H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC

Lleyton Hewitt vs Pete Sampras H2H: 5-4

Lleyton Hewitt holds a 5–4 lead over Pete Sampras in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, they are tied 3–3 on hard courts, while Lleyton Hewitt leads 2–1 on grass. Most recently, Lleyton Hewitt won the 2002 Indian Wells Masters semifinal 6-2 6-4.

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Lleyton Hewitt
AUS Age 45 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 4
9 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 17, 2002* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 SF Hard Lleyton Hewitt #1 6-2 6-4 Pete Sampras #13 Match data
Sep 10, 2001* US Open Grand Slam F Hard Lleyton Hewitt #3 7-6(4) 6-1 6-1 Pete Sampras #10 Match data
Jun 16, 2001* Queen's Club ATP 250 SF Grass Lleyton Hewitt #6 3-6 6-3 6-2 Pete Sampras #4 Match data
Nov 27, 2000 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Hard Lleyton Hewitt #6 7-5 6-0 Pete Sampras #3 Match data
Sep 10, 2000* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard Pete Sampras #4 7-6(7) 6-4 7-6(5) Lleyton Hewitt #9 Match data
Jun 18, 2000* Queen's Club ATP 250 F Grass Lleyton Hewitt #11 6-4 6-4 Pete Sampras #4 Match data
Mar 26, 2000* Miami Masters Masters 1000 SF Hard Pete Sampras #2 6-3 3-6 6-1 Lleyton Hewitt #14 Match data
Jun 12, 1999* Queen's Club ATP 250 SF Grass Pete Sampras #3 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) Lleyton Hewitt #42 Match data
Aug 20, 1998* New Haven ATP 250 R32 Hard Pete Sampras #2 6-1 7-6(4) Lleyton Hewitt #151 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
Lleyton Hewitt #636 #1 5,205 2,159 564 241 70.1% 2 2 2 1 23 30
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 Lleyton Hewitt Pete Sampras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1997 0–1 0.0% #550 1,492 0 0 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0
17 1998 10–9 52.6% #100 1,614 0 1 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0
18 1999 40–18 69.0% #25 1,853 0 2 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4
19 2000 53–15 77.9% #7 1,993 0 6 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8
20 2001 71–15 82.6% #1 2,116 1 12 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13
21 2002 61–16 79.2% #1 2,062 2 17 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 2003 29–10 74.4% #17 1,939 2 19 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31
23 2004 64–16 80.0% #3 2,076 2 23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36
24 2005 36–9 80.0% #4 2,092 2 24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44
25 2006 32–14 69.6% #20 1,964 2 25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52
26 2007 34–15 69.4% #21 1,925 2 26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56
27 2008 17–10 63.0% #67 1,936 2 26 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61
28 2009 33–19 63.5% #22 1,956 2 27 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63
29 2010 18–11 62.1% #54 1,907 2 28 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63
30 2011 8–9 47.1% #186 1,817 2 28 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64
31 2012 13–11 54.2% #83 1,867 2 28 — — — — — — —
32 2013 22–18 55.0% #60 1,884 2 28 — — — — — — —
33 2014 19–15 55.9% #50 1,841 2 30 — — — — — — —
34 2015 3–9 25.0% #307 1,715 2 30 — — — — — — —
35 2016 1–1 50.0% #633 1,727 2 30 — — — — — — —