Martin v Sampras
ATP Tour career
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Pete Sampras takes it, 13–1 on categories
Sampras wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Martin 626 matches, Sampras 961 matches.
- Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Martin’s 8 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Sampras averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Martin’s 1.1.
- Sampras has the better first-serve points won %: 81 to Martin’s 75.8.
- Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Martin’s team won 64% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sampras has 961 matches across 15 seasons, Martin 626 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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.
- 0.08 total · best 1Titlesper game0.165 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
- 61.6First serve in %59.5
- 75.8First-serve points won %81.0
- 62.5Break points saved %64.5
- 37.8Return points won %38.2
- 8.95,537 total · best 39
Head to head
422 matches
since 199218
since 199218
- Hard · 13 matchesMartin 3Sampras 10
- Carpet · 4 matchesMartin 0Sampras 4
- Clay · 3 matchesMartin 0Sampras 3
- Grass · 2 matchesMartin 1Sampras 1
- Grand Slams · 7 matchesMartin 1Sampras 6
- Finals · 3 matchesMartin 1Sampras 2
Last meetings
- 22 Apr 2002 · Houston · Quarterfinal · ClaySampras won 6-2 7-6(3)
- 31 Dec 2001 · Adelaide · Round of 32 · HardMartin won 3-6 6-3 6-4
- 15 Jan 2001 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · HardMartin won 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 6-4
- 2 Nov 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Semifinal · CarpetSampras won 6-4 7-6(5)
- 19 Oct 1998 · Lyon · Round of 32 · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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