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All Pete Sampras matches (ATP Tour) - a couple of words about all his matches, statistics etc

1988

Match number 1

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 22/23 February 1988

P.Sampras - S.Giammalva Jr 4-6 3-6

- first ATP Tour match
- first loss
- first match on indoor

Match number 2

Tournament: Indian Wells
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 29 February 1988

P.Sampras - R.Krishnan 6-3 3-6 7-6(9)

- first win in his career
- first win in "Masters-Series" tournament
- first tiebreak
- first match on hard
- Pete saved 4 match points in the third set!

Match number 3

Tournament: Indian Wells
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 1 March 1988(?)

P.Sampras - E.Teltscher 7-5 6-3

- win over four-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist
- "I was confident, since I know his game and he knows mine," Sampras said. "So I wasn't surprised by anything he did."
- "I felt like I lost to a good player," Teltscher said. "He is a good player. That's the bottom line of it. Obviously, he beat Krishnan, so you knew, at that point, he was a good player. I knew it before from practicing and playing with him.
- http://www.samprasfanz.com/news/1990/19880303.html - an article about that match

Match number 4

Tournament: Indian Wells
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 2 March 1988(?)

P.Sampras - E.Sanchez 5-7 2-6

- "I just missed too many shots" - Sampras said after that match.

Match number 5

Tournament: Forest Hills
Surface: clay
Round: 1
Date: 2 May 1988(?)

P.Sampras - M.Pernfors 5-7 5-7

- first match against Grand Slam runner-up (Pernfors reached final at Roland Garros 1986)
- first match on clay

Match number 6

Tournament: Schenectady
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 18 July 1988(?)

P.Sampras - W.Popp 6-2 6-1

Match number 7

Tournament: Schenectady
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 19 July 1988(?)

P.Sampras - G.Pozzi 6-1 7-5

Match number 8

Tournemant: Schenectady
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 20-21 July 1988(?)

P.Sampras - D.Burke 6-3 6-3

- first ATP Tour quarterfinal in his career

Match number 9

Tournament: Schenectady
Surface: hard
Round: SF
Date: 23 July 1988(?)

P.Sampras - T.Mayotte 2-6 6-7(5)

- first ATP Tour semifinal in his career

Match number 10

Tournament: Cincinnati
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 15 August 1988

P.Sampras - B.Gilbert 4-6 2-6

- first meeting with Brad Gilbert

Match number 11

Tournament: Rye Brook
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 22 August 1988

P.Sampras - M.Schapers 7-5 7-6(2)

Match number 12

Tournament: Rye Brook
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 23-24 August 1988(?)

P.Sampras - J.Bates 7-6(3) 3-6 3-6

Match number 13

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 30 August 1988

P.Sampras - J.Yzaga 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 4-5 5-7 2-6

- first Grand Slam match during Pete`s career
- first loss after leading two sets to love.
- first five-set match in his career

Match number 14

Tournament: Los Angeles
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 19 September 1988(?)

P.Sampras - P.Doohan 3-6 6-3 6-3

Match number 15

Tournament: Los Angeles
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 20/21 September 1988

P.Sampras - D.Pate 3-6 6-7(6)

- Pete wasted four set points in the second set!

Match number 16

Tournament: Scottsdale
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 3 October 1988

P.Sampras - J.Courier 6-3 6-1

- first meeting with his famous opponent Jim Courier

Match number 17

Tournament: Scottsdale
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 4/5 October 1988

P.Sampras - K.Curren 7-6(5) 6-7(8) 6-7(1)

- first match with Wimbledon 1985 and Australian Open 1984 finalist
- first match with three tiebreaks in a row!

Match number 18

Tournament: Detroit
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 14 November 1988

P.Sampras - B.Scanlon 6-7 6-3 6-4

- win over U.S Open 1983 semifinalist

Match number 19

Tournament: Detroit
Surface: indoor
Round: 2
Date: 15/16 November 1988

P.Sampras - T.Mayotte 6-3 6-4

- first win over the Top Ten player (8-th ranked Mayotte)!
- "What do you want to know?" - Sampras asked reporters as he bounded into the interview.

