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Alexander Volkov vs Pete Sampras H2H: 2-7

Pete Sampras holds a 7–2 lead over Alexander Volkov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 4–2 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1996 US Open round of 32 6-3 6-4 6-2.

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Alexander Volkov
RUS Age 59 Left-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 7
9 main-draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-2 Alexander Volkov #78 Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #2 6-4 6-3 6-2 Alexander Volkov #15 Match data Sep 12, 1993* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Alexander Volkov #22 7-5 6-4 Pete Sampras #2 Match data Mar 6, 1993* R16 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #3 6-3 6-4 Alexander Volkov #17 Match data Dec 12, 1992* R16 Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #3 6-4 6-1 6-0 Alexander Volkov #20 Match data Sep 11, 1992* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #7 6-2 6-3 Alexander Volkov #38 Match data Nov 3, 1991* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #12 6-2 7-6 Alexander Volkov #55 Match data Aug 16, 1990* R32 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Pete Sampras #21 4-6 7-6 7-6 Alexander Volkov #56 Match data Jun 21, 1990* R32 Eastbourne Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Alexander Volkov 2-6 6-1 6-4 Pete Sampras Match data Jan 7, 1989* QF Adelaide International ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Alexander Volkov #1,324 #14 1,538 1,922 291 246 54.2% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 739 209 78.0% 14 11 7 12 20 64

