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

Date: Jul 4, 1999*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1999
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 48m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Tim Henman
Aces	13	2
Double faults	10	11
First serve %	52	49
First serve points won %	82	72
Second serve points won %	48	39
Break points saved %	71	64
Break points converted %	36	29
Service points won %	66	55
Return points won %	45	34
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Tim Henman
Country	USA	GBR
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Sep 6, 1974
Age	27	24
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	6
Ranking points (entering)	3,548	2,790
Elo (entering)	2,032	1,966
Current career W-L	739–209	469–263
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Philippoussis #11	4-6 2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1999	QF
Daniel Nestor #87	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1999	R16
Danny Sapsford #595	6-3 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1999	R32
Sebastien Lareau #100	6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1999	R64
Scott Draper #75	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1999	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #1	6-3 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1999	F

Tim Henman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cedric Pioline #39	6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1999	QF
Jim Courier #61	4-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(5) 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1999	R16
Sebastien Grosjean #30	6-1 6-7(8) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1999	R32
Chris Woodruff #126	6-4 6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1999	R64
Arnaud Di Pasquale	6-4 6-0 3-6 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1999	R128