Match number 20

Tournament: Detroit
Surface: indoor
Round: QF
Date: 18 November 1988(?)

P.Sampras - L.Shiras 4-6 6-1 3-6

- second the best result (QF) of the season
 
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1989

Match number 21

Tournament: Adelaide
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 2 January 1989

P.Sampras - J.Bates 6-2 6-3

Match number 22

Tournament: Adelaide
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 3 January 1989(?)

P.Sampras - J.Stoltenberg 6-3 6-2

Match number 23

Tournament: Adelaide
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 4/5 January 1989(?)

P.Sampras - A.Volkov 6-2 1-6 4-6

Match number 24

Tournament: Australian Open
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 16/17 January 1989

P.Sampras - Ch.Saceanu 4-6 4-6 6-7(3)

- first match at Australian Open

Match number 25

Tournament: Memphis
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 13 February 1989(?)

P.Sampras - T.Wilkison 6-3 6-2

Match number 26

Tournament: Memphis
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 14/15 February 1989

P.Sampras - M.Pernfors 2-6 2-6

Match number 27

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 20 February 1989

P.Sampras - H.De La Pena 6-3 6-4

Match number 28

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: 2
Date: 21/22 February 1989

P.Sampras - D.Pate 6-2 6-7(2) 3-6

Match number 29

Tournament: Indian Wells
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 14 March 1989

P.Sampras - A.Krickstein 5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(4)

- Sampras survived two match points in the 2nd set tiebreaker (Krickstein was leading 6-4).
- I`m trying to win at the net. That's my game now" - said Sampras, ranked No. 113 in the world!
- http://www.samprasfanz.com/news/1990/19890300.html - an article about that match

Match number 30

Tournament: Indian Wells
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 15 March 1989

P.Sampras - A.Jarryd 7-5 6-2

Match number 31

Tournament: Indian Wells
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 16/17 March 1989

P.Sampras - M.Mecir 0-6 1-6

- one of the worst losses during Sampras career
 
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Match number 32

Tournament: Key Biscayne
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 20/21 March 1989

P.Sampras - Ch.Bergstrom 4-6 1-6 1-6

Match number 33

Tournament: Forest Hills
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 1 May 1989

P.Sampras - J.Yzaga 6-7(2) 1-6

Match number 34

Tournament: Rome
Surface: clay
Round: 1
Date: 15 May 1989

P.Sampras - D.Perez 6-2 6-3

- first match and first win on european clay

Match number 35

Tournament: Rome
Surface: clay
Round: 2
Date: 17 May 1989(?)

P.Sampras - A.Agassi 2-6 1-6

- first meeting with Andre Agassi

Match number 36

Tournament: Roland Garros
Surface: clay
Round: 1
Date: 29/30 May 1989

P.Sampras - J.Lozano 6-3 6-2 6-4

- first Grand Slam win at French Open!

Match number 37

Tournament: Roland Garros
Surface: clay
Round: 2
Date: 31 May/1 June 1989

P.Sampras - M.Chang 1-6 1-6 1-6

- first meeting with Michael Chang
- "I'm a kid in an adult world now," said Sampras, who thought about what things would be like if he led a "normal" life. "It would be ordinary," he said. "I'd go to college, get a degree, just get a job, get married, buy a house and settle down."
- http://www.samprasfanz.com/news/1990/19890602.html - an article about that match.

Match number 38

Tournament: Queens Club
Surface: grass
Round: 1
Date: 12 June 1989

P.Sampras - T.Nijssen 6-3 7-6(4)

- first match and first win on grass!

Match number 39

Tournament: Queens Club
Surface: grass
Round: 2
Date: 13/14 June 1989

P.Sampras - K.Curren 6-3 6-3

- it was the second meeting with Curren and first spectacular win over Wimbledon runner-up.

