QF Sydney International 1993

Pete Sampras #3 def. Nicklas Kulti #58

6-4 6-2

Pete Sampras defeated Nicklas Kulti 6-4 6-2 in the 1993 Sydney International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 16, 1993*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1993
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Nicklas Kulti
Aces	12	8
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	59.0%	43.0%
First serve points won %	86.0%	66.0%
Second serve points won %	65.0%	47.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	40.0%
Break points converted %	60.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	78.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	22.0%
Total points won %	59.0%	41.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Nicklas Kulti
Country	USA	SWE
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Apr 22, 1971
Age	21	21
Height	185 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	58
Ranking points (entering)	3,074	624
Elo (entering)	2,121	1,748
Current career W-L	739–209	150–179
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$3,186,946

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #3 0 – 0 Nicklas Kulti #58

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Woodforde #40	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1993	R16
Andrei Medvedev #23	2-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 1993	R32

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amos Mansdorf #24	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 1993	SF

Nicklas Kulti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Henrik Holm #19	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1993	R16
Magnus Gustafsson #48	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 1993	R32