SF Cincinnati Open 1998

Pete Sampras #2 def. Magnus Larsson #37

7-5 2-6 6-1

Pete Sampras defeated Magnus Larsson 7-5 2-6 6-1 in the 1998 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 16, 1998*
Tournament: Cincinnati Open
Edition: 1998
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 38m

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Magnus Larsson
Country	USA	SWE
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Mar 25, 1970
Age	27	28
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	37
Ranking points (entering)	3,421	1,056
Elo (entering)	2,098	1,839
Current career W-L	739–209	295–218
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$5,839,451

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #2 5 – 3 Magnus Larsson #37

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vincent Spadea #44	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1998	QF
Jan-Michael Gambill #60	7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1998	R16
Martin Damm Sr	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Aug 13, 1998	R32

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patrick Rafter #3	6-1 6-7(2) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 1998	F

Magnus Larsson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Johansson #38	6-4 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1998	QF
Tommy Haas #40	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1998	R16
Jonas Bjorkman #7	6-7(5) 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1998	R32
Gianluca Pozzi #63	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1998	R64