SF US Open 1998

Patrick Rafter #3 def. Pete Sampras #1

6-7(8) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3

Patrick Rafter defeated Pete Sampras 6-7(8) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the 1998 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1216
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
516
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.4%48.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.5%78.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%44.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.5%61.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.8%27.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.7%46.3%
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.
+10.5-0.8
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.
+0.8-10.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPatrick RafterPete Sampras
Country AUS USA
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Aug 12, 1971
Age2527
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)31
Ranking points (entering)3,5773,678
Elo (entering)2,0652,086
Current career W-L333–178739–209
Current career earnings$11,133,128$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #126-2 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 1998QF
Goran Ivanisevic #146-3 6-4 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1998R16
David Nainkin #1886-1 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1998R32
Hernan Gumy #1046-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Hicham Arazi #444-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #146-3 3-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 14, 1998F

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #96-3 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 1998QF
Marat Safin #606-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1998R16
Mikael Tillstrom #716-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 1998R32
Paul Goldstein #2567-6(4) 2-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Marc Kevin Goellner #1096-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128