Fabrice Santoro vs Pete Sampras — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 16
Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 1998 ·
clay
Santoro F.6-1 6-1
Sampras P.
Santoro F.
662
Sampras P.
110
Fabrice Santoro defeated Pete Sampras 6-1 6-1 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Fabrice Santoro claimed a first win over Pete Sampras in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Fabrice Santoro dropped just 2 games past Pete Sampras.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 3-6 7-5 |
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 3-6 6-0 |
| 1997-05-26 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-5 6-1 |
| 1993-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
12.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast