H2H data updated: 2026-07-17 14:15 UTC

Mark Philippoussis vs Pete Sampras H2H: 3-6

Pete Sampras holds a 6–3 lead over Mark Philippoussis in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Pete Sampras leads 3–0 on grass. Most recently, Mark Philippoussis won the 2000 Roland Garros first round 4-6 7-5 7-6(4) 4-6 8-6.

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Mark Philippoussis
AUS Age 49 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
3 – 6
9 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 31, 2000* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Mark Philippoussis #25 4-6 7-5 7-6(4) 4-6 8-6 Pete Sampras #2 Match data
Jul 2, 1999* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass Pete Sampras #1 4-6 2-1 (ret.) Mark Philippoussis #11 Match data
Feb 13, 1999* San Jose ATP 250 SF Hard Mark Philippoussis #14 (w/o) Pete Sampras #1 Match data
Nov 8, 1998* Paris Masters Masters 1000 QF Carpet Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-3 Mark Philippoussis #18 Match data
Jul 3, 1998* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass Pete Sampras #1 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 Mark Philippoussis #28 Match data
Sep 4, 1996* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-3 6-4 Mark Philippoussis #22 Match data
Jun 28, 1996* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Pete Sampras #1 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4 Mark Philippoussis #33 Match data
Jan 21, 1996* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Mark Philippoussis #40 6-4 7-6(9) 7-6(3) Pete Sampras #1 Match data
Sep 3, 1995* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Pete Sampras #2 6-7(5) 7-5 7-5 6-3 Mark Philippoussis #93 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
Mark Philippoussis #1,115 #8 2,296 2,022 287 190 60.2% 0 1 0 0 10 11
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 Mark Philippoussis Pete Sampras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0
17 1994 1–3 25.0% #274 1,492 0 0 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0
18 1995 25–17 59.5% #38 1,764 0 0 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4
19 1996 31–22 58.5% #30 1,838 0 1 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8
20 1997 43–18 70.5% #18 1,852 0 4 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13
21 1998 31–19 62.0% #15 1,906 0 5 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1999 30–15 66.7% #19 1,892 0 7 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31
23 2000 40–21 65.6% #11 1,894 0 8 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36
24 2001 10–8 55.6% #104 1,803 0 9 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44
25 2002 14–14 50.0% #80 1,772 0 9 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52
26 2003 34–18 65.4% #9 1,881 0 10 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56
27 2004 8–15 34.8% #109 1,669 0 10 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61
28 2005 9–11 45.0% #171 1,659 0 10 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63
29 2006 11–9 55.0% #114 1,732 0 11 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63
30 — — — — — — — 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64