QF Cincinnati Open 1996

Thomas Enqvist #12 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-3 6-3

Thomas Enqvist defeated Pete Sampras 6-3 6-3 in the 1996 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatThomas EnqvistPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1810
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%61.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.9%65.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.4%30.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.8%51.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.1%30.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.0%41.0%
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.
+8.0-9.9
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.
+9.9-7.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldThomas EnqvistPete Sampras
Country SWE USA
Birth dateMar 13, 1974Aug 12, 1971
Age2224
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)121
Ranking points (entering)1,8974,147
Elo (entering)1,8102,172
Current career W-L424–283739–209
Current career earnings$10,461,641$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Thomas Enqvist #12 0 5 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Thomas Enqvist's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #87-6(7) 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 1996R16
Patrick Rafter #686-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1996R32
Byron Black #336-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 1996R64

Thomas Enqvist's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #31-6 6-2 2-6LH2HMatch dataAug 11, 1996SF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Woodforde #316-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 1996R16
Jakob Hlasek #546-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 8, 1996R32