Pete Sampras saving and wasting match points (statistics)

Here is the list of Sampras winning and losing matches with match points :

Won matches after saving a match point: 11

1989
2 MP - Krickstein (Indian Wells) 5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
1992
1 - Krickstein (Philadelphia) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7)
1 - G.Lopez (Kitzbuhel) 4-6 6-3 7-6(6)
1 - Woodforde (Cincinnati) 2-6 7-6(8) 6-3
1994
2 - Apell (Queens Club) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2
1995
3 - Goellner (Queens Club) 6-7(4) 6-2 13-11
1 - Enqvist (Toronto) 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)
1996
2 - Woodforde (Cincinnati) 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4)
1 - Corretja (U.S. Open) 7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)
1999
3 - Clavet (Paris-indoor) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2001
3 - Kauffmann (Roland Garros) 6-3 4-6 6-2 3-6 8-6


Lost matches after wasting a match point: 8

1991
2 MP - Matsuoka (Toronto) 6-2 4-6 6-7(8)
1993
5 - Korda (Munich CGSC) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-7(10) 11-13
1994
2 - Stich (World Team Cup Dusseldorf) 6-3 6-7(7) 2-6
1995
2 - T.Martin (Memphis) 6-4 6-7(6) 4-6
1998
2 - W.Ferreira (Key Biscayne) 6-0 6-7(6) 3-6
3 - Corretja (Masters) 6-4 3-6 6-7(3)
2000
3 - Safin (Toronto) 4-6 6-3 6-7(8)
2002
2 - T.Johansson (World Team Cup Dusseldorf) 2-6 7-6(3) 6-7(5)

Here is the list of Sampras winning and losing matches with match points :

Won matches after saving a match point: 11

1989
2 MP - Krickstein (Indian Wells) 5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
1992
1 - Krickstein (Filadelfia) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7)
1 - G.Lopez (Kitzbuhel) 4-6 6-3 7-6(6)
1 - Woodforde (Cincinnati) 2-6 7-6(8) 6-3
1994
2 - Apell (Queens Club) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2
1995
3 - Goellner (Queens Club) 6-7(4) 6-2 13-11
1 - Enqvist (Toronto) 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)
1996
2 - Woodforde (Cincinnati) 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4)
1 - Corretja (U.S. Open) 7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)
1999
3 - Clavet (Paris-indoor) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2001
3 - Kauffmann (Roland Garros) 6-3 4-6 6-2 3-6 8-6


Lost matches after wasting a match point: 8

1991
2 MP - Matsuoka (Toronto) 6-2 4-6 6-7(8)
1993
5 - Korda (Munich CGSC) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-7(10) 11-13
1994
2 - Stich (World Team Cup Dusseldorf) 6-3 6-7(7) 2-6
1995
2 - T.Martin (Memphis) 6-4 6-7(6) 4-6
1998
2 - W.Ferreira (Key Biscayne) 6-0 6-7(6) 3-6
3 - Corretja (Masters) 6-4 3-6 6-7(3)
2000
3 - Safin (Toronto) 4-6 6-3 6-7(8)
2002
2 - T.Johansson (World Team Cup Dusseldorf) 2-6 7-6(3) 6-7(5)



You are the best Pete Sampras fan out there Greg, I appreciate having you here a whole lot, thank you man, thank you.:worship: :kiss: :kiss: :bowdown: :bowdown:

You are the best Pete Sampras fan out there Greg, I appreciate having you here a whole lot, thank you man, thank you.:worship: :kiss: :kiss: :bowdown: :bowdown:

Thank you angiel:worship: For me PETE IS THE BEST TENNIS PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF TENNIS :devil: :worship: :) I know he retired 3 1/2 years ago, but I will never forget about his kind of play, his records, his greatness:worship:

Thank you angiel:worship: For me PETE IS THE BEST TENNIS PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF TENNIS :devil: :worship: :) I know he retired 3 1/2 years ago, but I will never forget about his kind of play, his records, his greatness:worship:


I second that my dear, and I bow:worship: :worship: to the great man himself, we still miss him and i have this vision that he will play again and won both the French & Wimbledon slam and save tennis from the weak era it is in, tennis need something great to happens these days.:angel: :wavey: :D :worship:

Pete Sampras tiebreaks (1988-1990)

Tiebreaks before 1991 which I have just known

Schenectady 1988 SF T.Mayotte 2-6 6-7(5)
Indian Wells 1989 1R A.Krickstein 5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
Indianapolis 1989 1R K.Kinnear 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4
Sydney 1990 QF M.Wilander 7-6(4) 5-7 0-6
Australian Open 1990 1R T.Mayotte 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 4-6 7-5 12-10
Philadelphia 1990 F A.Gomez 7-6(4) 7-5 6-2
Wimbledon 1990 1R Ch.Van Rensburg 6-7(4) 5-7 6-7(3)
Toronto 1990 QF J.McEnroe 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
Toronto 1990 SF M.Chang 6-3 6-7(2) 5-7
Los Angeles 1990 SF S.Edberg 2-6 7-6(2) 1-6
Indianapolis 1990 2R A.Volkov 6-2 7-6(3)
Indianapolis 1990 3R T.Witsken 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4
Indianapolis 1990 QF R.Reneberg 6-3 1-6 6-7(0)
U.S. Open 1990 QF I.Lendl 6-4 7-6(4) 3-6 4-6 6-2
Stockholm 1990 2R R.Bergh 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-3
Paris indoor 1990 2R C.U.Steeb 7-6(8) 3-6 7-6(2)
Munchen 1990 QF G.Ivanisevic 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 8-6

