Pete Sampras #1 def. Cedric Pioline #23

6-4 6-2 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Cedric Pioline 6-4 6-2 6-4 in the 1997 Wimbledon final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 7, 1997*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F
Duration: 1h 34m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Cedric Pioline
Aces	17	13
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	64	65
First serve points won %	90	77
Second serve points won %	65	50
Break points saved %	100	50
Break points converted %	50	0
Service points won %	81	67
Return points won %	33	19
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Cedric Pioline
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Jun 15, 1969
Age	25	28
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	23
Ranking points (entering)	5,388	1,440
Elo (entering)	2,138	1,898
Current career W-L	739–209	370–301
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$6,921,029

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #1 6 – 0 Cedric Pioline #23

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Todd Woodbridge #37	6-2 6-1 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 1997	SF
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

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Cedric Pioline's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Stich #88	6-7 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 1997	SF
Greg Rusedski #27	6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 4, 1997	QF
Brett Steven #104	3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1997	R16
Wayne Ferreira #22	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1997	R32
Javier Frana #137	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1997	R64
Marcelo Charpentier #115	5-7 6-3 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 1997	R128