Fernando Meligeni #58 def. Pete Sampras #2

6-3 6-1

Fernando Meligeni defeated Pete Sampras 6-3 6-1 in the 1999 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 13, 1999*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 1999
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 6m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Meligeni	Pete Sampras
Aces	2	1
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	62	47
First serve points won %	74	67
Second serve points won %	48	30
Break points saved %	83	55
Break points converted %	45	17
Service points won %	64	47
Return points won %	53	36
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Meligeni	Pete Sampras
Country	BRA	USA
Birth date	Apr 12, 1971	Aug 12, 1971
Age	28	27
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	58	2
Ranking points (entering)	774	3,367
Elo (entering)	1,748	2,019
Current career W-L	189–201	739–209
Current career earnings	$2,555,367	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Meligeni #58 0 – 1 Pete Sampras #2

Path

Fernando Meligeni's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cedric Pioline #29	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 1999	R64

Fernando Meligeni's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Felix Mantilla #15	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 15, 1999	R16

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bohdan Ulihrach #38	3-6 6-2 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 1999	R64