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

Pete Sampras vs Boris Becker H2H: 12-7

Pete Sampras holds a 12–7 lead over Boris Becker in their ATP head-to-head. Across 19 main-draw meetings, Boris Becker leads 7–6 on carpet, while Pete Sampras leads 3–0 on grass. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1997 Paris Masters round of 32 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
12 – 7
19 main draw meetings
Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 Boris Becker #38 Match data Oct 30, 1997* R32 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 Boris Becker #18 Match data Jul 4, 1997* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-7(11) 6-4 Boris Becker #6 Match data Nov 27, 1996* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Boris Becker #6 7-6(10) 7-6(4) Pete Sampras #1 Match data Nov 19, 1996 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Boris Becker #3 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Oct 28, 1996* F Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-2 7-6(3) Boris Becker #5 Match data Nov 14, 1995 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 Boris Becker #4 Match data Nov 6, 1995* F Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #2 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-2 Boris Becker #3 Match data Jul 10, 1995* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 Boris Becker #3 Match data Nov 23, 1994* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Boris Becker #5 7-5 7-5 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Nov 15, 1994 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Boris Becker #6 6-4 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Oct 30, 1994* SF Stockholm Open Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-2 6-2 Boris Becker #10 Match data May 16, 1994* F Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 Boris Becker #4 Match data Jul 4, 1993* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #3 7-6(5) 7-6(3) Boris Becker #7 Match data Nov 16, 1992 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #3 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3) Boris Becker #9 Match data Aug 22, 1992* SF Indianapolis ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Boris Becker #3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1 Pete Sampras #7 Match data Nov 12, 1991 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Boris Becker #2 7-5 7-5 Pete Sampras #7 Match data Oct 27, 1991* QF Stockholm Open Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #8 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 Boris Becker #1 Match data Aug 18, 1991* F Indianapolis ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Boris Becker #2 6-4 6-4 Pete Sampras #5 Match data Oct 28, 1990* SF Stockholm Open Masters 1000 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
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 739 209 78.0% 14 11 7 12 20 64
Boris Becker #257 #1 4,297 2,268 672 220 75.3% 6 5 4 13 21 49

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 Boris Becker
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 1984 11–11 50.0% #66 1,651 0 0
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,700 0 0 1985 50–18 73.5% #6 2,067 1 3
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 1986 65–13 83.3% #2 2,230 2 9
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,054 2 12
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,185 2 19
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,234 4 24
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,208 4 29
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,139 5 31
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1992 50–16 75.8% #5 2,148 5 36
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,898 5 38
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,050 5 42
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,056 5 44
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,100 6 49
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,945 6 49
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,893 6 49
31 — — — — — — — 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,884 6 49

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 Boris Becker
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 1988 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1984 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 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% 1985 12 3 15 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 13 1 14 92.9% 16 9 25 64.0%
18 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1986 24 4 28 85.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 21 4 25 84.0%
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% 1987 22 6 28 78.6% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 10 4 14 71.4%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1988 17 2 19 89.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 15 2 17 88.2%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1989 15 3 18 83.3% 12 3 15 80.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 20 2 22 90.9%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1990 25 5 30 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 26 3 29 89.7%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1991 17 5 22 77.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 13 4 17 76.5%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1992 17 5 22 77.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 23 4 27 85.2%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1993 14 7 21 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 7 23 69.6%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1994 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 7 28 75.0%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1995 13 6 19 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 23 6 29 79.3%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1996 9 3 12 75.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 6 27 77.8%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1997 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 3 5 40.0%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1998 4 4 8 50.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 218 69 287 76.0% 108 60 168 64.3% 116 25 141 82.3% 230 66 296 77.7%

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 365/454 of Boris Becker'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 Boris Becker
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 49/59 8.6 3.6 61.8% 75.0% 54.6% 60.4% 48.0% 67.2% 40.5%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 1992 51/66 8.6 4.1 58.3% 77.7% 52.1% 60.6% 44.1% 66.7% 39.5%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1993 53/64 9.4 5.3 56.2% 79.4% 50.9% 60.9% 40.4% 66.9% 38.3%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1994 57/67 10.2 4.8 56.9% 80.0% 51.8% 59.0% 43.8% 67.9% 38.5%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1995 51/69 12.3 5.4 57.6% 82.8% 48.3% 66.9% 41.5% 68.2% 38.7%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 1996 40/56 11.4 4.8 55.3% 80.9% 51.6% 65.3% 41.3% 67.9% 38.3%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 1997 26/30 10.1 5.3 52.4% 82.6% 50.8% 59.3% 43.3% 67.6% 39.1%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 1998 24/26 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 14/17 9.4 6.2 56.4% 75.7% 48.2% 72.5% 40.4% 63.4% 36.3%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 365/892 10.0 4.8 57.0% 79.5% 51.5% 62.5% 42.7% 67.4% 38.7%

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 Boris Becker
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1498 109.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — -0.15
16 1988 1605 132.8 — — — — +23 — — 51.0% +0.18 3–4 (43%) 6–5 (55%) — 0.00 1984 1652 125.5 — — — — -107 -114 +56 51.9% +0.44 4–3 (57%) 4–4 (50%) — +1.18
17 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) — -2.43 1985 2067 165.6 — — — — -84 -354 -69 66.5% +1.04 12–7 (63%) 21–12 (64%) — -5.70
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17 1986 2230 166.7 — — — — +18 -420 -90 76.2% +1.56 10–4 (71%) 20–10 (67%) — -4.39
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 1987 2054 163.4 — — — — +82 -116 +61 71.3% +1.28 11–8 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -0.33
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 1988 2185 166.8 — — — — +61 -253 -15 76.6% +1.64 10–5 (67%) 12–10 (55%) — -2.83
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 1989 2235 168.7 — — — — +36 -246 -12 78.5% +1.87 10–2 (83%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.12
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 1990 2208 168.9 — — — — +57 -259 +56 75.2% +1.46 14–3 (82%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.05
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 2140 162.8 +6.09 +2.65 1.234 53.4% +57 -134 +116 72.6% +1.23 11–4 (73%) 19–13 (59%) — -1.24
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 2148 164.3 +4.99 +2.39 1.187 52.7% +61 -224 +55 67.8% +0.88 12–5 (71%) 25–7 (78%) — -2.14
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 1898 154.7 +4.71 +0.72 1.157 52.2% +88 -80 +320 62.7% +0.83 11–8 (58%) 13–16 (45%) — -0.41
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 2051 165.7 +5.66 +1.82 1.199 52.9% +17 -187 +155 66.5% +0.92 15–6 (71%) 18–14 (56%) — -2.44
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 2057 166.6 +5.70 +2.11 1.216 53.3% +32 -189 +75 67.4% +1.08 14–7 (67%) 22–20 (52%) — -2.23
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 2101 162.9 +5.38 +1.75 1.195 52.8% +65 -284 +79 70.8% +1.22 12–4 (75%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.48
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 1946 142.8 +3.95 +2.10 1.206 53.0% +79 -105 +199 63.4% +0.84 2–5 (29%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.94
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 1893 149.7 +5.10 +0.64 1.155 51.9% +23 +66 — 58.3% +0.38 4–5 (44%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.21
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1885 133.0 +0.67 +0.35 0.991 50.1% +10 — +155 59.5% +0.26 3–2 (60%) 5–2 (71%) — -0.70
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 — 2269 168.9 +5.11 +1.77 1.186 52.7% +39 -199 +64 69.8% +1.18 155–79 (66%) 236–157 (60%) 106.7 -3.55

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.