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
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