Larsson v Sampras
ATP Tour career
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Pete Sampras takes it, 13–1 on categories
Sampras wins on titles. Larsson’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Larsson 515 matches, Sampras 961 matches.
- Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Larsson’s 7 titles (one every 20 matches).
- Sampras averages 9.8 aces a match to Larsson’s 6.2 (57% more).
- Sampras averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Larsson’s 1.2.
- Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Larsson’s team won 58% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sampras has 961 matches across 15 seasons, Larsson 515 in 16 — 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.
- 0.17 total · best 1Titlesper game0.165 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
- 63.6First serve in %59.5
- 73.0First-serve points won %81.0
- 61.1Break points saved %64.5
- 37.0Return points won %38.2
- 6.23,015 total · best 21
Head to head
39 matches
since 19936
since 19936
- Hard · 5 matchesLarsson 1Sampras 4
- Carpet · 3 matchesLarsson 1Sampras 2
- Clay · 1 matchLarsson 1Sampras 0
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesLarsson 0Sampras 2
- Finals · 2 matchesLarsson 1Sampras 1
Last meetings
- 10 Aug 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Semifinal · HardSampras won 7-5 2-6 6-1
- 11 Aug 1997 · Indianapolis · Round of 16 · HardLarsson won 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(5)
- 21 Apr 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 32 · ClayLarsson won 3-6 6-2 6-3
- 17 Mar 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 16 · HardSampras won 6-2 6-0
- 16 Jan 1995 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · HardSampras won 4-6 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 6-4
- 6 Dec 1994 · Grand Slam Cup · Final · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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