R32 Australian Open 1996

Mark Philippoussis #40 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-4 7-6(9) 7-6(3)

Mark Philippoussis defeated Pete Sampras 6-4 7-6(9) 7-6(3) in the 1996 Australian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
295
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
61
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.5%54.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.4%82.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.3%55.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.5%70.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.7%24.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.4%44.6%
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.
+13.6+8.5
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.
-8.5-13.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMark PhilippoussisPete Sampras
Country AUS USA
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Aug 12, 1971
Age1924
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)401
Ranking points (entering)8524,842
Elo (entering)1,7622,170
Current career W-L291–193739–209
Current career earnings$6,987,402$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eyal Ran #1572-6 6-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
Nicolas Kiefer #1667-6(3) 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Woodforde #672-6 2-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1996R16

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Joyce 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4WMatch dataJan 19, 1996R64
Richard Fromberg #1187-5 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 1996R128