Pete Sampras vs Patrick Rafter — Davis Cup WG SF: USA vs AUS Round Robin
Davis Cup WG SF: USA vs AUS · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 1
Sets
Friday, 19 September 1997
hard
Sampras P.6-7 6-1 6-1 6-4
Rafter P.
Sampras P.
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Rafter P.
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Pete Sampras defeated Patrick Rafter 6-7 6-1 6-1 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG SF: USA vs AUS round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 9–3.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras dropped the opening set before beating Patrick Rafter 6–7 6–1 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
8–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4 |
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Pete Sampras | 6-7(10) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6(7) 6-3 |
| 1999-05-16 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | SF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-7(8) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 1998-08-10 | Cincinnati Masters | F | hard | Patrick Rafter | 1-6 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 1997-11-10 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-09-23 | Grand Slam Cup | F | carpet | Pete Sampras | 6-2 6-4 7-5 |
| 1997-08-04 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 1997-02-24 | Philadelphia | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
69%
69%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
69%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
7.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.