SF Paris Masters 1991

Pete Sampras #7 def. Michael Chang #21

2-6 6-4 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the 1991 Paris Masters semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMichael Chang
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
60
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.1%62.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.5%70.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.0%51.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.4%63.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.6%31.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
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.
+7.4+2.4
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.
-2.4-7.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1991 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasMichael Chang
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Feb 22, 1972
Age2019
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)721
Ranking points (entering)1,8631,107
Elo (entering)2,0591,965
Current career W-L739–209649–305
Current career earnings$43,280,489$19,145,632
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #7 1 – 5 Michael Chang #21

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Volkov #386-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 1991QF
Goran Ivanisevic #146-3 6-7(5) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 1991R16
Andrei Cherkasov #207-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1991R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guy Forget #66-7(9) 6-4 7-5 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataNov 4, 1991F

Michael Chang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #117-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 1991QF
Stefan Edberg #12-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 1991R16
Rodolphe Gilbert #1027-6(7) 3-6 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 1991R32