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Jarkko Nieminen vs Pete Sampras H2H: 0-2

Pete Sampras holds a 2–0 lead over Jarkko Nieminen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 2002 Miami Open round of 64 4-6 6-3 6-2.

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Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 45 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #13 4-6 6-3 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen #66 Match data Mar 20, 2002* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #10 6-3 6-3 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #60 Match data Jan 16, 2002* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Jarkko Nieminen #1,029 #13 1,700 1,920 363 339 51.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Jarkko Nieminen Pete Sampras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,700 0 0
18 2000 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4
19 2001 4–1 80.0% #61 1,608 0 0 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8
20 2002 25–26 49.0% #40 1,703 0 0 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13
21 2003 37–29 56.1% #36 1,729 0 0 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 2004 18–17 51.4% #77 1,692 0 0 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31
23 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,795 0 0 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36
24 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,790 0 1 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44
25 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,815 0 1 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52
26 2008 24–27 47.1% #37 1,751 0 1 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56
27 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,679 0 1 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61
28 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,880 0 1 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63
29 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,832 0 1 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63
30 2012 24–27 47.1% #41 1,752 0 2 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64
31 2013 31–27 53.4% #39 1,794 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 2014 23–26 46.9% #73 1,764 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,691 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Jarkko Nieminen 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 %
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 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0%
19 2001 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6%
20 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 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 2003 15 15 30 50.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8%
22 2004 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3%
23 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 2006 28 14 42 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 2007 20 17 37 54.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9%
26 2008 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6%
27 2009 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2010 22 16 38 57.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — —
29 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
30 2012 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
31 2013 21 18 39 53.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 14 15 29 48.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 6 9 15 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 231 209 440 52.5% 98 87 185 53.0% 25 32 57 43.9% 9 11 20 45.0% — 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 681/701 of Jarkko Nieminen'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 Jarkko Nieminen 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 2001 3/5 7.0 3.7 64.8% 67.0% 52.6% 38.3% 58.7% 62.1% 41.7% 1991 60/69 7.6 2.2 59.0% 76.3% 57.9% 66.2% 45.3% 68.7% 40.0%
20 2002 44/51 2.5 2.9 62.7% 65.7% 51.6% 53.5% 45.5% 60.3% 39.6% 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7%
21 2003 65/66 3.1 1.7 68.1% 66.3% 52.3% 58.9% 43.1% 61.2% 39.9% 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0%
22 2004 32/35 2.8 2.8 63.1% 67.8% 49.7% 56.3% 43.9% 60.9% 39.4% 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6%
23 2005 51/51 2.3 1.9 65.9% 65.2% 50.8% 61.7% 47.0% 60.4% 39.9% 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0%
24 2006 76/76 3.8 1.8 62.5% 70.2% 52.6% 62.4% 50.8% 63.5% 39.4% 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8%
25 2007 57/57 3.1 1.8 65.7% 69.8% 51.0% 55.5% 42.4% 63.2% 40.4% 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7%
26 2008 50/51 3.0 2.1 67.1% 65.8% 49.5% 55.0% 45.4% 60.6% 37.8% 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0%
27 2009 23/25 2.9 2.0 63.4% 66.4% 51.4% 57.2% 42.4% 61.1% 37.7% 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3%
28 2010 54/55 4.0 2.1 70.2% 70.2% 51.8% 60.6% 40.5% 64.5% 36.9% 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1%
29 2011 45/45 3.1 2.3 63.3% 66.7% 52.7% 51.6% 46.2% 61.2% 35.8% 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1%
30 2012 49/51 2.9 2.0 68.0% 67.4% 48.1% 52.4% 43.1% 61.1% 37.0% 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5%
31 2013 57/58 3.3 2.2 65.6% 67.4% 51.6% 58.1% 45.4% 62.0% 38.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 49/49 3.2 2.6 64.8% 69.0% 50.1% 54.1% 43.3% 62.5% 37.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 26/26 3.5 2.0 64.8% 67.0% 47.0% 58.4% 48.9% 59.9% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 681/702 3.2 2.1 65.5% 67.7% 51.0% 57.1% 45.0% 61.8% 38.4% — 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 Jarkko Nieminen 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
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 2000 1495 104.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.12 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) 114.8 -2.17
19 2001 1608 123.2 +0.61 +1.71 1.100 52.3% +13 — — 76.9% +1.38 0–1 2–0 — -0.35 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 2002 1703 142.5 -1.24 +1.57 0.997 50.1% -45 +40 -185 48.4% -0.13 9–7 (56%) 8–4 (67%) 107.0 -0.24 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 2003 1729 140.9 -0.12 +2.38 1.030 50.4% -35 +85 -165 51.1% +0.21 18–10 (64%) 9–15 (38%) 102.3 -1.19 1993 2127 167.2 +8.23 +3.50 1.371 55.1% +15 -160 -113 77.6% +1.73 16–6 (73%) 28–22 (56%) 99.3 -1.62
22 2004 1693 138.9 -1.64 +2.77 1.010 50.2% +2 +122 — 50.0% +0.06 6–2 (75%) 6–8 (43%) 102.4 -0.07 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 2005 1796 147.3 -1.48 +2.47 1.008 50.2% -4 +57 — 57.3% +0.28 10–9 (53%) 17–8 (68%) 105.5 -2.46 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 2006 1790 144.5 +1.14 +1.94 1.079 51.7% +1 +35 -85 63.0% +0.77 15–14 (52%) 25–15 (63%) 102.1 +3.02 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 2007 1815 149.2 +0.54 +3.30 1.098 51.4% +4 -52 -56 53.1% +0.26 9–10 (47%) 13–9 (59%) 100.2 +0.31 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 2008 1751 142.7 -1.76 +1.34 0.960 49.4% +12 +26 -24 48.5% -0.11 6–8 (43%) 10–10 (50%) 95.3 +1.39 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 2009 1680 134.6 -1.97 +1.08 0.969 49.3% +9 — — 48.1% -0.20 1–7 (13%) 8–3 (73%) 98.5 +0.07 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 2010 1880 148.3 +0.94 +0.93 1.037 50.8% +5 -146 -149 51.4% +0.36 10–11 (48%) 9–8 (53%) 101.8 -0.24 2000 2083 156.4 +8.30 +0.43 1.291 53.8% +27 -224 +338 73.6% +1.23 7–5 (58%) 26–8 (76%) 101.8 -0.90
29 2011 1832 150.6 -0.65 -0.67 0.921 48.7% +2 -26 -186 46.0% -0.27 11–9 (55%) 8–12 (40%) 98.6 -2.73 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 2012 1752 149.6 -1.35 +0.73 0.950 49.5% +56 +12 -102 44.2% -0.23 7–5 (58%) 11–11 (50%) 100.4 -0.02 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
31 2013 1795 155.2 -1.06 +2.01 1.008 50.4% +6 +18 -185 51.0% +0.23 14–10 (58%) 14–12 (54%) 101.6 -0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 1765 141.8 -1.21 +0.74 0.990 49.9% -22 -29 -99 47.4% -0.17 7–8 (47%) 12–10 (55%) 98.5 -0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 1692 136.3 -2.79 -0.68 0.873 47.9% +14 -6 +35 39.1% -0.68 3–6 (33%) 5–8 (38%) 93.9 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1921 151.5 -0.65 +1.56 1.005 50.2% 0 +14 -108 51.2% +0.11 126–118 (52%) 157–133 (54%) 102.3 -0.51 — 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.