Clavet	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 1996	R32	Felix Mantilla	6-4 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1996	R64	Thomas Johansson	6-2 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 1996	R128	Galo Blanco	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 10, 1996	F	Michael Stich	7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data

Pete Sampras's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 7, 1996	QF	Jim Courier	6-7(4) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 1996	R16	Scott Draper	6-4 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 1996	R32	Todd Martin	3-6 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1996	R64	Sergi Bruguera	6-3 6-4 6-7(2) 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 1996	R128	Magnus Gustafsson	6-1 7-5 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data