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

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasDominik Hrbaty
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1721
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
915
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.5%68.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.0%78.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.1%30.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.1%63.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.5%32.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.7%49.3%
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.
+5.1+1.6
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.
-1.6-5.1

* 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

FieldPete SamprasDominik Hrbaty
Country USA SVK
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Jan 4, 1978
Age2519
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)176
Ranking points (entering)4,865622
Elo (entering)2,2071,606
Current career W-L739–209328–299
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Woodforde #286-1 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1997R32
Adrian Voinea #483-6 6-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1997R64
Dinu Pescariu #1696-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1997R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Costa #136-3 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1997QF

Dominik Hrbaty's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Berasategui #216-3 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 2-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1997R32
Nicklas Kulti #706-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1997R64
Sandon Stolle #501-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1997R128