Krajicek v Sampras
ATP Tour career
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Pete Sampras takes it, 13–2 on categories
Sampras wins on titles. Krajicek’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Krajicek 616 matches, Sampras 961 matches.
- Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Krajicek’s 17 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Sampras has 14 grand slam titles (one every 50 matches) to Krajicek’s 1 grand slam title (one every 100 matches).
- Krajicek averages 12.2 aces a match to Sampras’ 9.8 (24% more).
- Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Krajicek’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sampras has 961 matches across 15 seasons, Krajicek 616 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- 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.
- 0.017 total · best 1Titlesper game0.165 total · best 1
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
- 58.2First serve in %59.5
- 81.4First-serve points won %81.0
- 63.1Break points saved %64.5
- 37.0Return points won %38.2
Head to head
59 matches
since 19934
since 19934
- Hard · 6 matchesKrajicek 3Sampras 3
- Carpet · 2 matchesKrajicek 1Sampras 1
- Grass · 1 matchKrajicek 1Sampras 0
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesKrajicek 1Sampras 1
Last meetings
- 28 Aug 2000 · US Open · Quarterfinal · HardSampras won 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 6-2
- 9 Aug 1999 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · HardSampras won 6-4 6-2
- 15 Mar 1999 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Quarterfinal · HardKrajicek won 6-2 7-6(6)
- 26 Oct 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Stuttgart · Semifinal · HardKrajicek won 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(5)
- 20 Oct 1997 · ATP Masters 1000 Stuttgart · Round of 16 · CarpetKrajicek won 6-4 6-4
- 24 June 1996 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassKrajicek won 7-5 7-6(3) 6-4
- 31 Oct 1994 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Round of 16 · Carpet
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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