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Pete Sampras vs Brad Gilbert H2H: 5-4

Pete Sampras holds a 5–4 lead over Brad Gilbert in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Brad Gilbert leads 3–2 on hard courts, while Pete Sampras leads 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1993 Japan Open final 6-2 6-2 6-2.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 – 4
9 main draw meetings
Brad Gilbert
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #2 6-2 6-2 6-2 Brad Gilbert #32 Match data Apr 11, 1993* F Japan Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Brad Gilbert #16 6-3 6-4 Pete Sampras #3 Match data Jun 13, 1992* QF Queen's Club Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Pete Sampras #5 6-4 6-3 Brad Gilbert #32 Match data Feb 22, 1992* SF Philadelphia ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Pete Sampras #7 6-1 6-2 Brad Gilbert #19 Match data Oct 19, 1991* SF Montpellier Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Brad Gilbert #25 1-6 7-5 6-3 Pete Sampras #7 Match data Oct 5, 1991* SF Sydney Indoor ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Pete Sampras #9 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 Brad Gilbert #19 Match data Aug 4, 1991* F Los Angeles Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Pete Sampras #5 6-3 6-4 6-2 Brad Gilbert #10 Match data Dec 17, 1990* F Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Brad Gilbert #9 6-7 6-3 6-4 Pete Sampras #94 Match data Aug 19, 1989* R16 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Brad Gilbert #13 6-4 6-2 Pete Sampras #208 Match data Aug 17, 1988* R64 Cincinnati Open 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
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 739 209 78.0% 14 11 7 12 20 64
Brad Gilbert #1,263 #4 1,786 2,056 506 276 64.7% 0 0 0 1 19 20

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 Brad Gilbert
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 1981 5–5 50.0% — 1,538 0 0
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1982 19–13 59.4% #54 1,711 0 1
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1983 33–27 55.0% #62 1,755 0 1
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1984 39–23 62.9% #23 1,849 0 3
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1985 53–22 70.7% #18 1,893 0 6
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1986 45–14 76.3% #11 2,010 0 10
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1987 55–23 70.5% #13 1,960 0 11
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1988 30–15 66.7% #21 1,892 0 12
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1989 58–17 77.3% #6 1,989 0 17
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1990 46–19 70.8% #10 1,956 0 20
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1991 34–21 61.8% #19 1,854 0 20
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1992 39–26 60.0% #26 1,762 0 20
31 — — — — — — — 1993 31–26 54.4% #35 1,736 0 20
32 — — — — — — — 1994 18–20 47.4% #76 1,622 0 20
33 — — — — — — — 1995 1–5 16.7% #680 1,560 0 20

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 Brad Gilbert
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% 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1982 11 7 18 61.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1983 15 14 29 51.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1984 19 9 28 67.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 13 8 21 61.9%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1985 32 9 41 78.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 13 8 21 61.9%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1986 30 7 37 81.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1987 41 11 52 78.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1988 20 9 29 69.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1989 40 8 48 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 6 20 70.0%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1990 25 10 35 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 15 6 21 71.4%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1991 21 12 33 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1992 25 16 41 61.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 23 17 40 57.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 16 14 30 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 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% — 321 149 470 68.3% 36 35 71 50.7% 30 21 51 58.8% 119 71 190 62.6%

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 203/221 of Brad Gilbert'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 Brad Gilbert
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 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 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% 1991 53/55 5.9 3.0 57.0% 74.6% 49.8% 55.2% 45.1% 63.9% 41.1%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 1992 60/65 5.6 3.4 57.7% 72.4% 49.4% 62.9% 47.2% 62.8% 40.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 52/57 4.7 4.0 55.9% 71.6% 46.0% 58.7% 44.7% 60.3% 38.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 32/38 6.4 4.4 54.3% 68.9% 47.9% 61.4% 44.5% 58.9% 38.8%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 6/6 3.2 5.3 50.1% 71.9% 40.9% 45.3% 49.2% 56.0% 32.8%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 203/782 5.5 3.7 56.3% 72.2% 48.1% 59.0% 45.6% 61.6% 39.6%

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 Brad Gilbert
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 1981 1539 115.9 — — — — +37 +3 — 54.2% +0.29 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.40
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 1982 1711 128.9 — — — — +36 -166 — 53.2% +0.34 8–5 (62%) 3–6 (33%) — +3.49
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 1983 1755 139.6 — — — — +45 -180 -152 55.0% +0.35 8–12 (40%) 9–13 (41%) — +0.52
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 1984 1850 149.5 — — — — +41 -238 -166 58.2% +0.68 12–6 (67%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.44
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 1985 1893 156.7 — — — — +64 -196 -244 66.9% +1.09 9–4 (69%) 10–5 (67%) — -1.39
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 1986 2010 155.6 — — — — +53 — -304 71.3% +1.25 8–8 (50%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.05
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 1987 1960 156.6 — — — — +62 -306 -271 65.2% +0.99 13–9 (59%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.22
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 1988 1892 149.8 — — — — +48 -233 — 65.5% +1.01 4–8 (33%) 9–7 (56%) — -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 1989 1989 161.9 — — — — +43 -294 — 70.1% +1.11 17–11 (61%) 21–9 (70%) — -2.28
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 1990 1957 155.8 — — — — +31 -248 -181 63.5% +0.96 14–6 (70%) 9–9 (50%) — +0.79
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 1991 1854 152.6 +2.35 +2.76 1.137 52.4% +49 — -81 58.9% +0.67 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) — +0.61
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 1992 1763 144.3 +0.88 +2.28 1.085 51.6% +29 — +50 58.1% +0.60 14–13 (52%) 14–14 (50%) — +1.15
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1737 137.0 -0.17 +0.74 0.967 49.4% 0 -90 +31 49.0% -0.10 19–9 (68%) 19–8 (70%) — +0.09
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1622 133.2 -2.08 +0.66 0.943 49.2% +29 +12 — 46.7% -0.14 6–4 (60%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.97
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1561 107.9 -3.03 -2.86 0.745 45.4% +30 — — 20.0% -1.73 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.18
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 — 2057 155.0 +0.41 +1.60 1.031 50.7% +42 -188 -127 60.6% +0.70 144–109 (57%) 144–106 (58%) 102.4 +0.46

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.