Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 def. Pete Sampras #1

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

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Pete Sampras 7-6(4) 6-0 6-2 in the 1996 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 9, 1996*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 1996
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 47m

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Pete Sampras
Country	RUS	USA
Birth date	Feb 18, 1974	Aug 12, 1971
Age	22	24
Height	190 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	7	1
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,953	2,222
Current career W-L	574–281	739–209
Current career earnings	$23,883,797	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 0 – 2 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Krajicek #14	6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1996	QF
Francisco Clavet #43	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1996	R16
Felix Mantilla #54	6-4 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1996	R32
Thomas Johansson #103	6-2 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1996	R64
Galo Blanco #113	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1996	R128

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Stich #11	7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1996	F

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jim Courier #8	6-7(4) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1996	QF
Scott Draper #99	6-4 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1996	R16
Todd Martin #18	3-6 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1996	R32
Sergi Bruguera #23	6-3 6-4 6-7(2) 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1996	R64
Magnus Gustafsson #34	6-1 7-5 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1996	R128