Match number 40

Turnament: Queens Club
Surface: grass
Round: 3
Date: 15 June 1989(?)

P.Sampras - P.Annacone 7-6(3) 5-7 3-6

- first meeting with ... Paul Annacone (Pete`s coach from 1996 to 2002)!

Match number 41

Tournament: Wimbledon
Surface: grass
Round: 1
Date: 26/27 June 1989

P.Sampras - T.Woodbridge 5-7 6-7(5) 7-5 3-6

- first match at Wimbledon!

Below you can see photos from Queens Club 1989 (3) and Roland Garros 1989 (1).
 

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Match number 42

Tournament: Stratton Mountain
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 31 July 1989

P.Sampras - M.Chang 4-6 4-6

- "Today was a good match for me. Pete is such a talented player" - Chang said after that match.

Match number 43

Tournament: Indianapolis
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 7 August 1989

P.Sampras - K.Kinnear 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Match number 44

Tournament: Indianapolis
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 8-9 August 1989(?)

P.Sampras - S.Youl 6-1 6-4

Match number 45

Tournament: Indianapolis
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 10 August 1989(?)

P.Sampras - J.Carlsson 6-3 6-4

Match number 46

Tournament: Indianapolis
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 11-12 August 1989(?)

P.Sampras - A.Krickstein 5-7 3-6

- the best result of the season (QF in Indianapolis and in Adelaide too)
 
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Match number 47

Tournament: Cincinnati
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 14 August 1989

P.Sampras - J.Fitzgerald 6-4 6-4

Match number 48

Tournament: Cincinnati
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 16 August 1989(?)

P.Sampras - A.Olhovski 7-5 2-6 6-3

- Olhovski was leading 2-0 in the third set!
- http://www.samprasfanz.com/news/1990/19890817.html - an article about that match

Match number 49

Tournament: Cincinnati
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 17 August 1989(?)

P.Sampras - B.Gilbert 7-6(5) 3-6 4-6

Match number 50

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 28 August 1989

P.Sampras - A.Moreno 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-1

- first win at U.S. Open
 
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Match number 51

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 30 August

P.Sampras - M.Wilander 5-7 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4

- the biggest win for Pete at that time
- the first winning five-setter during his career!
- "At the start I really didn't believe I could beat Mats Wilander. But he gave me a couple of opportunities, and I took advantage. It really all depended on how I was playing. I was going to win it, he wasn't going to lose it" - Sampras said.
- "It was my worst loss, especially because I played that bad" - Wilander said.
- Sampras was leading 4-2 in the final set, Wilander broke back to 4-4, but Pete broke him again. Serving for the match at 5-4 Pete was 15-40 down, on his first MP, he made a double-fault, but he won in the next occasion.
- http://www.samprasfanz.com/news/1990/19890831.html - an article about that match.

Match number 52

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 1 September 1989

P.Sampras - J.Yzaga 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2

- Sampras took revenge for last year loss to Yzaga.

Match number 53

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 4
Date: 3 September 1989

P.Sampras - J.Berger 5-7 2-6 1-6

- the best Grand Slam achievement (last sixteen) so far:)
 
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Match number 51


Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 30 August

P.Sampras - M.Wilander 5-7 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4

- the biggest win for Pete at that time
- the first five-setter during his career!
- "At the start I really didn't believe I could beat Mats Wilander. But he gave me a couple of opportunities, and I took advantage. It really all depended on how I was playing. I was going to win it, he wasn't going to lose it" - Sampras said.
- "It was my worst loss, especially because I played that bad" - Wilander said.
- Sampras was leading 4-2 in the final set, Wilander broke back to 4-4, but Pete broke him again. Serving for the match at 5-4 Pete was 15-40 down, on his first MP, he made a double-fault, but he won in the next occasion.
- http://www.samprasfanz.com/news/1990/19890831.html - an article about that match.
- Sampras had 72 winners in that match :)
 
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Match number 54

Tournament: Los Angeles
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 18 September 1989

P.Sampras - M.Chang 6-7(5) 0-6

Match number 55

Tournament: San Francisco
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 25 September 1989

P.Sampras - Ch.Van Rensburg 4-6 4-6

Match number 56

Tournament: Frankfurt
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 23 October 1989

P.Sampras - A.Cherkasov 4-6 4-6

Match number 57

Tournament: Stockholm
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 6 November 1989

P.Sampras - P.Lundgren 4-6 4-6
 
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1990

Match number 58

Tournament: Sydney
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 9 January 1990(?)

