Korda v Sampras
ATP Tour career
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Pete Sampras takes it, 12–2 on categories
Sampras wins on titles. Korda’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Korda 631 matches, Sampras 961 matches.
- Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Korda’s 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Sampras averages 9.8 aces a match to Korda’s 4.1 — 2.4 times as many.
- Sampras averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Korda’s 1.1.
- Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Korda’s team won 62% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sampras has 961 matches across 15 seasons, Korda 631 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam 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.
- 0.011 total · best 1Titlesper game0.165 total · best 1
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
- 58.7First serve in %59.5
- 71.8First-serve points won %81.0
- 59.5Break points saved %64.5
- 40.5Return points won %38.2
Head to head
416 matches
since 199012
since 199012
- Hard · 7 matchesKorda 1Sampras 6
- Carpet · 6 matchesKorda 1Sampras 5
- Clay · 2 matchesKorda 2Sampras 0
- Grass · 1 matchKorda 0Sampras 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesKorda 1Sampras 1
- Finals · 1 matchKorda 0Sampras 1
Last meetings
- 27 Oct 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 16 · CarpetSampras won 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4
- 25 Aug 1997 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardKorda won 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(3)
- 23 June 1997 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassSampras won 6-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 6-4
- 7 Aug 1995 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Round of 32 · HardSampras won 6-3 7-6(3)
- 7 Mar 1994 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Quarterfinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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