SF Italian Open 1993

Goran Ivanisevic #6 def. Pete Sampras #1

7-6(4) 6-2

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Pete Sampras 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 1993 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGoran IvanisevicPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
134
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.4%51.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.9%79.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.6%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.4%62.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.5%24.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.6%43.4%
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.
+14.1+1.2
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.
-1.2-14.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1993 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldGoran IvanisevicPete Sampras
Country CRO USA
Birth dateSep 13, 1971Aug 12, 1971
Age2121
Height194 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)61
Ranking points (entering)2,2723,826
Elo (entering)1,9882,160
Current career W-L565–320739–209
Current career earnings$19,878,007$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Filippini #677-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1993QF
Marc Rosset #266-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1993R16
Magnus Gustafsson #326-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1993R32
Jaime Oncins #396-3 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1993R64

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jim Courier #21-6 2-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1993F

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Perez-Roldan #546-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 1993QF
Christian Bergstrom #526-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1993R16
Alex Corretja #706-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1993R32
Renzo Furlan #506-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1993R64