SF US Open 2001

Pete Sampras #10 def. Marat Safin #3

6-3 7-6(5) 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Marat Safin 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2001 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
2016
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
84
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.7%58.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.5%87.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.1%47.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.6%70.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.6%28.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
+9.5+8.3
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.
-8.3-9.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2001 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasMarat Safin
Country USA RUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Jan 27, 1980
Age3021
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)103
Ranking points (entering)2,0153,175
Elo (entering)2,0201,923
Current career W-L739–209396–249
Current career earnings$43,280,489$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #10 2 – 2 Marat Safin #3

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #26-7(7) 7-6(2) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2001QF
Patrick Rafter #66-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2001R16
Mikhail Youzhny #656-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2001R32
Andre Sa #1117-6(4) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2001R64
Julien Boutter #556-4 7-6(4) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2001R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #36-7(4) 1-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataSep 10, 2001F

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mariano Zabaleta #1036-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2001QF
Thomas Johansson #146-2 2-6 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2001R16
Hicham Arazi #287-5 6-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2001R32
Ivan Ljubicic #487-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2001R64
Sebastien De Chaunac #2576-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2001R128