QF US Open 1996

Pete Sampras #1 def. Alex Corretja #31

7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)

Pete Sampras defeated Alex Corretja 7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7) in the 1996 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasAlex Corretja
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
2325
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.4%69.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.0%83.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
49.3%53.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
72.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.4%73.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%27.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
26.2%27.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.4%50.6%
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.
+10.5+12.0
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.
-12.0-10.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1996 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasAlex Corretja
Country USA ESP
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Apr 11, 1974
Age2522
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)131
Ranking points (entering)4,3181,174
Elo (entering)2,1741,857
Current career W-L739–209417–278
Current career earnings$43,280,489$10,411,354
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 3 – 0 Alex Corretja #31

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #226-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1996R16
Alexander Volkov #786-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1996R32
Jiri Novak #476-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1996R64
Jimy Szymanski #1646-2 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1996R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #66-3 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 1996SF

Alex Corretja's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guy Forget #586-4 6-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1996R16
Jonas Bjorkman #516-2 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 1996R32
Filippo Veglio #3466-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1996R64
Byron Black #387-6(6) 3-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1996R128