Pete Sampras vs Sjeng Schalken, US Open 2002, Semifinal

Grand Slam · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Pete Sampras

WinnerRank #341.2973%

Sampras won in 3 sets · 2h 21m

3–0

Set 17–6⁶

Set 27–6⁴

Set 36–2

Sjeng Schalken

LostRank #6773.5027%

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

Average

4.3vs 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 21m

22Aces5

12Double faults1

78Service points won72

16Service games played16

16Service games won14

16Return games played16

4/4100%Break points saved67%4/6

2/633%Break points converted0%0/4

Head to head

1Sampras

0Schalken

1 meeting

US OpenSemifinal · 2002HardThis match
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 2

Form and path

Pete Sampras1–2

US OpenThis week

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
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
WRound of 128
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Albert Portas
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4Set 3: 4

Long IslandHard

LRound of 32
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 6
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 4

Cincinnati MastersHard

LRound of 32
Wayne Arthurs
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁴
WRound of 64
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁸Set 3: 6
Guillermo Canas
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 6⁶Set 3: 3

Sjeng Schalken3–3

Bergamo CHCarpet

Granby CHHard

LRound of 32
John Paul Fruttero
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 5

IndianapolisHard

LRound of 64
Rajeev Ram
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6¹

Match research

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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 Sjeng Schalken, US Open 2002, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research