Mark Philippoussis vs Pete Sampras — Roland Garros Round of 128
Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2000 ·
clay
Philippoussis M.4-6 7-5 7-6 4-6 8-6
Sampras P.
Philippoussis M.
477483
Sampras P.
656662
Mark Philippoussis defeated Pete Sampras 4-6 7-5 7-6 4-6 8-6 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's round of 64. Mark Philippoussis narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis dropped the opening set before beating Pete Sampras 4–6 7–5 7–6 4–6 8–6.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Pete Sampras | 4-6 2-1 |
| 1998-11-02 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-06-22 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Pete Sampras | 7-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-09-19 | Davis Cup WG SF: USA vs AUS | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-1 6-2 7-6 |
| 1997-05-19 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 4-6 6-4 0-1 |
| 1996-08-26 | US Open | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-3 6-4 |
| 1996-06-24 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Pete Sampras | 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4 |
| 1996-01-15 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 7-6(9) 7-6(3) |
| 1995-08-28 | US Open | R32 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-7(5) 7-5 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
69%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
69%
Aces / match·Slight edge
14.5
13.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast