H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Emilio Sanchez H2H: 2-1

Pete Sampras holds a 2–1 lead over Emilio Sanchez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Pete Sampras leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1994 Indian Wells Masters third round 6-1 6-1.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Emilio Sanchez
ESP Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 3, 1994* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-1 Emilio Sanchez #46 Match data
Nov 12, 1990 Tour Finals ATP Finals RR Carpet Pete Sampras #5 6-2 6-4 Emilio Sanchez #8 Match data
Mar 5, 1988* Indian Wells Masters 1000 R16 Hard Emilio Sanchez #18 7-5 6-2 Pete Sampras #893 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
Emilio Sanchez #1,301 #7 1,634 2,038 402 272 59.6% 0 1 0 0 14 15

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 Emilio Sanchez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4 — — — — — — —
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8 1984 9–12 42.9% #111 1,545 0 0
20 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13 1985 16–14 53.3% #64 1,668 0 0
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1986 52–23 69.3% #16 1,841 0 3
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31 1987 56–23 70.9% #17 1,870 0 7
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36 1988 39–19 67.2% #17 1,907 0 8
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44 1989 37–16 69.8% #19 1,871 0 9
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52 1990 48–24 66.7% #8 1,812 0 11
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56 1991 40–22 64.5% #14 1,823 0 14
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61 1992 40–25 61.5% #21 1,783 0 15
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63 1993 28–26 51.9% #41 1,686 0 15
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63 1994 17–26 39.5% #74 1,628 0 15
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64 1995 13–22 37.1% #108 1,587 0 15
31 — — — — — — — 1996 7–16 30.4% #173 1,505 0 15
32 — — — — — — — 1997 0–4 0.0% #1056 1,467 0 15