Goran Ivanisevic #8 def. Pete Sampras #3

6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Pete Sampras 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2 in the 1992 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 5, 1992*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1992
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Goran Ivanisevic	Pete Sampras
Aces	36	13
Double faults	5	7
First serve %	66	58
First serve points won %	91	82
Second serve points won %	59	49
Break points saved %	—	40
Break points converted %	60	—
Service points won %	81	68
Return points won %	32	19
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Goran Ivanisevic	Pete Sampras
Country	CRO	USA
Birth date	Sep 13, 1971	Aug 12, 1971
Age	20	20
Height	194 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	3
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,027	2,058
Current career W-L	565–320	739–209
Current career earnings	$19,878,007	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Goran Ivanisevic #8 2 – 2 Pete Sampras #3

Path

Goran Ivanisevic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stefan Edberg #2	6-7(10) 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1992	QF
Ivan Lendl #11	6-7(7) 6-1 6-4 1-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1992	R16
Marc Rosset #40	7-6(4) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1992	R32
Mark Woodforde #90	6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1992	R64
Lars Koslowski #63	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1992	R128

Goran Ivanisevic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #9	7-6(8) 4-6 4-6 6-1 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 1992	F

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Stich #4	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1992	QF
Arnaud Boetsch #44	6-3 7-5 7-6(9)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1992	R16
Scott Davis #233	6-1 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1992	R32
Todd Woodbridge #48	7-6(2) 7-6(4) 6-7(7) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1992	R64
Andrei Cherkasov #27	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1992	R128