SF Indian Wells Open 2001

Pete Sampras #3 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6

7-5 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-5 6-4 in the 2001 Indian Wells Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 18, 2001*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2001
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces	10	2
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	61.0%	56.0%
First serve points won %	73.0%	68.0%
Second serve points won %	33.0%	33.0%
Break points saved %	25.0%	29.0%
Break points converted %	71.0%	75.0%
Service points won %	57.0%	52.0%
Return points won %	48.0%	43.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Country	USA	RUS
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Feb 18, 1974
Age	29	27
Height	185 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	6
Ranking points (entering)	3,080	2,485
Elo (entering)	2,040	1,957
Current career W-L	739–209	574–281
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$23,883,797

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #3 8 – 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patrick Rafter #11	4-6 7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 2001	QF
Sebastien Grosjean #16	6-1 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 2001	R16
Fabrice Santoro #49	6-3 3-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 2001	R32
David Prinosil #32	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2001	R64

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #3	6-7(5) 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2001	F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan-Michael Gambill #19	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 2001	QF
Goran Ivanisevic #126	5-7 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 2001	R16
Francisco Clavet #31	6-3 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 2001	R32
Marcelo Rios #25	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2001	R64