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Pete Sampras #1 def. Boris Becker #18

6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 4, 1997*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Pete Sampras
Score	6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4
Loser	Boris Becker
Duration	2h 6m

Stat	Pete Sampras	Boris Becker
Aces	17	6
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	69	64
First serve points won %	91	74
Second serve points won %	51	44
Break points saved %	100	44
Break points converted %	56	0
Service points won %	79	63
Return points won %	37	21
Total points won %	60	40

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Boris Becker
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Nov 22, 1967
Age	25	29
Height	185	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	18
Ranking points (entering)	4,743	1,692
Elo (entering)	2,109	1,992
Career W-L	737–208	670–219
Career earnings	$43,280,489	$25,080,956

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras 10 – 7 Boris Becker

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1997	R16	Petr Korda	6-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1997	R32	Byron Black	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1997	R64	Hendrik Dreekmann	7-6(2) 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1997	R128	Mikael Tillstrom	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Pete Sampras's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 6, 1997	SF	Todd Woodbridge	6-2 6-1 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data

Boris Becker's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 1997	R16	Marcelo Rios	6-2 6-2 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 1997	R32	Mark Petchey	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1997	R64	Thomas Johansson	6-1 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1997	R128	Marcos Aurelio Gorriz	6-3 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data