H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Michael Stich vs Pete Sampras H2H: 3-3

Michael Stich and Pete Sampras are tied 3–3 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Michael Stich leads 2–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Michael Stich won the 1995 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-1.

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Michael Stich
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Michael Stich #8 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-1 Pete Sampras #2 Match data Aug 13, 1995* QF Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #2 7-6(3) 6-2 Michael Stich #9 Match data Jul 30, 1995* QF Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Michael Stich #2 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(7) 6-2 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Nov 23, 1993* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Michael Stich #15 7-6 7-6 3-6 7-6 Pete Sampras #3 Match data Dec 13, 1992* SF Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #3 6-3 6-2 6-4 Michael Stich #4 Match data Jul 3, 1992* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #7 6-2 7-6(3) Michael Stich #4 Match data Nov 12, 1991 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet

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
Michael Stich #116 #2 3,445 2,120 351 163 68.3% 1 2 2 3 10 18
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 Michael Stich 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 — — — — — — — 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8
20 1989 11–12 47.8% #100 1,585 0 0 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13
21 1990 29–23 55.8% #42 1,784 0 1 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1991 68–23 74.7% #4 1,991 1 5 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31
23 1992 43–20 68.3% #15 2,005 1 7 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36
24 1993 67–19 77.9% #2 2,083 1 13 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44
25 1994 54–21 72.0% #9 1,932 1 16 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52
26 1995 39–18 68.4% #12 1,896 1 17 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56
27 1996 25–15 62.5% #16 1,833 1 18 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61
28 1997 15–12 55.6% #64 1,844 1 18 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 Michael Stich 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6%
20 1989 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8%
21 1990 20 10 30 66.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8%
22 1991 31 10 41 75.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 7 18 61.1% 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3%
23 1992 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1993 17 7 24 70.8% 17 5 22 77.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 6 30 80.0% 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 1994 15 7 22 68.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9%
26 1995 19 8 27 70.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6%
27 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 11 7 18 61.1% 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1997 1 4 5 20.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 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 — 118 60 178 66.3% 84 42 126 66.7% 58 16 74 78.4% 91 45 136 66.9% — 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 365/439 of Michael Stich'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 Michael Stich 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 60/69 7.6 2.2 59.0% 76.3% 57.9% 66.2% 45.3% 68.7% 40.0%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0%
22 1991 78/91 6.5 3.2 57.9% 76.6% 57.1% 66.4% 46.1% 68.2% 39.0% 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6%
23 1992 52/63 7.3 3.4 58.9% 76.8% 57.1% 64.9% 46.6% 68.3% 37.6% 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0%
24 1993 63/86 9.0 5.1 54.1% 79.2% 52.8% 63.0% 46.0% 67.1% 38.4% 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8%
25 1994 67/75 8.3 3.8 56.5% 80.3% 52.6% 64.5% 43.9% 68.1% 39.1% 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7%
26 1995 48/57 8.1 3.4 56.3% 78.2% 52.5% 68.3% 43.8% 67.1% 39.8% 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0%
27 1996 31/40 11.6 5.1 54.9% 80.1% 49.7% 65.1% 42.5% 66.2% 39.0% 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3%
28 1997 26/27 9.0 5.9 53.5% 75.8% 50.4% 65.7% 40.1% 64.0% 37.3% 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 — 365/514 8.2 4.1 56.3% 78.2% 53.8% 65.3% 44.7% 67.4% 38.7% — 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 Michael Stich 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1989 1586 127.2 — — — — -41 -34 +24 51.7% +0.15 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.27 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 1990 1785 147.1 — — — — -4 -221 -110 57.4% +0.43 5–11 (31%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.47 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 1991 1991 162.6 +7.11 +1.14 1.226 53.3% -46 -130 -46 69.4% +1.15 12–7 (63%) 28–17 (62%) — -3.59 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 1992 2006 155.8 +6.32 +0.24 1.184 52.7% -29 -142 +14 65.1% +0.82 6–7 (46%) 19–13 (59%) — -1.90 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 1993 2084 165.9 +5.83 +1.02 1.168 52.6% +6 -105 +36 68.4% +0.97 23–10 (70%) 37–17 (69%) — -2.80 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 1994 1933 155.0 +5.80 +0.79 1.225 53.3% +27 +70 +175 66.5% +1.00 16–6 (73%) 18–18 (50%) — +0.70 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 1995 1897 154.8 +4.74 +2.25 1.210 53.3% +35 +61 +83 65.5% +0.98 10–6 (63%) 13–14 (48%) — -0.41 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 1996 1834 149.9 +3.10 +2.21 1.154 52.8% +5 +182 +187 62.6% +0.77 2–6 (25%) 15–7 (68%) — -1.26 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 1997 1844 128.8 +1.60 +0.14 1.038 50.8% -74 +115 +189 56.0% +0.08 5–4 (56%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.51 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
Career — 2120 160.0 +5.49 +1.09 1.187 52.9% -7 -44 +61 64.7% +0.84 82–62 (57%) 157–105 (60%) 105.6 -2.34 — 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.