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

Date
Sep 9, 2001*
Tournament
US Open
Edition
2001
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
SF
Duration
1h 54m

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasMarat Safin
Aces2016
Double faults84
First serve %64.0%58.0%
First serve points won %82.0%87.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%47.0%
Break points saved %100.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%0.0%
Service points won %72.0%70.0%
Return points won %30.0%28.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

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

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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