Pete Sampras #3 def. Patrick Rafter #11

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

Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 2001 Indian Wells Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 18, 2001*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2001
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Pete Sampras	Patrick Rafter
Aces	8	9
Double faults	0	0
First serve %	57	63
First serve points won %	86	70
Second serve points won %	70	61
Break points saved %	50	67
Break points converted %	33	50
Service points won %	79	66
Return points won %	34	21
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Pete Sampras	Patrick Rafter
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Aug 12, 1971	Dec 28, 1972
Age	29	28
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	11
Ranking points (entering)	3,080	1,985
Elo (entering)	2,027	1,947
Current career W-L	739–209	333–178
Current career earnings	$43,280,489	$11,133,128

Pre-match H2H

Pete Sampras #3 9 – 3 Patrick Rafter #11

Path

Pete Sampras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sebastien Grosjean #16	6-1 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 2001	R16
Fabrice Santoro #49	6-3 3-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 2001	R32
David Prinosil #32	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2001	R64

Pete Sampras's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 2001	SF

Patrick Rafter's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alex Corretja #7	4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 2001	R16
Arnaud Di Pasquale	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 15, 2001	R32
Greg Rusedski #41	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2001	R64