R16 US Open 1997

Petr Korda #16 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(3)

Petr Korda defeated Pete Sampras 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(3) in the 1997 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPetr KordaPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1524
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.8%61.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.3%79.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.0%47.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.6%66.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.3%28.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.1%48.9%
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.
+9.7+4.8
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.
-4.8-9.7

* 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

FieldPetr KordaPete Sampras
Country CZE USA
Birth dateJan 23, 1968Aug 12, 1971
Age2926
Height190 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)161
Ranking points (entering)1,7465,491
Elo (entering)1,8832,151
Current career W-L378–238739–209
Current career earnings$10,448,900$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Petr Korda #16 2 11 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Petr Korda's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Damm Sr 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5WMatch dataAug 31, 1997R32
Marzio Martelli #1046-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1997R64
Vincent Spadea #842-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1997R128

Petr Korda's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #176-7(3) 2-6 0-1 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataSep 5, 1997QF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Radulescu #816-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1997R32
Patrick Baur #3387-5 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1997R64
Todd Larkham #2046-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1997R128