H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Goran Ivanisevic H2H: 12-7

Pete Sampras holds a 12–7 lead over Goran Ivanisevic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 19 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 6–2 on carpet and 4–2 on grass. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1999 Queen's Club Championships quarterfinal 7-5 6-4.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
12 – 7
19 main draw meetings
Goran Ivanisevic
CRO Age 54 Left-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #3 7-5 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #15 Match data Jun 12, 1999* QF Queen's Club Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Pete Sampras #1 6-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2 Goran Ivanisevic #17 Match data Jul 6, 1998* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 7-5 Goran Ivanisevic #4 Match data Nov 26, 1996* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3 Goran Ivanisevic #6 Match data Sep 8, 1996* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(3) 7-5 Goran Ivanisevic #7 Match data Aug 18, 1996* F Indianapolis Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #6 2-6 6-4 6-4 Pete Sampras #2 Match data Mar 24, 1996* SF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #10 (w/o) Pete Sampras #1 Match data Dec 10, 1995* QF Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #2 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 Goran Ivanisevic #6 Match data Jul 9, 1995* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-7 10-8 Goran Ivanisevic #5 Match data Dec 11, 1994* SF Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #4 Match data Nov 15, 1994 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-0 Goran Ivanisevic #2 Match data Jul 4, 1994* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 4-6 6-2 Goran Ivanisevic #8 Match data Nov 15, 1993 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #11 7-6(3) 7-5 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Nov 7, 1993* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #6 7-6(4) 6-2 Pete Sampras #1 Match data May 16, 1993* SF Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Goran Ivanisevic #8 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2 Pete Sampras #3 Match data Jul 5, 1992* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #7 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(5) Goran Ivanisevic #14 Match data Nov 2, 1991* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #11 6-4 6-4 Pete Sampras #9 Match data Jun 23, 1991* F Eastbourne Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Pete Sampras #5 7-6 6-7 8-6 Goran Ivanisevic #9 Match data Dec 16, 1990* QF Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #15 7-6 6-3 Pete Sampras #12 Match data Aug 25, 1990* QF Long Island ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Goran Ivanisevic #395 #2 3,572 2,126 565 320 63.8% 1 2 1 7 11 22

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 Goran Ivanisevic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 1988 1–4 20.0% #371 1,478 0 0
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,700 0 0 1989 29–23 55.8% #40 1,691 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 1990 46–22 67.6% #9 1,924 0 1
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1991 35–21 62.5% #16 1,923 0 2
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1992 61–19 76.2% #4 2,091 0 6
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1993 50–21 70.4% #7 2,031 0 9
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1994 62–26 70.5% #5 1,977 0 11
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1995 41–22 65.1% #10 1,888 0 12
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1996 76–25 75.2% #4 1,998 0 17
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1997 51–20 71.8% #15 1,856 0 20
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1998 44–28 61.1% #12 1,874 0 21
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1999 22–26 45.8% #62 1,713 0 21
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 2000 11–22 33.3% #129 1,593 0 21
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 2001 28–21 57.1% #12 1,810 1 22
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 2002 4–7 36.4% #243 1,695 1 22
31 — — — — — — — 2003 0–3 0.0% #657 1,643 1 22
32 — — — — — — — 2004 4–10 28.6% #266 1,630 1 22

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 Goran Ivanisevic
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% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1989 13 10 23 56.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1989 11 8 19 57.9% 17 10 27 63.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
18 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1990 14 9 23 60.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 7 16 56.3%
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 6 14 57.1%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1992 16 5 21 76.2% 13 6 19 68.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 6 31 80.6%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 21 6 27 77.8%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1994 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 10 35 71.4%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1995 11 8 19 57.9% 14 6 20 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 6 15 60.0%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1996 30 10 40 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 34 8 42 81.0%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1997 21 11 32 65.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 4 25 84.0%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1998 18 14 32 56.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 15 7 22 68.2%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 10 13 23 43.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 2000 9 15 24 37.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 197 142 339 58.1% 121 76 197 61.4% 70 27 97 72.2% 177 75 252 70.2%

