Alex Corretja vs Pete Sampras — USA vs ESP Round Robin
USA vs ESP · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 5 April 2002 ·
grass
Corretja A.4-6 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-4
Sampras P.
Corretja A.
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Sampras P.
666542
Alex Corretja defeated Pete Sampras 4-6 4-6 7-6 7-5 6-4 in the USA vs ESP round robin on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Alex Corretja narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Alex Corretja came back from two sets down to beat Pete Sampras.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6 7-5 |
| 1998-11-23 | Tour Finals | SF | hard | Alex Corretja | 4-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 1996-08-26 | US Open | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Clear edge
58%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
14.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (126 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.