Career 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Pete Sampras takes it, 13–0 on categories Sampras wins on first-serve points won %. ATP Tour career: Delgado 170 matches, Sampras 961 matches.
Sampras has the better first-serve points won %: 81 to Delgado’s 68.5. Sampras averages 9.8 aces a match to Delgado’s 6.4 (52% more). Sampras has the better sets won %: 71.1 to Delgado’s 40.3. Winners’ edge: Sampras’s team won 78%, Delgado’s team won 41% of the matches they played. Longevity: Sampras has 961 matches across 15 seasons, Delgado 170 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.1 65 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 14 total · best 1
59.5 First serve in % 59.5
68.5 First-serve points won % 81.0
56.4 Break points saved % 64.5
36.4 Return points won % 38.2
6.4 1,095 total · best 25 Acesper game
Head to head 1 3 matches since 1998 2
Clay · 2 matches Delgado 1 Sampras 1 Hard · 1 match Delgado 0 Sampras 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Delgado 1 Sampras 0 Last meetings 1 Mar 1999 · Scottsdale · Round of 32 · Hard Sampras won 7-6(2) 6-2 25 May 1998 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · Clay Delgado won 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4 27 Apr 1998 · Atlanta · Quarterfinal · Clay Sampras won 7-6(6) 7-6(3) Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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