Pete Sampras #10 def. Patrick Rafter #6

6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4 in the 2001 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 5, 2001*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2001
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 31m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Patrick Rafter
Aces	20	16
Double faults	5	7
First serve %	54	67
First serve points won %	86	74
Second serve points won %	64	54
Break points saved %	100	71
Break points converted %	29	0
Service points won %	76	67
Return points won %	33	24
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Patrick Rafter
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Dec 28, 1972
Age	30	28
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	10	6
Ranking points (entering)	2,015	2,920
Elo (entering)	1,961	2,075
Current career W-L	739–209	333–178
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #10 10 – 3 Patrick Rafter #6

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mikhail Youzhny #65	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2001	R32
Andre Sa #111	7-6(4) 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2001	R64
Julien Boutter #55	6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2001	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #2	6-7(7) 7-6(2) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2001	QF

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Lapentti #26	7-6(3) 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2001	R32
Christophe Rochus #79	7-5 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2001	R64
Bob Bryan #168	7-6(3) 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2001	R128