Ivanisevic v Sampras
ATP Tour career
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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: Ivanisevic 895 matches, Sampras 961 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.
- 0.024 total · best 1Titlesper game0.165 total · best 1
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
- 54.8First serve in %59.5
- 82.5First-serve points won %81.0
- 62.9Break points saved %64.5
- 35.2Return points won %38.2
Head to head
618 matches
since 199012
since 199012
- Carpet · 7 matchesIvanisevic 1Sampras 6
- Grass · 6 matchesIvanisevic 2Sampras 4
- Hard · 4 matchesIvanisevic 2Sampras 2
- Clay · 1 matchIvanisevic 1Sampras 0
- Grand Slams · 5 matchesIvanisevic 1Sampras 4
- Finals · 4 matchesIvanisevic 1Sampras 3
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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