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 632/760 of Goran Ivanisevic'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 Goran Ivanisevic
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% 1991 49/56 10.1 2.9 55.3% 79.8% 51.6% 63.4% 42.8% 67.2% 36.7%
20 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7% 1992 59/80 13.6 3.6 55.4% 82.6% 53.0% 66.4% 43.0% 69.9% 36.4%
21 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0% 1993 59/71 11.4 4.0 52.2% 81.9% 53.8% 61.1% 50.4% 68.5% 37.9%
22 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6% 1994 76/88 13.7 4.4 55.2% 82.6% 51.5% 64.4% 37.3% 68.8% 37.0%
23 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0% 1995 54/63 14.5 4.0 52.5% 82.1% 52.2% 67.6% 47.1% 68.0% 36.6%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 1996 82/101 14.7 4.3 55.2% 84.8% 52.8% 67.0% 46.9% 70.4% 36.5%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1997 61/71 15.2 5.7 54.0% 83.6% 51.4% 64.3% 42.5% 68.9% 34.6%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1998 61/72 14.9 6.2 54.2% 82.2% 47.7% 63.9% 42.1% 66.4% 35.1%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1999 39/48 15.1 7.9 53.6% 80.2% 46.2% 57.3% 38.1% 64.7% 31.6%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 2000 24/33 13.5 6.7 51.4% 80.8% 49.3% 67.1% 53.8% 65.3% 34.0%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 2001 41/49 16.4 5.1 56.4% 81.1% 52.1% 67.0% 39.0% 68.5% 30.9%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 2002 10/11 11.8 5.0 52.1% 77.5% 49.1% 54.4% 31.2% 63.7% 35.1%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 3/3 3.7 4.3 50.5% 70.9% 30.0% 54.1% 88.9% 52.4% 29.8%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 14/14 13.6 6.9 57.6% 76.0% 47.3% 60.1% 29.6% 64.1% 26.6%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 632/885 13.8 4.8 54.3% 82.0% 51.1% 64.3% 43.3% 68.0% 35.4%

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 Goran Ivanisevic
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 1988 1478 107.3 — — — — +58 — — 23.1% -1.31 0–1 0–2 — +0.30
17 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) — -2.43 1989 1692 142.2 — — — — -69 +43 — 51.7% +0.24 12–6 (67%) 7–6 (54%) — +0.16
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17 1990 1925 154.6 — — — — -105 +24 -189 63.7% +0.84 11–8 (58%) 17–16 (52%) — -2.30
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 1991 1924 149.4 +5.80 -0.90 1.118 51.4% -1 -71 -149 62.3% +0.60 6–7 (46%) 16–13 (55%) — +1.26
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 1992 2092 163.5 +7.53 +0.27 1.208 52.7% +13 -188 -169 68.4% +0.87 8–8 (50%) 28–11 (72%) — -3.70
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 1993 2032 156.9 +6.92 +0.15 1.201 52.7% +10 -79 -143 66.9% +0.83 9–5 (64%) 24–13 (65%) — -1.46
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 1994 1977 162.0 +7.19 +0.07 1.185 52.6% -3 +32 +51 64.9% +0.86 17–7 (71%) 25–18 (58%) — -2.60
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 1995 1888 155.4 +5.62 -0.88 1.146 52.4% -15 +111 +129 64.3% +0.64 11–11 (50%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.19
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 1996 1998 162.3 +7.95 -0.46 1.236 53.2% +40 -83 +56 69.8% +1.01 17–6 (74%) 34–19 (64%) — -1.18
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 1997 1856 144.9 +5.72 -1.92 1.113 51.8% +37 +37 +144 63.5% +0.79 19–5 (79%) 25–20 (56%) — +1.07
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 1998 1874 155.0 +3.70 -1.02 1.043 50.9% -6 -59 +206 60.3% +0.51 10–13 (43%) 30–23 (57%) — -0.71
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 1999 1714 132.1 +2.12 -4.73 0.894 48.4% +11 -33 +317 46.9% -0.26 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.73
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 2000 1594 130.7 +2.10 -1.93 0.980 49.9% +26 +10 +418 39.5% -0.66 5–9 (36%) 3–9 (25%) — -1.16
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 2001 1810 144.7 +5.34 -4.11 0.982 50.0% -79 — +306 54.8% +0.19 9–6 (60%) 14–13 (52%) — -1.32
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 2002 1695 115.5 +0.35 -1.60 0.969 49.1% -55 — — 44.0% -0.20 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.87
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1644 102.4 -2.78 -2.11 0.625 42.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.12
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1631 117.1 +1.50 -5.51 0.740 46.2% -17 -111 +403 37.8% -1.08 3–4 (43%) 7–2 (78%) — -0.66
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 — 2126 157.5 +5.67 -1.23 1.105 51.6% -4 -18 +101 60.7% +0.55 151–107 (59%) 261–191 (58%) 106.2 -1.18

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.