R16 Australian Open 1997

Pete Sampras #1 def. Dominik Hrbaty #76

6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Dominik Hrbaty 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the 1997 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 22, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 56m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Dominik Hrbaty
Aces	17	21
Double faults	9	15
First serve %	71.0%	68.0%
First serve points won %	77.0%	79.0%
Second serve points won %	43.0%	30.0%
Break points saved %	70.0%	62.0%
Break points converted %	38.0%	30.0%
Service points won %	67.0%	64.0%
Return points won %	36.0%	33.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Dominik Hrbaty
Country	USA	SVK
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Jan 4, 1978
Age	25	19
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	76
Ranking points (entering)	4,865	622
Elo (entering)	2,207	1,606
Current career W-L	739–209	328–299
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$7,070,095

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 0 – 0 Dominik Hrbaty #76

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Woodforde #28	6-1 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Adrian Voinea #48	3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Dinu Pescariu #169	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Albert Costa #13	6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1997	QF

Dominik Hrbaty's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Berasategui #21	6-3 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 2-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Nicklas Kulti #70	6-2 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Sandon Stolle #50	1-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128