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Roger Federer #15 def. Pete Sampras #6

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

Match Information

Date	Jul 4, 2001*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Roger Federer
Score	7-6(7) 5-7 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5
Loser	Pete Sampras
Duration	3h 41m

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

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	Pete Sampras
Country	SUI	USA
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	Aug 12, 1971
Age	19	29
Height	185	185
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)	1,939	1,941
Career W-L	1,206–267	737–208
Career earnings	$130,594,339	$43,280,489

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer 0 – 0 Pete Sampras

Path

Roger Federer's path

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

Roger Federer's next match

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

Pete Sampras's path

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