Sampras v Ivanisevic
ATP Tour career
Lineball analyst12–2
Pete Sampras takes it, 12–2 on categories
Sampras wins on titles. Ivanisevic’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Sampras 961 matches, Ivanisevic 895 matches.
- Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Ivanisevic’s 24 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Sampras averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Ivanisevic’s 1.0.
- Ivanisevic averages 12.7 aces a match to Sampras’ 9.8 (30% more).
- Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Ivanisevic’s team won 64% of the matches they played.
- 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.
- 0.165 total · best 1Titlesper game0.024 total · best 1
- 0.014 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 59.5First serve in %54.8
- 81.0First-serve points won %82.5
- 64.5Break points saved %62.9
- 38.2Return points won %35.2
Head to head
1218 matches
since 19906
since 19906
- Carpet · 7 matchesSampras 6Ivanisevic 1
- Grass · 6 matchesSampras 4Ivanisevic 2
- Hard · 4 matchesSampras 2Ivanisevic 2
- Clay · 1 matchSampras 0Ivanisevic 1
- Grand Slams · 5 matchesSampras 4Ivanisevic 1
- Finals · 4 matchesSampras 3Ivanisevic 1
Last meetings
- 7 June 1999 · London / Queen's Club · Quarterfinal · GrassSampras won 7-5 6-4
- 22 June 1998 · Wimbledon · Final · GrassSampras won 6-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2
- 19 Nov 1996 · ATP Tour World Championship · Semifinal · CarpetSampras won 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 7-5
- 26 Aug 1996 · US Open · Semifinal · HardSampras won 6-3 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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