QF Miami Open 1999

Richard Krajicek #7 def. Pete Sampras #2

6-2 7-6(6)

Richard Krajicek defeated Pete Sampras 6-2 7-6(6) in the 1999 Miami Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 21, 1999*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 1999
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 22m

Match Statistics

Stat	Richard Krajicek	Pete Sampras
Aces	9	10
Double faults	3	8
First serve %	52.0%	56.0%
First serve points won %	85.0%	82.0%
Second serve points won %	55.0%	37.0%
Break points saved %	75.0%	40.0%
Break points converted %	60.0%	25.0%
Service points won %	71.0%	62.0%
Return points won %	38.0%	29.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Richard Krajicek	Pete Sampras
Country	NED	USA
Birth date	Dec 6, 1971	Aug 12, 1971
Age	27	27
Height	196 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	7	2
Ranking points (entering)	2,677	3,447
Elo (entering)	2,004	2,033
Current career W-L	408–207	739–209
Current career earnings	$10,077,425	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Richard Krajicek #7 4 – 2 Pete Sampras #2

Path

Richard Krajicek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marat Safin #26	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1999	R16
Jan Siemerink #29	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 1999	R32
Sjeng Schalken #54	6-1 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 1999	R64

Richard Krajicek's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Enqvist #15	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 1999	SF

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Albert Costa #16	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1999	R16
Jonas Bjorkman #35	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 1999	R32
Jim Courier #52	6-3 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 1999	R64