P.Sampras - T.Mayotte 7-6(6) 6-2

- second win over Mayotte (12-th ranked at that time)

Match number 59

Tournament: Sydney
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 11 January 1990(?)

P.Sampras - O.Camporese 7-6(5) 7-5

Match number 60

Tournament: Sydney
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 12 January 1990(?)

P.Sampras - M.Wilander 7-6(4) 5-7 0-6

Match number 61

Tournament: Australian Open
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 15 January 1990

P.Sampras - T.Mayotte 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 4-6 7-5 12-10

- this match lasted 4:45 or even 4:59 - it was certeinly the longest match in Pete`s career!
- Mayotte made two double-faults in a row serving to stay in the match at 10-11!

Match number 62

Tournament: Australian Open
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 17 January 1990

P.Sampras - J.Arrese 0-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-3

- second five set win in a row!

Match number 63

Tournament: Australian Open
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 19 January 1990

P.Sampras - T.Woodbridge 7-5 6-4 6-2

Match number 64

Tournament: Australian Open
Surface: hard
Round: 4
Date: 21 January 1990

P.Sampras - Y.Noah 3-6 4-6 6-3 2-6

- first and unfortunately last meeting with French Open 1983 champion Yannick Noah
 
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P.Sampras - T.Mayotte 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 4-6 7-5 12-10

- this match lasted 4:45 or even 4:59 - it was certeinly the longest match in Pete`s career!
The longest in his professional career but I've found absolutely sensational news:

1984, Kalamazoo, (Mich.) Boys 16 Junior, 2nd round
T.J. Middleton def. Sampras 6-7 6-4 18-16... that match lasted 5 hours 23 minutes!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
Middleton was 16-year-old at that time, 3 years older than Pete.
 
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Match number 65

Tournament: Milan
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 5 February 1990

P.Sampras - A.Jarryd 6-1 6-3

Match number 66

Tournament: Milan
Surface: indoor
Round: 2
Date: 7 February 1990(?)

P.Sampras - M.Zoecke 6-1 7-6(4)

Match number 67

Tournament: Milan
Surface: indoor
Round: QF
Date: 8 February 1990(?)

P.Sampras - M.Srejber 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4

Match number 68

Tournament: Milan
Surface: indoor
Round: SF
Date: 10 February 1990

P.Sampras - I.Lendl 6-3 0-6 3-6

- first meeting with Ivan Lendl

Match number 69

Tournament: Toronto
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 12/13 February 1990

P.Sampras - K.Evernden 6-7(5), ret

- first Pete`s "retired" match

Match number 70

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: 2 (first time "bye" in the 1st round)
Date: 20/21 February 1990

P.Sampras - M.Srejber 6-3 6-7 6-3

Match number 71

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: 3
Date: 22 February 1990

P.Sampras - A.Agassi 5-7 7-5 ret

- first win over Agassi.
- this match lasted 1 hour and 33 minutes.
- "It`s not the way I would have liked to have won, but I`ll take it" - Sampras said.
- Agassi illness was probably due to food poisoning.

Match number 72

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: QF
Date: 23 February 1990

P.Sampras - T.Mayotte 6-4 4-6 6-3

- third win over Mayotte in 1990!
- "He seems to play well against me, and I never seem to put it together against him" - said Mayotte.

Match number 73

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: SF
Date: 24 February 1990

P.Sampras - M.Kratzmann 4-6 6-1 6-4

Match number 74

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: FINAL
Date: 25 February 1990

P.Sampras - A.Gomez 7-6(4) 7-5 6-2

- first Pete Sampras title!
- Gomez called Sampras "better than Agassi, Chang and Courier"!
- Sampras served 9 aces.
 
