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

Date: Jul 6, 1997*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 44m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Todd Woodbridge
Aces	10	4
Double faults	0	3
First serve %	65	63
First serve points won %	83	67
Second serve points won %	54	41
Break points saved %	83	38
Break points converted %	62	17
Service points won %	73	58
Return points won %	42	27
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Todd Woodbridge
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Apr 2, 1971
Age	25	26
Height	185 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	1	37
Ranking points (entering)	4,743	1,072
Elo (entering)	2,130	1,859
Current career W-L	739–209	239–231
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Boris Becker #18	6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1997	QF
Petr Korda #24	6-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1997	R16
Byron Black #65	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1997	R32
Hendrik Dreekmann #78	7-6(2) 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1997	R64
Mikael Tillstrom #54	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1997	R128

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cedric Pioline #23	6-4 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1997	F

Todd Woodbridge's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Kiefer #98	7-6(7) 2-6 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1997	QF
Patrick Rafter #17	6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1997	R16
Alex Radulescu #62	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1997	R32
Marcos Ondruska #100	7-5 6-1 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1997	R64
Michael Chang #2	7-6(5) 3-6 6-2 3-6 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1997	R128