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

Date: Sep 13, 1998*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1998
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Patrick Rafter	Pete Sampras
Aces	12	16
Double faults	5	16
First serve %	62	49
First serve points won %	78	78
Second serve points won %	62	45
Break points saved %	33	33
Break points converted %	67	67
Service points won %	72	61
Return points won %	39	28
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	Pete Sampras
Country	AUS	USA
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Aug 12, 1971
Age	25	27
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	1
Ranking points (entering)	3,577	3,678
Elo (entering)	2,065	2,086
Current career W-L	333–178	739–209
Current career earnings	$11,133,128	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter #3 2 – 7 Pete Sampras #1

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #12	6-2 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 1998	QF
Goran Ivanisevic #14	6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1998	R16
David Nainkin #188	6-1 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1998	R32
Hernan Gumy #104	6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1998	R64
Hicham Arazi #44	4-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1998	R128

Patrick Rafter's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Philippoussis #14	6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 14, 1998	F

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karol Kucera #9	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 1998	QF
Marat Safin #60	6-4 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1998	R16
Mikael Tillstrom #71	6-2 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 1998	R32
Paul Goldstein #256	7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1998	R64
Marc Kevin Goellner #109	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1998	R128