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Kenneth Carlsen vs Pete Sampras H2H: 0-1

Pete Sampras holds a 1–0 lead over Kenneth Carlsen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Pete Sampras leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1993 Canadian Open round of 32 6-1 6-4.

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Kenneth Carlsen
DEN Age 53 Left-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-4 Kenneth Carlsen #57 Match data Jul 29, 1993* R32 Canadian Open Masters 1000 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
Kenneth Carlsen #1,158 #41 791 1,754 241 275 46.7% 0 0 0 2 1 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 Kenneth Carlsen 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 — — — — — — — 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4
19 1992 10–8 55.6% #69 1,582 0 0 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8
20 1993 17–27 38.6% #92 1,574 0 0 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13
21 1994 20–21 48.8% #108 1,625 0 0 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1995 25–22 53.2% #72 1,692 0 0 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31
23 1996 19–23 45.2% #73 1,635 0 0 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36
24 1997 24–26 48.0% #75 1,655 0 0 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44
25 1998 22–23 48.9% #83 1,622 0 1 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52
26 1999 19–19 50.0% #85 1,658 0 1 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56
27 — — — — — — — 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61
28 2001 9–7 56.2% #153 1,678 0 1 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63
29 2002 16–14 53.3% #65 1,743 0 2 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63
30 2003 13–22 37.1% #108 1,594 0 2 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64
31 2004 15–19 44.1% #84 1,650 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 2005 17–25 40.5% #66 1,573 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 2006 15–18 45.5% #137 1,597 0 3 — — — — — — —
34 2007 0–1 0.0% #498 1,481 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Kenneth Carlsen 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0%
19 1992 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6%
20 1993 9 14 23 39.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8%
21 1994 10 12 22 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8%
22 1995 15 10 25 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3%
23 1996 11 13 24 45.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1997 17 12 29 58.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 1998 11 11 22 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9%
26 1999 12 13 25 48.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2001 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — —
29 2002 11 9 20 55.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
30 2003 11 14 25 44.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
31 2004 9 12 21 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2005 13 14 27 48.1% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2006 14 14 28 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 154 156 310 49.7% 10 34 44 22.7% 31 37 68 45.6% 46 48 94 48.9% — 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 448/516 of Kenneth Carlsen'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 Kenneth Carlsen 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 1992 13/18 8.4 1.8 58.2% 77.8% 54.9% 67.5% 38.7% 68.2% 33.3% 1991 60/69 7.6 2.2 59.0% 76.3% 57.9% 66.2% 45.3% 68.7% 40.0%
20 1993 41/44 6.8 2.9 55.0% 75.7% 49.6% 51.7% 33.0% 64.2% 34.6% 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7%
21 1994 36/41 7.2 2.8 57.5% 75.3% 52.1% 65.5% 43.1% 65.2% 34.3% 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0%
22 1995 42/47 8.8 3.9 57.6% 76.1% 50.6% 65.4% 46.2% 65.2% 34.3% 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6%
23 1996 32/42 7.9 4.1 58.6% 75.2% 50.8% 66.3% 30.0% 64.9% 34.9% 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0%
24 1997 39/50 9.0 3.7 56.3% 75.3% 50.4% 65.7% 42.1% 64.4% 35.5% 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8%
25 1998 32/45 9.4 4.5 54.5% 76.8% 48.7% 66.6% 42.3% 64.1% 34.5% 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7%
26 1999 33/38 5.9 3.5 59.1% 74.4% 50.3% 58.0% 41.7% 64.6% 37.1% 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3%
28 2001 13/16 8.9 6.2 55.5% 73.0% 48.1% 62.6% 38.0% 61.9% 37.2% 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1%
29 2002 25/30 9.7 2.8 59.8% 75.3% 53.2% 75.9% 31.5% 66.6% 34.2% 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1%
30 2003 34/35 8.3 2.9 58.2% 73.2% 50.2% 51.3% 34.2% 63.3% 34.5% 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5%
31 2004 34/34 7.5 3.1 60.6% 73.0% 49.3% 48.2% 38.9% 63.6% 33.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2005 41/42 6.1 2.7 60.3% 71.4% 47.6% 63.1% 31.3% 61.7% 31.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2006 32/33 7.1 2.1 61.4% 72.6% 50.2% 58.8% 39.9% 64.0% 34.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2007 1/1 13.0 1.0 76.3% 80.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 72.9% 21.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 448/516 7.8 3.3 58.1% 74.6% 50.2% 61.1% 38.0% 64.3% 34.4% — 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 are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Kenneth Carlsen 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%) — 0.00
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) — -2.43
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17
19 1992 1583 123.7 +3.17 -2.70 1.049 50.9% +31 — — 52.4% +0.38 3–1 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — +1.52 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%) — -0.73
20 1993 1575 137.7 +2.19 -2.94 0.967 49.0% +16 -19 +24 41.8% -0.30 3–4 (43%) 4–9 (31%) — -0.66 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%) — -1.57
21 1994 1626 135.7 +2.62 -2.80 0.985 49.7% -7 -82 +48 48.0% +0.05 6–3 (67%) 6–12 (33%) — +0.62 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%) — -1.62
22 1995 1692 137.1 +2.15 -2.47 0.985 50.1% +25 -113 -61 50.0% +0.01 8–7 (53%) 13–12 (52%) — -0.47 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%) — -2.38
23 1996 1635 128.4 +2.08 -2.12 0.993 49.7% +14 -66 -25 47.7% -0.21 6–9 (40%) 11–9 (55%) — +1.61 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%) — -1.91
24 1997 1656 129.2 +2.54 -2.10 0.998 50.1% +36 -138 -67 50.0% -0.02 9–12 (43%) 16–15 (52%) — +1.85 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%) — -1.43
25 1998 1622 133.7 +1.62 -2.28 0.960 49.4% +55 — -75 49.6% +0.09 9–11 (45%) 8–11 (42%) — +2.63 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%) — -2.11
26 1999 1658 136.2 +1.26 +0.13 1.048 50.7% +21 -163 -30 51.6% +0.05 5–7 (42%) 9–6 (60%) — +1.32 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%) — -0.82
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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%) — -0.96
28 2001 1679 118.7 +0.30 -0.45 0.975 49.8% -2 — -48 60.5% +0.53 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.81 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%) — -0.90
29 2002 1743 133.7 +3.42 -2.03 1.023 50.3% 0 — -100 51.4% +0.04 6–5 (55%) 14–9 (61%) — -0.90 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%) — -0.69
30 2003 1594 113.9 +0.36 -2.67 0.941 48.7% +43 -159 -14 41.9% -0.54 7–9 (44%) 11–6 (65%) — +2.57 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%) — -0.90
31 2004 1650 124.0 +0.26 -2.15 0.919 48.5% +14 -237 -5 40.7% -0.60 8–4 (67%) 11–7 (61%) — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2005 1573 117.9 -1.06 -3.54 0.828 46.7% +32 -220 +37 38.1% -1.00 8–4 (67%) 15–12 (56%) — +1.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2006 1598 132.6 +0.39 -1.27 0.954 49.1% +53 — — 41.8% -0.23 8–4 (67%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2007 1481 95.8 -0.84 -0.44 0.782 45.6% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1754 134.8 +1.46 -2.20 0.965 49.4% +26 -127 -28 46.8% -0.17 88–83 (51%) 132–124 (52%) 104.2 +2.42 — 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.