H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Fabrice Santoro H2H: 4-3

Pete Sampras holds a 4–3 lead over Fabrice Santoro in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Fabrice Santoro leads 3–1 on clay, while Pete Sampras leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 2002 Indian Wells Masters fourth round 6-3 3-6 7-5.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main draw meetings
Fabrice Santoro
FRA Age 53 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 16, 2002* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Pete Sampras #13 6-3 3-6 7-5 Fabrice Santoro #20 Match data
Mar 15, 2001* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Pete Sampras #3 6-3 3-6 6-0 Fabrice Santoro #49 Match data
Apr 25, 1998* Monte Carlo Masters Masters 1000 R16 Clay Fabrice Santoro #25 6-1 6-1 Pete Sampras #2 Match data
May 28, 1997* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Pete Sampras #1 6-3 7-5 6-1 Fabrice Santoro #57 Match data
May 17, 1995* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R64 Clay Fabrice Santoro #39 6-4 6-3 Pete Sampras #2 Match data
Sep 1, 1993* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Pete Sampras #2 6-3 6-1 6-2 Fabrice Santoro #54 Match data
May 16, 1991* Rome Masters Masters 1000 R32 Clay Fabrice Santoro #73 6-2 4-6 7-5 Pete Sampras #6 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
Fabrice Santoro #142 #17 1,516 1,889 456 432 51.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Fabrice Santoro
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 1989 3–6 33.3% #235 1,509 0 0
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0 1990 15–16 48.4% #62 1,684 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4 1991 26–21 55.3% #43 1,697 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8 1992 25–22 53.2% #43 1,728 0 0
20 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13 1993 24–26 48.0% #55 1,628 0 0
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1994 24–18 57.1% #46 1,734 0 0
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31 1995 16–25 39.0% #102 1,609 0 0
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36 1996 6–12 33.3% #118 1,555 0 0
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44 1997 32–23 58.2% #29 1,804 0 1
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52 1998 27–27 50.0% #41 1,709 0 1
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56 1999 36–25 59.0% #34 1,765 0 2
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61 2000 32–26 55.2% #31 1,727 0 3
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63 2001 35–26 57.4% #22 1,769 0 3
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63 2002 27–25 51.9% #35 1,739 0 4
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64 2003 17–21 44.7% #62 1,708 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2004 17–14 54.8% #52 1,817 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2005 18–19 48.6% #58 1,782 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 2006 19–23 45.2% #52 1,700 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2007 24–19 55.8% #37 1,785 0 5
35 — — — — — — — 2008 18–17 51.4% #52 1,755 0 6
36 — — — — — — — 2009 15–20 42.9% #68 1,694 0 6
37 — — — — — — — 2010 0–1 0.0% #142 1,688 0 6