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Pete Sampras vs Bernd Karbacher H2H: 2-1

Pete Sampras holds a 2–1 lead over Bernd Karbacher in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1999 San Jose quarterfinal 7-5 6-3.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Bernd Karbacher
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-3 Bernd Karbacher #132 Match data Feb 13, 1999* QF San Jose ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Bernd Karbacher #27 4-6 6-4 6-1 Pete Sampras #2 Match data Aug 19, 1995* SF Indianapolis ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Pete Sampras #1 6-2 6-3 Bernd Karbacher #25 Match data Mar 18, 1995* R16 Miami Open Masters 1000 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
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 739 209 78.0% 14 11 7 12 20 64
Bernd Karbacher #730 #22 1,177 1,848 133 157 45.9% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Bernd Karbacher
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 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 — — — — — — —
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 — — — — — — —
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 — — — — — — —
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1991 0–1 0.0% #223 1,494 0 0
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1992 16–14 53.3% #52 1,683 0 1
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1993 18–28 39.1% #57 1,621 0 1
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1994 32–25 56.1% #26 1,740 0 2
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1995 25–26 49.0% #39 1,719 0 2
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1996 19–25 43.2% #57 1,734 0 2
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1997 5–11 31.2% #217 1,613 0 2
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1998 5–8 38.5% #125 1,588 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 1999 13–17 43.3% #117 1,567 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2000 0–2 0.0% #637 1,531 0 2

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 Pete Sampras Bernd Karbacher
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 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1992 3 5 8 37.5% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1994 11 9 20 55.0% 19 10 29 65.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1995 10 10 20 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1996 8 13 21 38.1% 11 9 20 55.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1997 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1998 3 3 6 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 8 9 17 47.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 51 64 115 44.3% 75 65 140 53.6% 4 13 17 23.5% 3 15 18 16.7%

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 652/821 of Pete Sampras's and 254/290 of Bernd Karbacher'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 Pete Sampras Bernd Karbacher
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% 1991 1/1 3.0 0.0 52.2% 91.4% 34.4% 60.0% 33.3% 64.2% 23.1%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 1992 29/30 5.2 3.2 51.4% 69.0% 50.5% 61.5% 37.8% 60.2% 38.3%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1993 43/46 5.3 3.9 51.3% 69.1% 48.8% 56.0% 44.2% 59.3% 37.1%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1994 49/57 4.8 2.7 53.2% 70.3% 50.5% 59.9% 43.6% 61.1% 38.7%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1995 44/51 5.3 3.0 52.4% 71.6% 47.2% 53.4% 42.8% 59.9% 38.9%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 1996 37/44 5.6 2.1 56.5% 69.1% 48.7% 57.8% 42.4% 60.2% 38.1%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 1997 10/16 3.9 3.6 51.3% 68.5% 48.6% 52.6% 26.2% 59.1% 38.2%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 1998 11/13 6.5 2.8 57.6% 68.8% 45.5% 50.4% 33.7% 58.6% 40.9%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 28/30 6.5 3.0 55.8% 70.0% 48.8% 55.4% 38.3% 60.1% 37.1%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 2/2 2.5 3.5 57.0% 65.3% 37.0% 62.6% 16.7% 53.4% 27.1%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 254/290 5.3 3.0 53.4% 69.9% 48.7% 56.8% 40.8% 60.0% 38.1%

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 Pete Sampras Bernd Karbacher
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 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 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 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 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 1991 1494 103.5 +0.37 -0.91 0.644 43.9% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.12
24 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 1992 1683 135.4 -0.27 +0.14 0.962 49.4% -122 +18 — 51.3% -0.06 8–7 (53%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.91
25 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 1993 1622 132.4 -1.39 -0.50 0.910 48.5% -59 +58 -21 41.9% -0.49 8–9 (47%) 10–6 (63%) — -0.96
26 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 1994 1740 133.6 +0.31 -0.17 0.995 50.0% -82 +37 -139 52.4% +0.01 14–6 (70%) 19–5 (79%) — +1.11
27 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 1995 1719 145.1 -0.88 +1.48 0.970 49.6% -42 +80 -127 47.2% -0.07 9–6 (60%) 5–9 (36%) — -0.95
28 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 1996 1734 142.0 -1.29 +1.16 0.957 49.2% -65 +86 — 49.1% -0.06 5–9 (36%) 2–9 (18%) — -2.10
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 1997 1613 107.0 -1.21 -0.22 0.933 48.2% +7 +145 — 36.8% -1.05 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.24
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 1998 1589 124.0 -1.56 +0.38 0.986 49.7% +34 +112 — 41.2% -0.65 1–3 (25%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.33
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1567 131.4 -1.03 -0.83 0.932 48.9% +57 +119 — 44.2% -0.26 4–6 (40%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.13
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1532 100.1 -1.21 -1.97 0.580 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.40 — — — +0.14
Career — 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 — 1849 140.2 -0.78 +0.22 0.952 49.2% -41 +67 -96 46.5% -0.25 50–48 (51%) 56–46 (55%) 107.5 -1.30

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.