Gabriel Markus #78 def. Pete Sampras #4

6-1 2-6 7-6(5)

Gabriel Markus defeated Pete Sampras 6-1 2-6 7-6(5) in the 1992 Nice semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 18, 1992*
Tournament: Nice
Edition: 1992
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 42m

Match Statistics

Stat	Gabriel Markus	Pete Sampras
Aces	2	6
Double faults	0	4
First serve %	72	65
First serve points won %	64	62
Second serve points won %	57	40
Break points saved %	0	44
Break points converted %	56	100
Service points won %	62	55
Return points won %	45	38
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Gabriel Markus	Pete Sampras
Country	ARG	USA
Birth date	Mar 31, 1970	Aug 12, 1971
Age	22	20
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	78	4
Ranking points (entering)	482	2,611
Elo (entering)	1,630	2,088
Current career W-L	56–71	739–209
Current career earnings	$589,053	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Gabriel Markus #78 0 – 0 Pete Sampras #4

Path

Gabriel Markus's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thierry Champion #47	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1992	QF
Rodolphe Gilbert #75	7-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1992	R16
Jordi Arrese #32	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1992	R32

Gabriel Markus's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Javier Sanchez #37	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1992	F

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Henri Leconte #147	6-4 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 1992	QF
Andres Gomez #67	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 1992	R16
Martin Jaite #53	2-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 1992	R32