SF US Open 2000

Pete Sampras #4 def. Lleyton Hewitt #9

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

Pete Sampras defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-6(7) 6-4 7-6(5) in the 2000 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Sep 10, 2000*
Tournament
US Open
Edition
2000
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
SF
Duration
2h 36m

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasLleyton Hewitt
Aces1823
Double faults85
First serve %59.0%57.0%
First serve points won %83.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%55.0%
Break points saved %80.0%80.0%
Break points converted %20.0%20.0%
Service points won %71.0%66.0%
Return points won %34.0%29.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasLleyton Hewitt
Country USA AUS
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Feb 24, 1981
Age2919
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)49
Ranking points (entering)3,0392,036
Elo (entering)2,1182,024
Current career W-L739–209567–244
Current career earnings$43,280,489$20,890,470
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #4 3 – 1 Lleyton Hewitt #9

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Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #234-6 7-6(6) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2000QF
Hyung-Taik Lee #1827-6(4) 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2000R16
Agustin Calleri #727-6(5) 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2000R32
Justin Gimelstob #886-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2000R64
Martin Damm Sr 7-6(3) 7-5 6-4W—Match dataAug 30, 2000R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #24-6 3-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2000F

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #376-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2000QF
Thomas Enqvist #56-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2000R16
Jiri Novak #396-3 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2000R32
Julien Boutter #1017-6(6) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2000R64
Andreas Vinciguerra #432-6 7-5 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2000R128