R16 Italian Open 1998

Michael Chang #14 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-2 7-6(6)

Michael Chang defeated Pete Sampras 6-2 7-6(6) in the 1998 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMichael ChangPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
115
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
06
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.7%57.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.3%79.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.5%32.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%59.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.7%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.8%45.2%
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.
+13.0-2.6
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.
+2.6-13.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMichael ChangPete Sampras
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 22, 1972Aug 12, 1971
Age2626
Height175 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)141
Ranking points (entering)1,9973,775
Elo (entering)1,8582,117
Current career W-L649–305739–209
Current career earnings$19,145,632$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Michael Chang #14 7 – 11 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Michael Chang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #897-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1998R32
Andrei Medvedev #686-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1998R64

Michael Chang's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Costa #202-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1998QF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Norman #267-6(8) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1998R32
Thomas Enqvist #187-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1998R64