Todd Martin vs Pete Sampras, Houston 2002, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Series · Quarterfinal · Clay

Final

Todd Martin

LostRank #1452.2042%

Sampras won in 2 sets · 1h 27m

0–2

Set 12–6

Set 26–7³

Pete Sampras

WinnerRank #341.6058%

Venue

Westside Tennis Club

Houston, USA· Clay

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

0.8vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

24 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 27m

8Aces13

3Double faults2

43Service points won47

10Service games played10

8Service games won10

10Return games played10

3/560%Break points saved100%2/2

0/20%Break points converted40%2/5

Head to head

2Martin

1Sampras

3 meetings

Clay 0–1Hard 2–0

HoustonQuarterfinal · 2002ClayThis match
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Todd Martin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6³
AdelaideRound of 32 · 2002Hard
Todd Martin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
Australian OpenRound of 16 · 2001Hard
Todd Martin
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 4Set 4: 4

Form and path

Todd Martin1–5

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 7
Todd Martin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4Set 4: 5

Long IslandHard

LRound of 32
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Todd Martin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3

WashingtonHard

LRound of 32
Raemon Sluiter
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7⁷
Todd Martin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6⁵

WimbledonGrass

Queen's ClubGrass

LRound of 32
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Todd Martin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

Pete Sampras6–0

US OpenHard

WFinal
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 6
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Set 4: 4
WSemifinal
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 2
WQuarterfinal
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
WRound of 16
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 7
Tommy Haas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 5
WRound of 32
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 3Set 5: 6
Greg Rusedski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6³Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
WRound of 64
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5Set 3: 4

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Todd Martin vs Pete Sampras, Houston 2002, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research