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Match number 74

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: FINAL
Date: 25 February 1990

P.Sampras - A.Gomez 7-6(4) 7-5 6-2

- first Pete Sampras title!
- Gomez called Sampras "better than Agassi, Chang and Courier"!
- Sampras served 9 aces.
- Sampras wasted three set points at 6-5 (40-0) on Gomez serve in the first set before he won the tiebreaker.
- Sampras had 48 winners in this match :)
 
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Match number 75

Tournament: Indian Wells
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 5 March 1990

P.Sampras - R.Krishnan 6-3 6-2

Match number 76

Tournament: Indian Wells
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 7 March 1990

P.Sampras - R.Reneberg 6-4 4-6 2-6

Match number 77

Tournament: Key Biscayne
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 13/14 March 1990

P.Sampras - P.Chamberlin 2-6 7-6(4) 6-1

- Chamberlin was leading 6-2, 3-1!

Match number 78

Tournament: Key Biscayne
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 16/17 March 1990

P.Sampras - G.Forget 6-1 6-3

Match number 79

Tournament: Key Biscayne
Surface: hard
Round: 4
Date: 18/19 March 1990

P.Sampras - J.P.Fleurian 5-7 6-4 6-1

In the QF match Pete gave up (walkover) against Jay Berger.
 
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Match number 80

Tournament: Munchen
Surface: clay
Round: 1
Date: 30 April 1990

P.Sampras - J.Svensson 0-6 1-6

Match number 81

Tournament: Queens Club
Surface: grass
Round: 2
Date: 12/13 June 1990

P.Sampras - M.Kaplan 6-1 6-4

Match number 82

Tournament: Queens Club
Surface: grass
Round: 3
Date: 14/15 June 1990

P.Sampras - R.Fromberg 6-3 4-6 8-10

Match number 83

Tournament: Manchester
Surface: grass
Round: 1
Date: 19 June 1990

P.Sampras - A.Volkov 4-6 7-6(8) 7-6

Match number 84

Tournament: Manchester
Surface: grass
Round: 2
Date: 21 June 1990

P.Sampras - J.Rive 4-6 6-3 6-2

Match number 85

Tournament: Manchester
Surface: grass
Round: QF
Date: 22 June 1990

P.Sampras - K.Evernden 6-3 7-6(3)

Match number 86

Tournament: Manchester
Surface: grass
Round: SF
Date: 23 June 1990

P.Sampras - E.Jelen 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4

Match number 87

Tournament: Manchester
Surface: grass
Round: FINAL
Date: 24 June 1990

P.Sampras - G.Bloom 7-6(9) 7-6(3)

- second title of this year and second career title.
- "I was very composed and he got a little tight on the crucial points" - said Sampras.

Match number 88

Tournament: Wimbledon
Surface: grass
Round: 1
Date: 26 June 1990

P.Sampras - Ch.Van Rensburg 6-7(4) 5-7 6-7(3)

- second Wimbledon loss in the 1st round in a row
 
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:bowdown: :bowdown: :woohoo: :woohoo: :hug: :yippee: :smooch: :crazy: , thanks a lot greg
 
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Match number 89

Tournament: Toronto
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 24/25 July 1990

P.Sampras - M.Wostenholme 6-3 6-2

Match number 90

Tournament: Toronto
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 26 July 1990(?)

P.Sampras - A.Sznajder 4-6 6-3 6-2

Match number 91

Tournament: Toronto
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 27 July 1990(?)

P.Sampras - J.McEnroe 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3

- first meeting with John McEnroe

Match number 92

Tournament: Toronto
Surface: hard
Round: SF
Date: 28 July 1990

P.Sampras - M.Chang 6-3 6-7(5) 5-7

- "I should have won this match" - Sampras said.

