SF Los Angeles Open 2001

Pete Sampras #12 def. Xavier Malisse #48

7-6(4) 6-4

Pete Sampras defeated Xavier Malisse 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 2001 Los Angeles Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 28, 2001*
Tournament: Los Angeles Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 14m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Xavier Malisse
Aces	7	8
Double faults	2	0
First serve %	63.0%	67.0%
First serve points won %	81.0%	82.0%
Second serve points won %	64.0%	63.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	0.0%
Break points converted %	100.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	75.0%	75.0%
Return points won %	25.0%	25.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Xavier Malisse
Country	USA	BEL
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Jul 19, 1980
Age	29	21
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	12	48
Ranking points (entering)	1,940	764
Elo (entering)	1,942	1,794
Current career W-L	739–209	282–266
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #12 1 – 0 Xavier Malisse #48

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Norman #21	7-5 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 2001	QF
Michael Chang #42	7-6(6) 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2001	R16
Chris Woodruff #93	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2001	R32

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #3	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 2001	F

Xavier Malisse's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Taylor Dent #121	3-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 2001	QF
Marat Safin #2	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2001	R16
Justin Gimelstob #129	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2001	R32