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Alexander Volkov Pete Sampras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1 1968 3–1 75.0% — 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
3 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,465 0 0 — — — — — — —
4 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
6 1973 1–1 50.0% — 1,500 0 0 — — — — — — —
7 1974 0–1 0.0% — 1,494 0 0 — — — — — — —
8 1975 1–1 50.0% — 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,700 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4
19 1986 0–1 0.0% #529 1,514 0 0 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8
20 1987 5–6 45.5% #104 1,603 0 0 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13
21 1988 7–10 41.2% #79 1,640 0 0 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1989 19–17 52.8% #50 1,678 0 0 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31
23 1990 34–26 56.7% #24 1,837 0 0 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36
24 1991 42–29 59.2% #25 1,828 0 1 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44
25 1992 45–30 60.0% #17 1,828 0 1 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52
26 1993 44–28 61.1% #18 1,803 0 2 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56
27 1994 36–30 54.5% #25 1,728 0 3 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61
28 1995 32–27 54.2% #47 1,764 0 3 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63
29 1996 13–21 38.2% #98 1,704 0 3 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63
30 1997 8–12 40.0% #195 1,591 0 3 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Alexander Volkov Pete Sampras
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
3 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
4 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
6 1973 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
7 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
8 1975 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 13 10 23 56.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0%
19 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6%
20 1987 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8%
21 1988 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8%
22 1989 9 7 16 56.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3%
23 1990 9 11 20 45.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 15 8 23 65.2% 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1991 12 10 22 54.5% 11 9 20 55.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 14 7 21 66.7% 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 1992 22 10 32 68.8% 5 7 12 41.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9%
26 1993 33 15 48 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 9 16 43.8% 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6%
27 1994 20 15 35 57.1% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 10 7 17 58.8% 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1995 12 11 23 52.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 15 10 25 60.0% 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — —
29 1996 4 7 11 36.4% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
30 1997 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
Career — 124 96 220 56.4% 34 48 82 41.5% 41 32 73 56.2% 92 70 162 56.8% — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 355/397 of Alexander Volkov's and 652/821 of Pete Sampras's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Alexander Volkov Pete Sampras
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 60/69 7.6 2.2 59.0% 76.3% 57.9% 66.2% 45.3% 68.7% 40.0%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0%
24 1991 66/71 4.1 2.9 56.1% 70.6% 50.9% 58.0% 47.5% 61.9% 39.6% 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8%
25 1992 68/75 4.4 3.2 54.2% 72.2% 49.8% 63.3% 46.2% 61.9% 38.6% 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7%
26 1993 65/72 5.7 2.8 52.1% 72.7% 53.9% 66.1% 45.6% 63.6% 40.4% 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0%
27 1994 56/66 5.9 4.2 50.5% 72.0% 47.2% 54.0% 48.3% 59.8% 37.9% 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3%
28 1995 54/59 5.2 4.1 50.5% 72.7% 47.8% 55.4% 43.6% 60.4% 37.6% 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1%
29 1996 30/34 4.1 4.0 51.0% 69.2% 45.7% 56.1% 45.4% 57.7% 35.8% 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1%
30 1997 16/20 3.8 4.6 50.6% 71.5% 49.3% 53.6% 38.7% 60.5% 39.3% 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5%
Career — 355/537 4.9 3.5 52.6% 71.8% 49.7% 59.1% 45.8% 61.2% 38.6% — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Alexander Volkov Pete Sampras
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1 1968 1513 101.9 — — — — — — +31 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
3 1970 1465 103.4 — — — — — — +39 9.1% -2.64 0–1 — — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
4 1971 1487 101.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.17 — — — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
6 1973 1501 103.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 0–1 — +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
7 1974 1495 103.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.00 — 0–2 — -0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
8 1975 1523 109.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 — 1–0 — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1605 132.8 — — — — +23 — — 51.0% +0.18 3–4 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 101.1 0.00
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) 101.8 -2.43
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) 114.8 -2.17
19 1986 1515 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.00 — 0–2 — +0.01 1991 2098 164.6 +6.99 +2.19 1.279 54.1% +51 -499 -378 68.2% +1.31 14–7 (67%) 16–12 (57%) 103.9 -0.73
20 1987 1603 119.8 — — — — -101 — +25 48.6% -0.05 2–2 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 102.2 -0.18 1992 2111 166.3 +7.26 +3.06 1.321 54.7% +34 -198 -262 71.5% +1.30 22–3 (88%) 35–18 (66%) 115.7 -1.57
21 1988 1641 131.4 — — — — -94 — +4 42.6% -0.34 1–4 (20%) 4–4 (50%) 98.8 -0.90 1993 2127 167.2 +8.23 +3.50 1.371 55.1% +14 -160 -113 77.6% +1.73 16–6 (73%) 28–22 (56%) 99.3 -1.62
22 1989 1679 140.3 — — — — +28 -131 — 53.1% +0.18 7–6 (54%) 9–4 (69%) 105.4 +0.30 1994 2194 169.2 +7.95 +5.11 1.421 55.8% +15 -139 -39 79.6% +1.81 15–2 (88%) 27–8 (77%) 112.7 -2.38
23 1990 1837 152.1 — — — — -13 -208 -90 55.5% +0.42 10–9 (53%) 9–13 (41%) 102.0 -2.78 1995 2165 170.5 +7.26 +3.01 1.294 54.4% +37 -219 +25 74.1% +1.54 15–10 (60%) 20–20 (50%) 91.2 -1.91
24 1991 1829 139.9 +0.75 +0.99 1.038 50.9% +6 -160 -54 55.0% +0.27 21–13 (62%) 17–14 (55%) 104.8 +0.31 1996 2199 167.2 +8.71 +0.98 1.301 53.8% +61 -193 +28 74.8% +1.39 20–3 (87%) 25–17 (60%) 103.6 -1.43
25 1992 1829 153.7 +0.65 +1.30 1.014 50.4% +58 -178 -49 56.5% +0.37 14–10 (58%) 19–15 (56%) 105.1 -0.39 1997 2190 167.4 +8.72 +3.37 1.448 55.9% +63 -229 +71 78.0% +1.87 9–6 (60%) 16–12 (57%) 94.4 -2.11
26 1993 1804 151.2 +2.29 +2.01 1.108 52.1% +28 — +4 59.9% +0.62 12–16 (43%) 14–12 (54%) 95.2 +1.63 1998 2059 161.9 +7.08 +1.75 1.275 54.0% +15 -94 +229 74.7% +1.39 9–8 (53%) 28–12 (70%) 99.0 -0.82
27 1994 1728 134.7 -1.65 +0.22 0.942 48.9% +14 -145 +98 51.1% +0.02 20–11 (65%) 11–12 (48%) 102.8 +1.11 1999 2148 155.5 +7.60 +1.27 1.324 54.7% -37 -226 +160 79.4% +1.41 7–2 (78%) 16–6 (73%) 103.1 -0.96
28 1995 1764 136.1 -0.96 +0.39 0.951 49.0% +3 -223 +22 49.0% -0.07 16–9 (64%) 6–13 (32%) 98.5 -0.15 2000 2083 156.4 +8.30 +0.43 1.291 53.8% +27 -225 +338 73.6% +1.23 7–5 (58%) 26–8 (76%) 101.8 -0.90
29 1996 1704 132.0 -2.97 -0.64 0.847 46.9% -8 -113 +113 34.5% -0.94 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) 103.8 -1.40 2001 2005 152.3 +5.67 -0.75 1.152 52.0% +58 -227 +334 63.5% +0.59 8–6 (57%) 25–11 (69%) 99.4 -0.69
30 1997 1592 117.4 -1.75 +0.44 0.994 49.6% +62 +10 — 41.5% -0.47 3–4 (43%) 2–5 (29%) 95.3 +1.12 2002 1979 148.1 +4.66 -1.01 1.091 51.2% +98 -235 +233 60.9% +0.60 9–6 (60%) 14–9 (61%) 100.4 -0.90
Career — 1922 146.8 -0.05 +0.86 0.997 50.0% +14 -147 +4 51.7% +0.11 114–88 (56%) 101–106 (49%) 103.0 -0.25 — 2266 167.8 +7.49 +2.21 1.307 54.3% +32 -199 +20 71.6% +1.28 182–80 (69%) 314–178 (64%) 107.8 -2.20

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.