SF Wimbledon 1998

Pete Sampras #1 def. Tim Henman #18

6-3 4-6 7-5 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Tim Henman 6-3 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the 1998 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasTim Henman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
157
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
710
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.6%50.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
87.0%78.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.8%42.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.3%60.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.2%28.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.6%44.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.4-1.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.2-9.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasTim Henman
Country USA GBR
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Sep 6, 1974
Age2623
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)118
Ranking points (entering)3,7791,840
Elo (entering)2,0781,880
Current career W-L739–209469–263
Current career earnings$43,280,489$11,635,542
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 2 1 Tim Henman #18

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #287-6(5) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 1998QF
Sebastien Grosjean #1176-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1998R16
Thomas Enqvist #176-3 7-6(4) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1998R32
Mikael Tillstrom #706-4 6-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1998R64
Dominik Hrbaty #466-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1998R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Goran Ivanisevic #176-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 6, 1998F

Tim Henman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #36-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 1998QF
Patrick Rafter #66-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1998R16
Byron Black #346-4 6-4 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1998R32
David Nainkin #2346-3 5-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1998R64
Jiri Novak #717-6(4) 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1998R128