Sampras v Chang
ATP Tour career
Lineball analyst11–3
Pete Sampras takes it, 11–3 on categories
Sampras wins on titles. Chang’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Sampras 961 matches, Chang 962 matches.
- Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Chang’s 35 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Sampras averages 9.8 aces a match to Chang’s 4 — 2.5 times as many.
- Sampras has the better first-serve points won %: 81 to Chang’s 71.5.
- Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Chang’s team won 68% 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 game0.035 total · best 1
- 0.014 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 59.5First serve in %56.0
- 81.0First-serve points won %71.5
- 64.5Break points saved %59.1
- 38.2Return points won %42.2
Head to head
1220 matches
since 19898
since 19898
- Hard · 12 matchesSampras 7Chang 5
- Carpet · 5 matchesSampras 4Chang 1
- Clay · 2 matchesSampras 0Chang 2
- Grass · 1 matchSampras 1Chang 0
- Grand Slams · 5 matchesSampras 4Chang 1
- Finals · 3 matchesSampras 3Chang 0
Last meetings
- 23 July 2001 · Los Angeles · Round of 16 · HardSampras won 7-6(6) 7-6(2)
- 11 May 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 16 · ClayChang won 6-2 7-6(6)
- 26 Aug 1996 · US Open · Final · HardSampras won 6-1 6-4 7-6(3)
- 8 Apr 1996 · Hong Kong · Final · HardSampras won 6-4 3-6 6-4
- 19 Feb 1996 · Memphis · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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