Pete Sampras vs Marat Safin — US Open Semi-final
US Open · ATP · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2001
hard
Sampras P.6-3 7-6 6-3
Safin M.
Sampras P.
67763
Safin M.
3653–
Pete Sampras defeated Marat Safin 6-3 7-6 6-3 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending the title, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 6 on hard. Pete Sampras narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in three sets, 6–3 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(8) |
| 2001-05-21 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 7-6(0) 7-5 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-08-28 | US Open | F | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-07-31 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 3-6 7-6(8) |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-4 6-3 6-2 |
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·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
67%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.2
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (92 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 66%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sampras P.
Agassi A.
6-777-627-627-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Kuerten G.
6-46-06-3
Safin M.
Zabaleta M.
6-46-46-2
Hewitt L.
Roddick A.
6-756-36-43-66-4
R16
Kuerten G.
Costa A.
6-46-47-67
Agassi A.
Federer R.
6-16-26-4
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
6-36-26-756-4
Safin M.
Johansson T.
6-22-66-47-63
Zabaleta M.
Malisse X.
6-47-647-5
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-26-26-4
Hewitt L.
Haas T.
3-67-626-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Clement A.
6-36-46-3
R32
Agassi A.
Delgado R.
7-57-656-3
Federer R.
Schalken S.
6-47-57-63
Rafter P.
Lapentti N.
7-636-26-2
Sampras P.
Youzhny M.
6-36-26-2
Malisse X.
Henman T.
6-766-37-54-66-4
Kuerten G.
Mirnyi M.
6-755-77-647-636-2
Costa A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-47-647-62
Clement A.
Moya C.
6-736-46-46-0
Kafelnikov Y.
Nalbandian D.
3-66-46-26-2
Hewitt L.
Portas A.
6-16-36-4
Haas T.
Novak J.
6-36-46-2
Roddick A.
Corretja A.
6-46-26-2
Robredo T.
Ferrero J.
7-654-66-44-67-61
Zabaleta M.
Rusedski G.
6-756-47-57-62
Johansson T.
Rios M.
6-42-66-36-2
Safin M.
Arazi H.
7-56-47-65
R64
Safin M.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-727-657-65
Youzhny M.
Gambill J.
6-44-1
Novak J.
Phau B.
6-16-16-2
Malisse X.
Santoro F.
6-03-66-36-2
Rusedski G.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-56-787-66
Portas A.
Stoliarov A.
6-27-666-3
Zabaleta M.
Dent T.
6-36-36-4
Hewitt L.
Blake J.
6-43-62-66-36-0
Kafelnikov Y.
Bastl G.
2-65-76-16-46-3
Costa A.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-47-65
Ivanisevic G.
Gimelstob J.
6-36-36-3
Rios M.
Pavel A.
7-56-46-0
Johansson T.
Gaudenzi A.
4-66-26-36-3
Ferrero J.
Voltchkov V.
7-626-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Escude N.
4-66-34-66-37-5
Arazi H.
Woodruff C.
6-47-617-5
Roddick A.
Brasington J.
6-26-15-77-64
Clement A.
Siemerink J.
6-746-47-616-1
Corretja A.
Golmard J.
7-57-647-5
Moya C.
Vicente F.
3-67-56-16-3
Henman T.
Meligeni F.
6-36-43-66-4
Haas T.
Mantilla F.
6-16-06-756-3
Agassi A.
Massu N.
6-746-46-27-61
Delgado R.
Schuettler R.
6-46-757-672-66-2
Schalken S.
Ilie A.
6-23-66-36-0
Kuerten G.
Pless K.
6-36-46-4
Federer R.
Ginepri R.
6-27-56-1
Mirnyi M.
Canas G.
6-33-67-56-3
Sampras P.
Sa A.
7-646-46-3
Lapentti N.
Sanguinetti D.
6-47-56-3
Rafter P.
Rochus C.
7-56-26-1
Robredo T.
Martin T.
6-37-53-66-3
R128
Dent T.
Alami K.
6-36-46-4
Malisse X.
Carlsen K.
6-14-63-62-1
Schuettler R.
Kiefer N.
5-76-41-0
Sanguinetti D.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-46-1
Mirnyi M.
Gaudio G.
7-666-37-64
Canas G.
Arthurs W.
6-13-66-776-2
Hrbaty D.
Calatrava A.
6-22-66-26-3
Costa A.
Harper Griffith L.
6-36-36-3
Gimelstob J.
Tabara M.
6-43-64-66-46-2
Ivanisevic G.
Armando H.
6-46-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Damm Sr M.
7-676-36-4
Safin M.
De Chaunac S.
6-46-26-2
Rafter P.
Bryan B.
7-636-37-5
Rochus C.
Bruguera S.
3-66-46-36-4
Golmard J.
Saulnier C.
7-53-66-36-4
Roddick A.
Dosedel S.
6-46-16-2
Brasington J.
Pozzi G.
6-36-42-63-67-66
Corretja A.
Sluiter R.
7-646-746-46-2
Clement A.
Blanco G.
6-24-66-36-4
Siemerink J.
Vanek J.
7-654-66-06-4
Vicente F.
Vinciguerra A.
7-686-37-66
Moya C.
Fish M.
6-37-636-3
Escude N.
Lee H.
6-26-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-13-66-46-4
Bastl G.
Prinosil D.
6-46-26-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Kratochvil M.
1-66-15-76-46-4
Hewitt L.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-27-5
Blake J.
Sanchez D.
6-36-46-2
Stoliarov A.
Rosset M.
6-27-657-5
Portas A.
Caratti C.
6-16-47-64
Phau B.
Enqvist T.
6-34-66-36-4
Haas T.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-27-65
Mantilla F.
Acasuso J.
6-36-36-4
Novak J.
Heuberger I.
6-26-36-4
Martin T.
Russell M.
6-46-47-5
Robredo T.
Rochus O.
7-646-27-68
Voltchkov V.
Ferreira W.
4-66-37-651-66-4
Ferrero J.
Di Pasquale A.
1-66-32-67-626-0
Zabaleta M.
Grosjean S.
6-46-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Balcells J.
7-636-26-2
Rusedski G.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-747-56-46-3
Santoro F.
Larsson M.
7-56-46-767-66
Meligeni F.
Davydenko N.
2-66-26-36-4
Henman T.
Vacek J.
6-36-26-753-66-3
Johansson T.
Puentes G.
6-16-26-2
Gaudenzi A.
Simoni A.
6-47-637-64
Rios M.
Hipfl M.
3-67-56-26-0
Pavel A.
Taino E.
6-45-76-26-2
Arazi H.
Calleri A.
6-36-34-65-76-3
Woodruff C.
Dupuis A.
6-16-33-66-1
Lapentti N.
Chang M.
6-26-46-4
Gambill J.
Pioline C.
6-26-26-4
Youzhny M.
Ulihrach B.
6-756-26-36-3
Sa A.
Kempes E.
6-24-66-27-5
Sampras P.
Boutter J.
6-47-647-66
Federer R.
Burgsmuller L.
6-46-46-4
Ginepri R.
Levy H.
6-37-56-4
Ilie A.
Koubek S.
2-66-31-66-36-3
Schalken S.
Lee M.
3-66-46-43-66-3
Delgado R.
Diaz J.
4-66-36-46-3
Massu N.
Clavet F.
7-6136-37-60
Agassi A.
Bryan M.
6-46-16-0
Kuerten G.
Vacek D.
6-46-43-67-5
Pless K.
Martin A.
3-66-36-27-5