Pete Sampras vs Patrick Rafter, US Open 2001, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Pete Sampras

WinnerRank #341.9049%Upset

Sampras won in 4 sets · 2h 31m

3–1

Set 16–3

Set 26–2

Set 36–7⁵

Set 46–4

Patrick Rafter

LostRank #2241.8051%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

1.1vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Match stats

2h 31m

20Aces16

5Double faults7

88Service points won83

19Service games played20

19Service games won16

20Return games played19

2/2100%Break points saved71%10/14

4/1429%Break points converted0%0/2

Head to head

3Sampras

0Rafter

3 meetings

Hard 2–0Grass 1–0

US OpenRound of 16 · 2001HardThis match
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 4
Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 2001Hard
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 4
WimbledonFinal · 2000Grass
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6¹⁰Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7¹²Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 4Set 4: 2

Form and path

Pete Sampras6–0

US OpenHard

WFinal
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 6
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Set 4: 4
WSemifinal
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 2
WQuarterfinal
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
WRound of 16
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 7
Tommy Haas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 5
WRound of 32
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 3Set 5: 6
Greg Rusedski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6³Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
WRound of 64
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5Set 3: 4

Patrick Rafter0–3

US OpenThis week

WRound of 32
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Lapentti
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
WRound of 64
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
WRound of 128
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Bob Bryan
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 3Set 3: 5

ATP FinalsHard

LRound robin
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
LRound robin
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
LRound robin
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 3

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Pete Sampras vs Patrick Rafter, US Open 2001, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research