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Patrick McEnroe vs Pete Sampras H2H: 0-3

Pete Sampras holds a 3–0 lead over Patrick McEnroe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1995 Grand Slam Cup round of 16 6-1 7-6.

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Patrick McEnroe
USA Age 60 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 7-6 Patrick McEnroe #35 Match data Dec 9, 1995* R16 Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-2 Patrick McEnroe #87 Match data Aug 7, 1993* QF Los Angeles Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Pete Sampras #8 6-3 6-4 Patrick McEnroe #35 Match data Aug 16, 1991* R16 Indianapolis ATP 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
Patrick McEnroe #1,303 #28 990 1,842 140 164 46.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Patrick McEnroe Pete Sampras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0
17 1984 0–2 0.0% #676 1,482 0 0 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,700 0 0
18 1985 0–5 0.0% #425 1,449 0 0 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4
19 1986 0–4 0.0% #621 1,418 0 0 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8
20 1987 0–3 0.0% #452 1,398 0 0 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13
21 1988 2–5 28.6% #494 1,414 0 0 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1989 1–5 16.7% #356 1,408 0 0 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31
23 1990 13–12 52.0% #120 1,577 0 0 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36
24 1991 29–21 58.0% #36 1,763 0 0 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44
25 1992 14–21 40.0% #111 1,654 0 0 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52
26 1993 26–20 56.5% #73 1,780 0 0 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56
27 1994 19–22 46.3% #72 1,629 0 0 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61
28 1995 29–25 53.7% #34 1,750 0 1 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63
29 1996 4–6 40.0% #242 1,715 0 1 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63
30 1997 2–11 15.4% #408 1,546 0 1 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64
31 1998 1–2 33.3% #699 1,529 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Patrick McEnroe 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 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 13 10 23 56.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
18 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0%
19 1986 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6%
20 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8%
21 1988 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8%
22 1989 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3%
23 1990 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1991 18 11 29 62.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 1992 4 9 13 30.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9%
26 1993 17 13 30 56.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6%
27 1994 19 16 35 54.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1995 22 12 34 64.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — —
29 1996 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
30 1997 2 10 12 16.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
31 1998 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 96 96 192 50.0% 13 22 35 37.1% 8 12 20 40.0% 23 34 57 40.4% — 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 221/252 of Patrick McEnroe'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 Patrick McEnroe 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0%
24 1991 39/50 4.2 3.2 56.8% 67.8% 49.5% 52.5% 41.7% 59.9% 40.1% 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8%
25 1992 31/35 3.5 3.9 58.5% 65.6% 46.9% 53.8% 41.9% 57.7% 39.2% 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7%
26 1993 41/46 1.4 2.6 65.6% 63.9% 51.0% 59.8% 47.2% 59.0% 41.4% 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0%
27 1994 37/41 3.4 2.5 60.9% 67.3% 50.8% 59.4% 43.3% 60.4% 39.3% 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3%
28 1995 50/54 3.3 3.1 61.0% 69.2% 51.8% 63.9% 45.5% 62.2% 39.1% 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1%
29 1996 9/10 2.8 3.7 64.1% 65.3% 45.7% 65.6% 41.4% 58.4% 39.8% 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1%
30 1997 11/13 1.4 5.5 52.3% 65.0% 43.4% 52.3% 36.9% 54.6% 31.8% 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5%
31 1998 3/3 1.7 1.7 70.9% 53.9% 54.8% 34.4% 46.9% 53.8% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 221/304 3.0 3.2 60.6% 66.6% 49.8% 58.0% 43.7% 59.7% 39.5% — 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 Patrick McEnroe 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 1984 1483 101.6 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 1–1 — +0.02 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) — -2.43
18 1985 1450 118.3 — — — — +49 — — 23.1% -1.92 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.20 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17
19 1986 1419 105.7 — — — — +47 — — 20.0% -1.10 0–2 — — +0.07 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 1987 1399 105.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.01 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 1988 1415 111.9 — — — — +58 — — 33.3% -1.47 0–1 0–1 — +0.12 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 1989 1408 117.5 — — — — +52 — — 23.1% -1.54 0–1 1–1 — 0.00 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 1990 1577 124.3 — — — — +6 — +48 52.4% +0.06 6–6 (50%) 4–6 (40%) — +1.56 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 1991 1763 146.4 -0.70 +1.50 1.000 49.9% +21 -237 -157 55.3% +0.39 10–6 (63%) 11–6 (65%) — -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%) — -1.43
25 1992 1655 141.1 -2.71 +0.88 0.927 48.5% +68 -121 -64 41.1% -0.40 4–5 (44%) 5–10 (33%) — -1.60 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 1993 1780 141.4 -1.37 +3.15 1.009 50.1% +2 -161 -220 49.5% +0.06 7–1 (88%) 6–7 (46%) — -2.82 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 1994 1629 131.5 -0.92 +0.32 0.994 49.9% +57 -51 — 46.2% -0.23 7–7 (50%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.74 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 1995 1750 144.8 -0.41 +1.87 1.034 50.8% +27 -207 -200 56.0% +0.35 6–10 (38%) 16–16 (50%) — -0.63 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 1996 1715 117.1 -0.95 +0.95 0.955 49.2% +12 — — 44.4% +0.04 2–1 (67%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.08 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 1997 1546 103.0 -4.64 -2.62 0.701 43.5% -7 — — 28.6% -1.60 1–3 (25%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.67 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
31 1998 1529 102.1 -1.74 -1.23 0.984 49.3% — — — 42.9% -0.14 0–1 1–1 — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1843 141.9 -1.30 +1.34 0.978 49.6% +29 -161 -118 47.1% -0.14 43–48 (47%) 58–72 (45%) 97.2 -0.37 — 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.