Career 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 Too close to call — 8–6 on categories Sampras wins on titles. Agassi’s case rests on first serve in %. ATP Tour career: Agassi 1,108 matches, Sampras 961 matches.
Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Agassi’s 59 titles (one every 16.7 matches). Sampras averages 9.8 aces a match to Agassi’s 4.5 — 2.2 times as many. Sampras has the better first-serve points won %: 81 to Agassi’s 73. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 59 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 65 total · best 1
0.0 8 total · best 1 Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 14 total · best 1
62.7 First serve in % 59.5
73.0 First-serve points won % 81.0
63.3 Break points saved % 64.5
41.8 Return points won % 38.2
Head to head 14 34 matches since 1989 20
Hard · 20 matches Agassi 9 Sampras 11 Carpet · 7 matches Agassi 2 Sampras 5 Clay · 5 matches Agassi 3 Sampras 2 Grass · 2 matches Agassi 0 Sampras 2 Grand Slams · 9 matches Agassi 3 Sampras 6 Finals · 16 matches Agassi 7 Sampras 9 Last meetings 26 Aug 2002 · US Open · Final · Hard Sampras won 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4 22 Apr 2002 · Houston · Semifinal · Clay Sampras won 6-1 7-5 27 Aug 2001 · US Open · Quarterfinal · Hard Sampras won 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 23 July 2001 · Los Angeles · Final · Hard Agassi won 6-4 6-2 12 Mar 2001 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Final · Hard Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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