Match number 93

Tournament: Los Angeles
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 30/31 July 1990

P.Sampras - R.Leach 7-5 6-3
 
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Match number 91

Tournament: Toronto
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 27 July 1990(?)

P.Sampras - J.McEnroe 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3

- first meeting with John McEnroe
- Both players served 13 aces.
- Sampras saved two set points in the first set, because McEnroe had 5-3 (40-15) on his serve!
- "I threw away the first set. He didn`t take it from me, I lost it all on my own. I go into these states of horrendous serving, absolutely disgusting serving. I can`t get out of those ruts" - McEnroe said.
- "Beating John has to be the biggest win of my career" - Sampras said.
 
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Match number 94

Tournament: Los Angeles
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 1/2 August 1990

P.Sampras - B.Pearce 6-2 2-6 6-4

- Sampras served 11 aces.

Match number 95

Tournament: Los Angeles
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 3 August 1990(?)

P.Sampras - J.Stoltenberg 6-3 6-4

Match number 96

Tournament: Los Angeles
Surface: hard
Round: SF
Date: 4 August 1990

P.Sampras - S.Edberg 2-6 7-6(2) 1-6

- first meeting with Stefan Edberg.
- "I think the return of serve is going to be a very big part of the match. Basically to break him you really have to play a perfect game" - Sampras said on playing against Edberg.
- "I learned a lot" - Sampras said.
- "I started playing well today, the best I`ve played this week" - Edberg said.
- In the 2nd set Edberg was leading 2-0, but Sampras broke back for a 4-4 tie and he took this set in tiebreaker (at 6-5 he wasted two set points on Edberg serve).

Match number 97

Tournament: Cincinnati
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 6/7 August 1990

P.Sampras - D.Pate 7-6(5) 6-4
 
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Match number 98

Tournament: Cincinnati
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 8 August 1990

P.Sampras - J.Pugh 6-1 1-6 7-6(6)

Match number 99

Tournament: Cincinnati
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 9 August 1990

P.Sampras - M.Chang 5-7 4-6

- "Today was kind of a funny day" - Chang said. "We both didn't seem to have much timing out there" - he added.
- "I thought it was a pretty bad match" - Sampras said.

Match number 100

Tournament: Indianapolis
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 14/15 August 1990

P.Sampras - A.Volkov 6-2 7-6(3)

Match number 101

Tournament: Indianapolis
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 16 August 1990

P.Sampras - T.Witsken 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4

Match number 102

Tournament: Indianapolis
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 17 August 1990

P.Sampras - R.Reneberg 6-3 1-6 6-7(0)
 
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Match number 103

Tournament: Long Island
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 22/23 August 1990

P.Sampras - F.Montana 6-3 7-6(7)

Match number 104

Tournament: Long Island
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 25 August 1990

P.Sampras - G.Ivanisevic 6-7(5) 3-6

Match number 105

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 1
Date: 27/28 August 1990

P.Sampras - D.Goldie 6-1 7-5 6-1

Match number 106

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 2
Date: 29/30 August 1990

P.Sampras - P.Lundgren 6-4 6-3 6-3

Match number 107

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 1 September 1990(?)

P.Sampras - J.Hlasek 6-3 6-4 6-1
 
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Match number 107

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 3
Date: 1 September 1990(?)

P.Sampras - J.Hlasek 6-3 6-4 6-1
- Hlasek said after that match: "He has the game to win it, win it all. It is tough to play him because you don’t know what is coming. It is very hard to see what he is doing, I had no clue what to do. I had no timing at all".
- Sampras said: "Maybe in a couple of years but I don’t think that it’s realistic right now. I think I have the game, it’s just a matter of putting it all together at one time and keeping my concentration at a high level. I can do it in a couple of years but it’s tough, for the way that I play, to win a Grand Slam at age 19".

