SF Los Angeles Open 1999

Pete Sampras #2 def. James Sekulov #236

6-0 6-2

Pete Sampras defeated James Sekulov 6-0 6-2 in the 1999 Los Angeles Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 31, 1999*
Tournament: Los Angeles Open
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 55m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	James Sekulov
Aces	4	1
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	53.0%	66.0%
First serve points won %	83.0%	45.0%
Second serve points won %	60.0%	38.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	29.0%
Break points converted %	71.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	72.0%	43.0%
Return points won %	57.0%	28.0%
Total points won %	64.0%	36.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	James Sekulov
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Oct 13, 1976
Age	27	22
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	236
Ranking points (entering)	3,594	174
Elo (entering)	2,086	1,514
Current career W-L	739–209	6–16
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$244,696

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #2 0 – 0 James Sekulov #236

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #38	4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 1999	QF
Sebastien Lareau #116	7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 1999	R16
Phillip King	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 1999	R32

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #3	7-6(3) 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 1999	F

James Sekulov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #70	2-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 1999	QF
Thomas Enqvist #18	6-7(1) 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 1999	R16
Martin Damm Sr	7-5 4-6 7-5	W	—	Match data	Jul 29, 1999	R32