Pete Sampras #1 def. Thomas Muster #5

6-1 7-6(3) 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Thomas Muster 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3 in the 1997 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 26, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 54m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Thomas Muster
Aces	16	3
Double faults	4	3
First serve %	71	62
First serve points won %	85	65
Second serve points won %	47	50
Break points saved %	80	56
Break points converted %	44	20
Service points won %	74	59
Return points won %	41	26
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Thomas Muster
Country	USA	AUT
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Oct 2, 1967
Age	25	29
Height	185 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	5
Ranking points (entering)	4,865	3,125
Elo (entering)	2,214	1,989
Current career W-L	739–209	590–268
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$12,266,977

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 6 – 1 Thomas Muster #5

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Albert Costa #13	6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1997	QF
Dominik Hrbaty #76	6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Mark Woodforde #28	6-1 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Adrian Voinea #48	3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Dinu Pescariu #169	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #9	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 1997	F

Thomas Muster's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Goran Ivanisevic #4	6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1997	QF
Jim Courier #16	6-2 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1997	R16
Jens Knippschild #136	6-4 7-6(2) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Grant Stafford #78	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Geoff Grant #186	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128