H2H data updated: 2026-07-17 14:15 UTC

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 third round 6-3 6-4 6-2.

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Alexander Volkov
RUS Left-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 7
9 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 1, 1996* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-2 Alexander Volkov #78 Match data
Sep 12, 1993* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard Pete Sampras #2 6-4 6-3 6-2 Alexander Volkov #15 Match data
Mar 6, 1993* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Alexander Volkov #22 7-5 6-4 Pete Sampras #2 Match data
Dec 12, 1992* Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals R16 Carpet Pete Sampras #3 6-3 6-4 Alexander Volkov #17 Match data
Sep 11, 1992* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Pete Sampras #3 6-4 6-1 6-0 Alexander Volkov #20 Match data
Nov 3, 1991* Paris Masters Masters 1000 QF Carpet Pete Sampras #7 6-2 6-3 Alexander Volkov #38 Match data
Aug 16, 1990* Indianapolis ATP 250 R32 Hard Pete Sampras #12 6-2 7-6 Alexander Volkov #55 Match data
Jun 21, 1990* Manchester ATP 250 R32 Grass Pete Sampras #21 4-6 7-6 7-6 Alexander Volkov #56 Match data
Jan 7, 1989* Adelaide ATP 250 QF Hard Alexander Volkov #79 2-6 6-1 6-4 Pete Sampras #97 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Alexander Volkov #1,324 #14 1,538 1,921 291 245 54.3% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 737 208 78.0% 14 11 7 0 32 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% — 1,525 0 0 — — — — — — —
3 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
4 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
6 1973 1–1 50.0% #185 1,508 0 0 — — — — — — —
7 1974 0–1 0.0% #318 1,502 0 0 — — — — — — —
8 1975 1–1 50.0% #264 1,529 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4
19 1986 0–1 0.0% #529 1,521 0 0 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8
20 1987 5–6 45.5% #104 1,608 0 0 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13
21 1988 7–9 43.8% #79 1,658 0 0 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1989 19–17 52.8% #50 1,682 0 0 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31
23 1990 34–26 56.7% #24 1,835 0 0 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36
24 1991 42–29 59.2% #25 1,828 0 1 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44
25 1992 45–30 60.0% #17 1,825 0 1 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52
26 1993 44–28 61.1% #18 1,774 0 2 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56
27 1994 36–30 54.5% #25 1,741 0 3 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61
28 1995 32–27 54.2% #47 1,763 0 3 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63
29 1996 13–21 38.2% #98 1,703 0 3 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63
30 1997 8–12 40.0% #195 1,591 0 3 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64