H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Aaron Krickstein H2H: 5-1

Pete Sampras holds a 5–1 lead over Aaron Krickstein in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1994 Rome Masters second round 6-1 7-6(2).

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Aaron Krickstein
USA Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 11, 1994* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R64 Clay Pete Sampras #1 6-1 7-6(2) Aaron Krickstein #30 Match data
Jan 15, 1994* Sydney Outdoor ATP 250 QF Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-3 Aaron Krickstein #45 Match data
Aug 14, 1993* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-2 7-5 Aaron Krickstein #57 Match data
Feb 22, 1992* Philadelphia ATP 250 QF Carpet Pete Sampras #5 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7) Aaron Krickstein #31 Match data
Aug 12, 1989* Indianapolis ATP 250 QF Hard Aaron Krickstein #13 7-5 6-3 Pete Sampras #105 Match data
Mar 15, 1989* Indian Wells Masters 1000 R64 Hard Pete Sampras #113 5-7 7-6 7-6 Aaron Krickstein #15 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
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 737 208 78.0% 14 11 7 0 32 64
Aaron Krickstein #1,299 #6 1,544 2,043 381 252 60.2% 0 0 0 0 9 9

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 Pete Sampras Aaron Krickstein
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1983 8–5 61.5% #93 1,646 0 1
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 1984 34–17 66.7% #12 1,865 0 4
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0 1985 24–20 54.5% #29 1,765 0 4
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4 1986 38–21 64.4% #26 1,840 0 4
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8 1987 14–12 53.8% #61 1,814 0 4
20 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13 1988 47–23 67.1% #15 1,879 0 4
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1989 48–19 71.6% #8 2,006 0 7
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31 1990 37–26 58.7% #20 1,816 0 7
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36 1991 28–21 57.1% #34 1,856 0 7
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44 1992 31–15 67.4% #28 1,825 0 8
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52 1993 26–19 57.8% #45 1,786 0 9
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56 1994 30–26 53.6% #35 1,723 0 9
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61 1995 16–24 40.0% #70 1,591 0 9
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63 1996 0–4 0.0% #1092 1,534 0 9
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63 — — — — — — —
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64 — — — — — — —