H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Cedric Pioline H2H: 7-0

Pete Sampras holds a 7–0 lead over Cedric Pioline in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 4–0 on carpet and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1997 Wimbledon final 6-4 6-2 6-4.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
7 – 0
7 main draw meetings
Cedric Pioline
FRA Age 57 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 6-2 6-4 Cedric Pioline #23 Match data Jul 7, 1997* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 6-4 6-2 Cedric Pioline #16 Match data Jul 3, 1996* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 4-6 7-5 6-1 Cedric Pioline #11 Match data Nov 13, 1993* SF Antwerp ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(5) 1-6 7-5 Cedric Pioline #10 Match data Oct 24, 1993* F Montpellier Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 6-4 6-3 Cedric Pioline #11 Match data Sep 13, 1993* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #3 6-4 6-2 Cedric Pioline #46 Match data Oct 25, 1992* F Montpellier Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Pete Sampras #5 6-2 4-6 6-3 Cedric Pioline #126 Match data Nov 8, 1990* R32 Wembley ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Cedric Pioline #750 #5 2,335 1,984 370 301 55.1% 0 1 0 1 3 5

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 Cedric Pioline
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 1989 0–3 0.0% #202 1,482 0 0
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1990 5–12 29.4% #118 1,484 0 0
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1991 21–20 51.2% #51 1,664 0 0
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1992 31–27 53.4% #33 1,849 0 0
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1993 51–27 65.4% #10 1,936 0 0
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1994 29–28 50.9% #51 1,768 0 0
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1995 24–27 47.1% #54 1,761 0 0
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1996 38–21 64.4% #21 1,808 0 1
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1997 37–25 59.7% #20 1,831 0 2
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1998 38–26 59.4% #18 1,765 0 2
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1999 37–28 56.9% #13 1,796 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2000 32–19 62.7% #16 1,763 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 2001 17–22 43.6% #84 1,658 0 5
33 — — — — — — — 2002 10–16 38.5% #119 1,619 0 5

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 Cedric Pioline
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% 1989 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1991 6 6 12 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1992 13 10 23 56.5% 9 10 19 47.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1993 19 9 28 67.9% 11 8 19 57.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 13 7 20 65.0%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1994 15 11 26 57.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1995 8 10 18 44.4% 6 8 14 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1996 12 7 19 63.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 7 19 63.2%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1997 10 9 19 52.6% 13 7 20 65.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1998 15 13 28 53.6% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 10 5 15 66.7%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1999 20 16 36 55.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 12 2 14 85.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 16 10 26 61.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 8 11 19 42.1% 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 4 5 9 44.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 146 118 264 55.3% 109 93 202 54.0% 46 29 75 61.3% 69 61 130 53.1%

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 560/651 of Cedric Pioline'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 Cedric Pioline
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% 1991 40/41 3.5 3.4 59.0% 68.7% 51.3% 60.4% 46.4% 61.6% 38.4%
23 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0% 1992 53/58 5.8 3.7 57.0% 74.5% 46.4% 59.3% 41.4% 62.6% 36.9%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 1993 68/78 5.7 3.0 59.8% 73.8% 52.0% 60.8% 40.6% 65.1% 39.4%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1994 44/57 4.5 3.3 60.1% 70.1% 48.9% 53.4% 42.1% 61.7% 39.9%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1995 44/51 4.9 3.8 57.9% 72.7% 48.2% 53.6% 37.8% 62.4% 37.6%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1996 53/59 6.0 3.2 55.9% 75.1% 51.7% 62.1% 44.4% 64.9% 39.6%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 1997 51/62 5.9 3.5 60.9% 73.7% 51.1% 61.5% 42.4% 64.7% 38.6%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 1998 56/64 5.4 3.3 58.6% 73.5% 50.4% 59.3% 47.1% 63.8% 38.3%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 1999 54/65 6.0 4.6 54.4% 75.4% 49.2% 62.1% 42.4% 63.4% 36.2%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 46/51 8.2 4.8 52.7% 78.8% 51.3% 60.8% 41.8% 65.5% 39.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 31/39 8.3 4.6 52.5% 73.2% 51.4% 63.6% 40.7% 63.1% 36.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 20/26 5.7 4.4 51.2% 71.3% 48.3% 45.7% 32.5% 60.3% 33.6%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 560/671 5.8 3.7 57.1% 73.7% 50.1% 59.3% 42.2% 63.5% 38.2%

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 Pete Sampras Cedric Pioline
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%) 101.1 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) 101.8 -2.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) 114.8 -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%) 103.9 -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%) 115.7 -1.57 1989 1483 114.0 — — — — — +7 — 12.5% -1.88 0–1 — — -0.41
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%) 99.3 -1.62 1990 1484 124.4 — — — — +14 +43 — 34.9% -0.47 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 100.1 +0.10
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%) 112.7 -2.38 1991 1665 135.0 +1.05 -0.51 1.002 50.2% -79 -6 — 50.5% +0.06 8–8 (50%) 6–11 (35%) 101.5 -0.32
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%) 91.2 -1.91 1992 1849 149.9 +1.29 -1.12 0.985 50.1% -31 -113 -257 52.3% +0.22 10–11 (48%) 10–13 (43%) 101.4 -1.91
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%) 103.6 -1.43 1993 1937 156.7 +3.18 +1.96 1.128 52.1% +8 -173 -173 60.8% +0.75 16–11 (59%) 19–19 (50%) 100.8 -4.16
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%) 94.4 -2.11 1994 1768 141.9 +0.19 +1.74 1.042 50.9% +34 -22 -59 51.3% +0.05 12–15 (44%) 11–8 (58%) 94.5 -0.27
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%) 99.0 -0.82 1995 1762 147.6 +1.13 +0.42 1.001 49.8% -23 +16 +10 50.8% -0.06 4–9 (31%) 12–7 (63%) 100.1 -3.16
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%) 103.1 -0.96 1996 1809 154.8 +2.69 +2.35 1.129 52.1% -33 +87 +32 63.1% +0.93 8–8 (50%) 10–6 (63%) 101.9 -1.10
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%) 101.8 -0.90 1997 1832 150.4 +2.57 +1.89 1.093 51.3% -28 +52 +117 57.1% +0.51 14–11 (56%) 9–10 (47%) 100.8 -2.00
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%) 99.4 -0.69 1998 1765 148.9 +1.69 +0.86 1.058 51.0% +5 +162 +116 56.6% +0.30 12–10 (55%) 15–14 (52%) 96.7 -0.97
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%) 100.4 -0.90 1999 1797 143.0 +1.68 -0.71 0.989 50.0% -26 -11 +162 55.2% +0.07 9–13 (41%) 25–10 (71%) 101.1 -2.23
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1764 148.1 +2.89 +1.87 1.144 52.4% -10 +168 +138 60.6% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 15–13 (54%) 99.3 +0.89
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1658 131.9 +0.83 -1.42 0.999 50.1% +19 +151 +176 46.7% -0.27 6–8 (43%) 12–9 (57%) 96.8 -0.75
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1620 134.1 -0.60 -1.51 0.847 46.8% +33 +134 +147 35.1% -0.91 3–5 (38%) 3–7 (30%) 94.1 -2.76
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 — 1984 152.3 +1.77 +0.70 1.047 50.8% -10 +32 +46 54.2% +0.27 114–123 (48%) 149–132 (53%) 98.5 -2.84

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.