Of course Pete`s tiebreaks from 1991 to 2002 you can find on atptennis.com.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :yippee: :woohoo: thanks greg

:bowdown: :bowdown: :yippee: :woohoo: thanks greg

No problem mimi:)

More tiebreaks which I`ve just known

Los Angeles 1989 1R M.Chang 6-7(5) 0-6
Manchester 1990 FINAL G.Bloom 7-6(9) 7-6(3)
Stockholm 1990 QF D.Wheaton 7-6(3) 5-7 6-4

And I think it is the longest Pete`s match during his career

4 hours and 45 minutes: Sampras beat Mayotte 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 4-6 7-5 12-10 (Australian Open 1990 first round).

He played a couple of matches above 4 hours: against Korda (4:34), Corretja (4:09), Becker (4:00)...

Another "known" tiebreaks

Los Angeles 1988 2R David Pate 3-6 6-7(6) - Pete wasted four set points in the second set!
Cincinnati 1989 3R Brad Gilbert 7-6(5) 3-6 4-6
Sydney 1990 1R Tim Mayotte 7-6(6) 6-2

Another "known" tiebreaks

Los Angeles 1988 2R David Pate 3-6 6-7(6) - Pete wasted four set points in the second set!
Cincinnati 1989 3R Brad Gilbert 7-6(5) 3-6 4-6
Sydney 1990 1R Tim Mayotte 7-6(6) 6-2

what about the tie break vs moya at masters 1997 pete saved two match point but finally lost in the third

what about the tie break vs moya at masters 1997 pete saved two match point but finally lost in the third

Sampras - Moya 3-6 7-6(4) 2-6

No pj, Sampras saved two MP at 5-6 in the second set:D

Here is the list of Sampras winning and losing matches with match points :

Won matches after saving a match point: 11

1989
2 MP - Krickstein (Indian Wells) 5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(4)
1992
1 - Krickstein (Philadelphia) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7)
1 - G.Lopez (Kitzbuhel) 4-6 6-3 7-6(6)
1 - Woodforde (Cincinnati) 2-6 7-6(8) 6-3
1994
2 - Apell (Queens Club) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2
1995
3 - Goellner (Queens Club) 6-7(4) 6-2 13-11
1 - Enqvist (Toronto) 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)
1996
2 - Woodforde (Cincinnati) 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(4)
1 - Corretja (U.S. Open) 7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)
1999
3 - Clavet (Paris-indoor) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2001
3 - Kauffmann (Roland Garros) 6-3 4-6 6-2 3-6 8-6

One more match

4 - Krishnan (Indian Wells 1988) - it was the second Pete`s match in ATP(!) and his first win during his career(!)

One more "known" tiebreak :)

Milan 1990 QF M.Srejber 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4

Lost matches after wasting a match point: 8

1991
2 MP - Matsuoka (Toronto) 6-2 4-6 6-7(8)
1993
5 - Korda (Munich CGSC) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-7(10) 11-13
1994
2 - Stich (World Team Cup Dusseldorf) 6-3 6-7(7) 2-6
1995
2 - T.Martin (Memphis) 6-4 6-7(6) 4-6
1998
2 - W.Ferreira (Key Biscayne) 6-0 6-7(6) 3-6
3 - Corretja (Masters) 6-4 3-6 6-7(3)
2000
3 - Safin (Toronto) 4-6 6-3 6-7(8)
2002
2 - T.Johansson (World Team Cup Dusseldorf) 2-6 7-6(3) 6-7(5)

One more match

1995
1 - M.Stich (Cincinnati) 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 1-6

Greg told me on PM about another match (Reneberg), so we know that Pete won at least 13 matches after saving MP :)
http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=99586&page=4

14 :)
Pete fought off 2 match points against Rosset in Dusseldorf '93.

14 :)
Pete fought off 2 match points against Rosset in Dusseldorf '93.

2-6 7-6 6-2.

In the second set tiebreaker?

Thank you:)

2-6 7-6 6-2.

In the second set tiebreaker?



Yes... 2-6 7-6(7) 6-2
Funny thing, in my notebook I've got written incorrectly 2-6 7-6(3) 6-2, so I had never been suspecting MP's in that match.

Two exhibitions:

Adelaide 1991: Sampras - Edberg 7-6(5) 3-6 6-7(7) - Sampras wasted 5 match points in the third set tiebreaker!

Adelaide 1992: Sampras - J.McEnroe 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-3 - Sampras saved one match point in the second set!