SF Cincinnati Open 1999

Pete Sampras #1 def. Andre Agassi #3

7-6(7) 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi 7-6(7) 6-4 in the 1999 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasAndre Agassi
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
88
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
62
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.2%52.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
90.6%67.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.0%61.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.0%64.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.2%22.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.6%45.4%
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.
+16.0+2.8
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.
-2.8-16.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasAndre Agassi
Country USA USA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Apr 29, 1970
Age2829
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)13
Ranking points (entering)3,7053,354
Elo (entering)2,1142,070
Current career W-L739–209842–268
Current career earnings$43,280,489$31,152,975
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 15 – 10 Andre Agassi #3

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #136-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1999QF
Rainer Schuettler #497-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1999R16
Jan Siemerink #487-6(9) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1999R32

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrick Rafter #47-6(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1999F

Andre Agassi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #66-2 7-6(10)WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1999QF
Jiri Novak #427-6(3) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 1999R16
Arnaud Di Pasquale 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 1999R32