Philippoussis v Sampras
ATP Tour career
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Pete Sampras takes it, 13–1 on categories
Sampras wins on titles. Philippoussis’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Philippoussis 494 matches, Sampras 961 matches.
- Sampras has 65 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Philippoussis’ 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Sampras averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Philippoussis’ 1.1.
- Philippoussis averages 13.2 aces a match to Sampras’ 9.8 (35% more).
- Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Philippoussis’s team won 61% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Sampras has 961 matches across 15 seasons, Philippoussis 494 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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.
- 0.011 total · best 1Titlesper game0.165 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.014 total · best 1
- 58.0First serve in %59.5
- 80.0First-serve points won %81.0
- 62.4Break points saved %64.5
- 34.9Return points won %38.2
- 13.2
Head to head
39 matches
since 19956
since 19956
- Grass · 3 matchesPhilippoussis 0Sampras 3
- Hard · 3 matchesPhilippoussis 1Sampras 2
- Clay · 2 matchesPhilippoussis 2Sampras 0
- Carpet · 1 matchPhilippoussis 0Sampras 1
- Grand Slams · 7 matchesPhilippoussis 2Sampras 5
Last meetings
- 29 May 2000 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · ClayPhilippoussis won 4-6 7-5 7-6(4) 4-6 8-6
- 21 June 1999 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassSampras won 4-6 2-1 ret.
- 2 Nov 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Quarterfinal · CarpetSampras won 6-3 6-3
- 22 June 1998 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassSampras won 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4
- 19 May 1997 · World Team Cup · Round robin · ClayPhilippoussis won 4-6 6-4 0-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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