Pete Sampras vs Lleyton Hewitt — New Haven Round of 32
New Haven · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 August 1998 ·
hard
Sampras P.6-1 7-6
Hewitt L.
Sampras P.
672
Hewitt L.
160
Pete Sampras defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-1 7-6 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 6 on hard. Pete Sampras narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | SF | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | F | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-6 6-1 6-1 |
| 2001-06-11 | Queen's Club | SF | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2000-08-28 | US Open | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 2000-06-12 | Queen's Club | F | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2000-03-20 | Miami Masters | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 1999-06-07 | Queen's Club | SF | grass | Pete Sampras | 4-6 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.2
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.