SF Wimbledon 1999

Pete Sampras #1 def. Tim Henman #6

3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Tim Henman 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the 1999 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasTim Henman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
132
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
1011
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.5%48.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.4%72.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.8%39.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.0%55.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.6%34.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.0%45.0%
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.
+4.0-6.6
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.
+6.6-4.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasTim Henman
Country USA GBR
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Sep 6, 1974
Age2724
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)16
Ranking points (entering)3,5482,790
Elo (entering)2,0321,966
Current career W-L739–209469–263
Current career earnings$43,280,489$11,635,542
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 5 1 Tim Henman #6

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #114-6 2-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 1999QF
Daniel Nestor #876-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 1999R16
Danny Sapsford #5956-3 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1999R32
Sebastien Lareau #1006-4 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1999R64
Scott Draper #756-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 23, 1999R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #16-3 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 1999F

Tim Henman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #396-4 6-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 1999QF
Jim Courier #614-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(5) 9-7WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 1999R16
Sebastien Grosjean #306-1 6-7(8) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1999R32
Chris Woodruff #1266-4 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1999R64
Arnaud Di Pasquale 6-4 6-0 3-6 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataJun 23, 1999R128