Chang v Sampras
ATP Tour career
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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: Chang 962 matches, Sampras 961 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.
- 0.035 total · best 1Titlesper game0.165 total · best 1
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
- 56.0First serve in %59.5
- 71.5First-serve points won %81.0
- 59.1Break points saved %64.5
- 42.2Return points won %38.2
Head to head
820 matches
since 198912
since 198912
- Hard · 12 matchesChang 5Sampras 7
- Carpet · 5 matchesChang 1Sampras 4
- Clay · 2 matchesChang 2Sampras 0
- Grass · 1 matchChang 0Sampras 1
- Grand Slams · 5 matchesChang 1Sampras 4
- Finals · 3 matchesChang 0Sampras 3
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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