H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 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 Open round of 32 6-1 6-1.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-1 Emilio Sanchez #46 Match data Mar 3, 1994* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #5 6-2 6-4 Emilio Sanchez #8 Match data Nov 12, 1990 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Emilio Sanchez #18 7-5 6-2 Pete Sampras #893 Match data Mar 5, 1988* R16 Indian Wells 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
Emilio Sanchez #1,301 #7 1,634 2,037 406 274 59.7% 0 1 0 1 13 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 1,700 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 — — — — — — —
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1984 9–12 42.9% #111 1,546 0 0
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1985 16–14 53.3% #64 1,669 0 0
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1986 52–23 69.3% #16 1,840 0 3
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1987 56–23 70.9% #17 1,870 0 7
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1988 40–20 66.7% #17 1,887 0 8
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1989 37–16 69.8% #19 1,877 0 9
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1990 48–24 66.7% #8 1,814 0 11
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1991 40–22 64.5% #14 1,849 0 14
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1992 43–26 62.3% #21 1,795 0 15
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1993 28–26 51.9% #41 1,688 0 15
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1994 17–26 39.5% #74 1,630 0 15
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1995 13–22 37.1% #108 1,588 0 15
31 — — — — — — — 1996 7–16 30.4% #173 1,505 0 15
32 — — — — — — — 1997 0–4 0.0% #1056 1,467 0 15

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 Emilio Sanchez
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% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% — — — — — — — —
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1986 4 4 8 50.0% 43 12 55 78.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1987 8 9 17 47.1% 41 9 50 82.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1988 14 7 21 66.7% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1989 16 6 22 72.7% 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 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% 1990 15 4 19 78.9% 28 12 40 70.0% — — — — 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1991 15 10 25 60.0% 23 8 31 74.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1992 19 7 26 73.1% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1993 5 9 14 35.7% 23 16 39 59.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1994 4 7 11 36.4% 13 18 31 41.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1995 1 3 4 25.0% 12 18 30 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 104 74 178 58.4% 280 159 439 63.8% 4 8 12 33.3% 18 33 51 35.3%

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 Emilio Sanchez
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 1984 1546 126.4 — — — — — +91 — 48.1% -0.09 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) — +1.49
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 1985 1669 143.3 — — — — -164 +69 — 53.3% +0.61 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.05
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 1986 1841 151.3 — — — — -231 +97 — 64.0% +0.89 16–10 (62%) 12–6 (67%) — -0.99
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 1987 1870 151.7 — — — — -232 +179 -269 64.9% +1.14 15–5 (75%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.87
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 1988 1888 152.5 — — — — -85 +107 — 62.4% +1.00 12–6 (67%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.75
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 1989 1877 153.9 — — — — -20 +114 — 66.9% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.74
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 1990 1814 155.5 — — — — +57 +66 — 60.3% +0.79 18–8 (69%) 12–11 (52%) — +0.85
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 1991 1850 150.0 — — — — -33 +123 — 62.3% +0.79 8–5 (62%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.75
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 1992 1796 147.4 — — — — +6 +100 — 58.7% +0.63 14–8 (64%) 19–19 (50%) — -0.45
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 1993 1689 134.0 — — — — -26 +79 — 50.7% -0.16 11–12 (48%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.43
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 1994 1630 135.6 — — — — -26 +71 — 39.4% -0.54 4–8 (33%) 6–10 (38%) — -1.30
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 1995 1588 125.5 — — — — -13 +45 — 39.8% -0.48 4–4 (50%) 6–13 (32%) — +0.36
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1506 114.4 — — — — +43 +56 — 31.4% -1.29 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.87
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1467 97.2 — — — — — +59 — 11.1% -3.22 0–1 — — -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 — 2038 151.2 — — — — -56 +97 -269 57.2% +0.54 117–85 (58%) 120–127 (49%) 97.8 -0.18

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.