R16 Wimbledon 2001

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

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
2526
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
69
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.4%69.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.3%76.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.5%45.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
81.8%78.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.7%67.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
21.4%18.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.8%29.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.6+5.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-5.1-8.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2001 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererPete Sampras
Country SUI USA
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Aug 12, 1971
Age1929
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)156
Ranking points (entering)1,5802,790
Elo (entering)1,9421,945
Current career W-L1,219–272739–209
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonas Bjorkman #417-6(4) 6-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 2001R32
Xavier Malisse #536-3 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2001R64
Christophe Rochus #836-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 2001R128

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #115-7 6-7(6) 6-2 6-7(6)LH2HMatch dataJul 6, 2001QF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sargis Sargsian #1246-4 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 2001R32
Barry Cowan #2656-3 6-2 6-7(5) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2001R64
Francisco Clavet #566-4 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 27, 2001R128