SF Wimbledon 1997

Pete Sampras #1 def. Todd Woodbridge #37

6-2 6-1 7-6(3)

Pete Sampras defeated Todd Woodbridge 6-2 6-1 7-6(3) in the 1997 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasTodd Woodbridge
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
104
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.6%63.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.8%67.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.3%41.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.7%57.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.4%27.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.1%41.9%
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.
+10.8-4.3
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.
+4.3-10.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasTodd Woodbridge
Country USA AUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Apr 2, 1971
Age2526
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)137
Ranking points (entering)4,7431,072
Elo (entering)2,1301,859
Current career W-L739–209239–231
Current career earnings$43,280,489$10,078,820
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #1 4 1 Todd Woodbridge #37

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Becker #186-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 1997QF
Petr Korda #246-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 1997R16
Byron Black #656-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1997R32
Hendrik Dreekmann #787-6(2) 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Mikael Tillstrom #546-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #236-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 7, 1997F

Todd Woodbridge's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #987-6(7) 2-6 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 1997QF
Patrick Rafter #176-7(2) 6-4 7-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 1997R16
Alex Radulescu #626-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 1997R32
Marcos Ondruska #1007-5 6-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 1997R64
Michael Chang #27-6(5) 3-6 6-2 3-6 8-6WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 1997R128