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

Date
Jul 5, 1998*
Tournament
Wimbledon
Edition
1998
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Round
SF
Duration
2h 24m

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasTim Henman
Aces157
Double faults710
First serve %57.0%51.0%
First serve points won %87.0%79.0%
Second serve points won %51.0%42.0%
Break points saved %67.0%38.0%
Break points converted %62.0%33.0%
Service points won %71.0%61.0%
Return points won %39.0%29.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

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

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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