:)
 
#23 · (Edited)
Match number 108

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: 4
Date: 2/3 September 1990

P.Sampras - T.Muster 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3

- in the first set Muster broke Sampras in the opening game. He was leading 5-3, at 5-4 he was serving for the set (he wasted two set points at 5-4 40-15) and Sampras broke back.
- Sampras wasted three set points (leading 6-3) in the first set tiebreaker and lost five points in a row!
- In the second set Sampras was leading 5-1(!), but Muster broke back to 5-5. He had even 6-5 (30-30), but Sampras took the 2nd set in another tiebreaker.
- In the third set Muster was leading 2-0!

Match number 109

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: QF
Date: 5 September 1990

P.Sampras - I.Lendl 6-4 7-6(4) 3-6 4-6 6-2

- Sampras served 24 aces and had 27 service winners!
- "It`s disappointing, but it had to end sooner or later. It just happened to end today" - Lendl said about his ended era at Flushing Meadows.
- This match lasted 4 hours and 5 minutes!
- In the second set Lendl was serving for the set at 5-4!
- In the second set Lendl wasted four break points and mini-set points at 5-5!
- Sampras wasted three set points at 6-5 (on Lendl serve) in the second set, but won 7-4 in the tiebreaker on the fifth occasion!
- In the fourth set Lendl was leading 4-0, but Sampras didn`t surrender. He broke Lendl once. Sampras even had 40-15 on Lendl serve at 4-5, but Lendl finally took this game and set.

Match number 110

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: SF
Date: 7 September 1990

P.Sampras - J.McEnroe 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3

- Sampras served 17 aces
- Sampras finished this match with an ace
- Pete was leading 4-2 in the 2nd set, McEnroe tied to 4-4, but Sampras broke him again and took this set 6-4.
- this match lasted 2 hours and 43 minutes.

Match number 111

Tournament: U.S. Open
Surface: hard
Round: FINAL
Date: 9 September 1990

P.Sampras - A.Agassi 6-4 6-3 6-2

- first Grand Slam title
- the youngest U.S. Open champion ever (19 years, 28 days).
- Sampras served 13 aces and had 12 service winners.
- This match lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes.
- "Today was the best I could possibly play, and it couldn`t be at a better time" - Sampras said. "The way I played today, I really don't know if anyone could have beaten me" - he added.
 
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Match number 112

Tournament: Stockholm
Surface: indoor
Round: 2
Date: 23 October 1990

P.Sampras - R.Bergh 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-3

- "I thought I would be a little bit rusty today and I was" - Sampras said. "I didn`t play as well as I would have liked, but I`m still happy with the win" - he added.
- Bergh was ranked 426th in the world!

Match number 113

Tournament: Stockholm
Surface: indoor
Round: 3
Date: 25 October 1990(?)

P.Sampras - P.Korda 6-3 3-6 7-6(0)

- first meeting with Petr Korda

Match number 114

Tournament: Stockholm
Surface: indoor
Round: QF
Date: 26 October 1990(?)

P.Sampras - D.Wheaton 7-6(3) 5-7 6-4

- Sampras served 24 aces

Match number 115

Tournament: Stockholm
Surface: indoor
Round: SF
Date: 27 October 1990(?)

P.Sampras - B.Becker 4-6 4-6

- first meeting with Boris Becker
 
#25 · (Edited)
Match number 116

Tournament: Paris
Surface: indoor
Round: 2
Date: 31 October 1990

P.Sampras - C.U.Steeb 7-6(8) 3-6 7-6(2)

- "After winning a third-set tiebreak, I feel fortunate to still be in the tournament" - Sampras said.

Match number 117

Tournament: Paris
Surface: indoor
Round: 3
Date: 2 November 1990(?)

P.Sampras - G.Raoux 3-6 6-3 3-6

- Raoux was ranked 134-th in the world!
- Sampras was a break up in the third set.
- "This is a real down. He was going for broke on every shot. He was playing in front of his home crowd and he had nothing to lose. I`m really ticked off, especially after being a break up in the third set" - Sampras said.

Match number 118

Tournament: Wembley
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 5/6 November 1990

P.Sampras - C.Pioline 6-2 4-6 6-3

- Sampras served 11 aces
- Pioline was ranked 125-th in the world

In the next round Pete gave up (walkover) against Christian Bergstrom.
 
