Lleyton Hewitt #1 def. Pete Sampras #13

6-2 6-4

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras 6-2 6-4 in the 2002 Indian Wells Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLleyton HewittPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
33
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.5%68.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.7%56.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
78.6%52.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.5%55.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.8%23.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.5%41.5%
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.
+14.2-7.1
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.
+7.1-14.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLleyton HewittPete Sampras
Country AUS USA
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981Aug 12, 1971
Age2130
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)113
Ranking points (entering)4,2451,950
Elo (entering)2,1211,991
Current career W-L567–244739–209
Current career earnings$20,890,470$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt #1 4 – 4 Pete Sampras #13

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #226-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2002QF
Jan-Michael Gambill #276-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 16, 2002R16
Andrei Pavel #314-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2002R32
Carlos Moya #246-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2002R64

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #66-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 2002F

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #376-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2002QF
Fabrice Santoro #206-3 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 16, 2002R16
Albert Costa #306-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2002R32
Mardy Fish #1417-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2002R64