R16 US Open 2001

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

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasPatrick Rafter
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
2016
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
57
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.3%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.7%74.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.2%53.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.9%67.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.5%24.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.6%46.4%
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.
+13.8+5.4
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.
-5.4-13.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2001 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasPatrick Rafter
Country USA AUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Dec 28, 1972
Age3028
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)106
Ranking points (entering)2,0152,920
Elo (entering)1,9612,075
Current career W-L739–209333–178
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #656-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2001R32
Andre Sa #1117-6(4) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2001R64
Julien Boutter #556-4 7-6(4) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2001R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #26-7(7) 7-6(2) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2001QF

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Lapentti #267-6(3) 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2001R32
Christophe Rochus #797-5 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2001R64
Bob Bryan #1687-6(3) 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2001R128