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Match number 119

Tournament: Masters Cup
Surface: indoor
Round: round-robin
Date: 13 November 1990

P.Sampras - A.Agassi 4-6 2-6

- first match in Masters Cup tournament
- "I was not really out to prove I can beat Pete, I was more out to prove that the U.S. Open was just a day out in New York" - Agassi said.
- Agassi fired 10 aces.

Match number 120

Tournament: Masters Cup
Surface: indoor
Round: round-robin
Date: 15 November 1990

P.Sampras - E.Sanchez 6-2 6-4

Match number 121

Tournament: Masters Cup
Surface: indoor
Round: round-robin
Date: 16/17 November 1990

P.Sampras - S.Edberg 5-7 4-6
 
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Match number 122

Tournament: C.G.S.C. Munchen
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 10 December 1990(?)

P.Sampras - A.Cherkasov 5-7 6-2 7-5

Match number 123

Tournament: C.G.S.C. Munchen
Surface: indoor
Round: QF
Date: 12 December 1990(?)

P.Sampras - G.Ivanisevic 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 8-6

- Sampras was serving for the match in the second set!
- This match lasted 2 hours and 24 minutes.

Match number 124

Tournament: C.G.S.C. Munchen
Surface: indoor
Round: SF
Date: 14 December 1990(?)

P.Sampras - M.Chang 6-3 6-4 6-4

- Sampras beat Chang for the first time in six career meetings.

Match number 125

Tournament: C.G.S.C. Munchen
Surface: indoor
Round: FINAL
Date: 15 December 1990(?)

P.Sampras - B.Gilbert 6-3 6-4 6-2

- fourth title in 1990
- Sampras served 15 aces
- This match lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes
- Sampras won 2 million dollars!
- Pete was donating $250,000 to a cerebral palsy foundation. "This is something my father Sam and I talked about for a long time. His two sisters passed away from the disease and it`s the least I could do when I win $2 million" - he said.
 
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1991

Match number 126

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: 1
Date: 11/12 February 1991

P.Sampras - M.Srejber 6-2 7-5

- Srejber served 8 aces, Sampras only 3!

Match number 127

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: 2
Date: 13/14 February 1991

P.Sampras - M.Washington 6-3 7-6(7)

- Both players fired 9 aces.
- This match lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes.
- Sampras survived three set points in the second set.

Match number 128

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: QF
Date: 15 February 1991(?)

P.Sampras - P.Korda 6-4 6-0

- Korda was better in aces (5-4).
- This match lasted only an hour.

Match number 129

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: SF
Date: 16 February 1991(?)

P.Sampras - J.McEnroe 6-2 6-4

- Third win over John McEnroe in a row!
- Sampras served 10 aces
- Pete finished this match with an ace.
- This match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes

Match number 130

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: FINAL
Date: 17 February 1991(?)

P.Sampras - I.Lendl 7-5 4-6 4-6 6-3 3-6

- First loss in ATP final
- Lendl served 23 aces, Sampras fired 14 aces.
- Lendl made 8 double-faults (Pete only 1).
- Lendl finished this final serving three aces in a row!
- This final lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes.
- Sampras was leading 7-5 4-1!
- Lendl won ten points more than Sampras (147-137).
- "I thought I played well, but he played better" - Sampras said.
 
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1991

Match number 130

Tournament: Philadelphia
Surface: indoor
Round: FINAL
Date: 17 February 1991(?)

P.Sampras - I.Lendl 7-5 4-6 4-6 6-3 3-6

- first loss in ATP final
- Lendl served 23 aces, Sampras fired 14 aces.
- Lendl made 8 double-faults (Pete only 1).
- Lendl finished this final serving three aces in a row!
- This final lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes.
- Lendl won ten points more than Sampras (147-137).
- "I thought I played well, but he played better" - Sampras said.
- Sampras was leading 7-5 4-1 :)
 
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