H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Magnus Norman vs Pete Sampras H2H: 1-3

Pete Sampras holds a 3–1 lead over Magnus Norman in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Pete Sampras leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 2001 Los Angeles Open quarterfinal 7-5 7-6(4).

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Magnus Norman
SWE Age 50 Right-Handed 187 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #12 7-5 7-6(4) Magnus Norman #21 Match data Jul 28, 2001* QF Los Angeles Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(8) 6-4 Magnus Norman #26 Match data May 14, 1998* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Magnus Norman #65 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Jun 1, 1997* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Pete Sampras #1 5-7 6-4 6-1 Magnus Norman #127 Match data Apr 19, 1996* R16 Japan Open Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Magnus Norman #500 #2 3,610 2,041 236 164 59.0% 0 1 0 1 10 12
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 Magnus Norman Pete Sampras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1992 0–1 0.0% #690 1,489 0 0 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 1995 3–2 60.0% #170 1,543 0 0 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8
20 1996 13–10 56.5% #86 1,673 0 0 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13
21 1997 42–26 61.8% #22 1,825 0 1 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1998 24–28 46.2% #52 1,720 0 2 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31
23 1999 43–21 67.2% #15 1,890 0 7 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36
24 2000 66–24 73.3% #4 1,862 0 12 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44
25 2001 23–17 57.5% #49 1,746 0 12 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52
26 2002 12–19 38.7% #107 1,672 0 12 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56
27 2003 10–16 38.5% #125 1,594 0 12 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61
28 — — — — — — — 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63
29 — — — — — — — 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63
30 — — — — — — — 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 Magnus Norman 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 1992 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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 1995 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6%
20 1996 6 6 12 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8%
21 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 20 7 27 74.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8%
22 1998 6 13 19 31.6% 13 10 23 56.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3%
23 1999 22 10 32 68.8% 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 2000 39 16 55 70.9% 26 6 32 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 2001 18 11 29 62.1% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9%
26 2002 7 10 17 41.2% 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — — — — — 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6%
27 2003 5 6 11 45.5% 5 10 15 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
Career — 112 82 194 57.7% 103 61 164 62.8% 7 8 15 46.7% 14 13 27 51.9% — 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 345/400 of Magnus Norman'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 Magnus Norman 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%
16 1992 1/1 2.0 5.0 46.5% 50.0% 43.5% 50.0% — 46.5% 27.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1995 5/5 2.0 1.0 58.3% 66.1% 42.1% 45.9% 61.6% 56.6% 44.5% 1991 60/69 7.6 2.2 59.0% 76.3% 57.9% 66.2% 45.3% 68.7% 40.0%
20 1996 21/23 6.2 2.0 60.3% 72.6% 52.3% 59.5% 51.1% 64.1% 38.6% 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7%
21 1997 62/68 8.9 3.2 52.5% 73.7% 50.1% 66.5% 40.4% 62.3% 37.7% 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0%
22 1998 44/52 6.8 3.5 50.7% 70.4% 47.7% 60.2% 37.2% 59.0% 36.6% 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6%
23 1999 58/64 4.6 2.4 56.9% 74.3% 53.1% 64.1% 44.8% 65.3% 42.0% 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0%
24 2000 72/90 6.6 2.2 62.8% 74.1% 53.1% 60.4% 45.8% 66.2% 42.0% 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8%
25 2001 36/40 5.5 2.1 59.7% 69.7% 50.6% 58.4% 49.5% 61.9% 40.1% 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7%
26 2002 20/31 5.4 1.9 60.0% 66.6% 53.4% 55.4% 46.7% 61.7% 37.4% 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0%
27 2003 26/26 5.0 2.8 54.7% 72.4% 48.4% 51.6% 42.4% 61.0% 34.8% 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5%
Career — 345/400 6.3 2.6 57.0% 72.3% 51.0% 60.6% 44.2% 63.0% 39.3% — 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 Magnus Norman 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 1992 1489 97.1 -2.65 -0.49 0.510 36.8% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.12 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 1995 1543 116.2 -0.81 +1.84 1.024 50.4% — +44 — 60.0% +0.60 — — — -0.23 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 1996 1673 132.2 +1.15 +0.51 1.073 51.5% -81 -5 — 54.2% +0.17 6–4 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 106.7 +0.42 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 1997 1826 144.4 +0.12 +0.66 1.000 50.4% -71 +28 -150 57.8% +0.31 13–9 (59%) 15–11 (58%) 110.1 -2.25 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 1998 1720 134.9 -2.02 -0.53 0.893 48.2% -36 +101 -63 43.7% -0.53 10–6 (63%) 13–11 (54%) 103.8 -1.55 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 1999 1890 143.4 +3.19 +3.30 1.209 53.2% -71 +6 -255 63.9% +1.14 9–8 (53%) 9–11 (45%) 98.8 +0.39 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 2000 1863 155.8 +4.09 +4.23 1.245 53.7% -12 +197 — 68.3% +1.04 15–11 (58%) 19–14 (58%) 98.2 +0.50 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 2001 1747 136.1 -0.01 +1.60 1.054 51.1% +59 +154 — 57.1% +0.21 6–5 (55%) 10–8 (56%) 97.1 +1.62 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 2002 1672 129.6 -0.57 -0.27 0.977 49.8% +62 +78 — 40.6% -0.62 3–6 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 94.2 -0.34 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 2003 1595 121.7 -0.64 -1.88 0.892 48.0% +92 +37 — 40.7% -0.59 3–5 (38%) 7–3 (70%) 102.0 +0.28 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2041 146.5 +1.12 +1.55 1.063 51.2% -17 +80 -164 56.7% +0.36 65–54 (55%) 83–69 (55%) 103.9 -0.26 — 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.