SF Hong Kong Open 1996

Pete Sampras #2 def. Jan Siemerink #25

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

Pete Sampras defeated Jan Siemerink 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) in the 1996 Hong Kong Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 13, 1996*
Tournament: Hong Kong Open
Edition: 1996
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 47m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Jan Siemerink
Aces	12	6
Double faults	2	9
First serve %	64.0%	53.0%
First serve points won %	81.0%	71.0%
Second serve points won %	69.0%	58.0%
Break points saved %	0.0%	71.0%
Break points converted %	29.0%	100.0%
Service points won %	77.0%	65.0%
Return points won %	35.0%	23.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Jan Siemerink
Country	USA	NED
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Apr 14, 1970
Age	24	25
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	25
Ranking points (entering)	4,310	1,066
Elo (entering)	2,160	1,727
Current career W-L	739–209	261–262
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$4,347,693

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #2 1 – 0 Jan Siemerink #25

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Prinosil #40	6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1996	QF
Patrick Rafter #89	6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1996	R16
Sebastien Lareau #127	6-1 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1996	R32

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Chang #4	6-4 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 14, 1996	F

Jan Siemerink's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Shuzo Matsuoka #66	6-3 2-6 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 13, 1996	QF
Kenneth Carlsen #60	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1996	R16
Greg Rusedski #46	2-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1996	R32