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

Marat Safin vs Pete Sampras H2H: 3-3

Marat Safin and Pete Sampras are tied 3–3 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 3–3 on hard courts. Most recently, Marat Safin won the 2002 Australian Open fourth round 6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(8).

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Marat Safin
RUS Age 46 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 23, 2002* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Marat Safin #11 6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(8) Pete Sampras #10 Match data
Sep 9, 2001* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard Pete Sampras #10 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Marat Safin #3 Match data
Nov 27, 2000 Masters Cup ATP Finals RR Hard Pete Sampras #3 6-3 6-2 Marat Safin #1 Match data
Sep 11, 2000* US Open Grand Slam F Hard Marat Safin #2 6-4 6-3 6-3 Pete Sampras #1 Match data
Aug 6, 2000* Canada Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Marat Safin #9 6-4 3-6 7-6(8) Pete Sampras #2 Match data
Sep 9, 1998* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-4 6-3 6-2 Marat Safin #60 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
Marat Safin #61 #1 4,300 2,100 395 247 61.5% 2 5 0 0 8 15
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 Marat Safin Pete Sampras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0
17 1997 0–1 0.0% #203 1,490 0 0 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0
18 1998 16–16 50.0% #49 1,664 0 0 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4
19 1999 36–29 55.4% #24 1,775 0 1 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8
20 2000 69–23 75.0% #2 2,060 1 8 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13
21 2001 43–23 65.2% #11 1,923 1 10 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 2002 48–23 67.6% #3 1,892 1 11 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31
23 2003 12–13 48.0% #77 1,727 1 11 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36
24 2004 50–21 70.4% #4 1,987 1 14 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44
25 2005 25–11 69.4% #12 1,948 2 15 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52
26 2006 33–23 58.9% #26 1,879 2 15 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56
27 2007 21–19 52.5% #56 1,756 2 15 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61
28 2008 24–23 51.1% #29 1,780 2 15 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63
29 2009 18–22 45.0% #61 1,777 2 15 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63
30 — — — — — — — 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64