Volkov v Sampras
ATP Tour career
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Pete Sampras takes it, 12–2 on categories
Sampras wins on titles. Volkov’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Volkov 550 matches, Sampras 961 matches.
- Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Volkov’s 3 titles (one every 100 matches).
- Sampras averages 9.8 aces a match to Volkov’s 4.7 — 2.1 times as many.
- Sampras averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Volkov’s 1.3.
- Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Volkov’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sampras has 961 matches across 15 seasons, Volkov 550 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.165 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
- 52.6First serve in %59.5
- 71.8First-serve points won %81.0
- 59.8Break points saved %64.5
- 38.9Return points won %38.2
- 4.71,969 total · best 22
Head to head
211 matches
since 19899
since 19899
- Hard · 6 matchesVolkov 2Sampras 4
- Clay · 2 matchesVolkov 0Sampras 2
- Carpet · 2 matchesVolkov 0Sampras 2
- Grass · 1 matchVolkov 0Sampras 1
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesVolkov 0Sampras 3
Last meetings
- 26 Aug 1996 · US Open · Round of 32 · HardSampras won 6-3 6-4 6-2
- 30 Aug 1993 · US Open · Semifinal · HardSampras won 6-4 6-3 6-2
- 17 May 1993 · World Team Cup · Round robin · ClaySampras won 7-5 6-1
- 1 Mar 1993 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 16 · HardVolkov won 7-5 6-4
- 8 Dec 1992 · Grand Slam Cup · Round of 16 · CarpetSampras won 6-3 6-4
- 31 Aug 1992 · US Open · Quarterfinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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