Matsuoka v Sampras
ATP Tour career
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Pete Sampras takes it, 12–2 on categories
Sampras wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Matsuoka 281 matches, Sampras 961 matches.
- Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Matsuoka’s 1 title (one every 33.3 matches).
- Sampras averages 1.9 sets won a match to Matsuoka’s 1.2 (57% more).
- Sampras averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Matsuoka’s 1.3.
- Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Matsuoka’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sampras has 961 matches across 15 seasons, Matsuoka 281 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): 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.
- 0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.165 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
- 61.3First serve in %59.5
- 74.1First-serve points won %81.0
- 60.8Break points saved %64.5
- 35.3Return points won %38.2
- 7.41,511 total · best 26
Head to head
15 matches
since 19914
since 19914
- Hard · 3 matchesMatsuoka 1Sampras 2
- Grass · 2 matchesMatsuoka 0Sampras 2
- Grand Slams · 1 matchMatsuoka 0Sampras 1
Last meetings
- 26 June 1995 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassSampras won 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-2
- 6 June 1994 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 16 · GrassSampras won 7-6(2) 6-2
- 13 Mar 1992 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64 · HardSampras won 4-6 7-6(3) 6-1
- 29 July 1991 · Los Angeles · Round of 16 · HardSampras won 6-3 6-4
- 22 July 1991 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 32 · HardMatsuoka won 2-6 6-4 7-6(8)
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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