Roger Federer #15 def. Pete Sampras #6

7-6(7) 5-7 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5

Roger Federer defeated Pete Sampras 7-6(7) 5-7 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5 in the 2001 Wimbledon round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 4, 2001*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 2001
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R16
Duration: 3h 41m

Match Statistics

Stat	Roger Federer	Pete Sampras
Aces	25	26
Double faults	6	9
First serve %	62	70
First serve points won %	82	77
Second serve points won %	51	46
Break points saved %	82	79
Break points converted %	21	18
Service points won %	71	67
Return points won %	33	29
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	Pete Sampras
Country	SUI	USA
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	Aug 12, 1971
Age	19	29
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	15	6
Ranking points (entering)	1,580	2,790
Elo (entering)	1,942	1,945
Current career W-L	1,219–272	739–209
Current career earnings	$130,594,339	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer #15 0 – 0 Pete Sampras #6

Path

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #41	7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 2001	R32
Xavier Malisse #53	6-3 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 2001	R64
Christophe Rochus #83	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 2001	R128

Roger Federer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #11	5-7 6-7(6) 6-2 6-7(6)	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 2001	QF

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sargis Sargsian #124	6-4 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 2001	R32
Barry Cowan #265	6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 2001	R64
Francisco Clavet #56	6-4 7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 2001	R128