Richard Krajicek #15 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-4 6-4

Richard Krajicek defeated Pete Sampras 6-4 6-4 in the 1997 Stuttgart Masters round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRichard KrajicekPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
95
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
20
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%60.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%78.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.3%69.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.2%26.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
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.
+11.4+7.9
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.
-7.9-11.4

* 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

FieldRichard KrajicekPete Sampras
Country NED USA
Birth dateDec 6, 1971Aug 12, 1971
Age2526
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)151
Ranking points (entering)1,9994,291
Elo (entering)1,9112,168
Current career W-L408–207739–209
Current career earnings$10,077,425$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H

Path

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Becker #237-6(10) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1997R32

Richard Krajicek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Larsson #306-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1997QF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Gustafsson #326-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1997R32