H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Jeff Tarango H2H: 4-0

Pete Sampras holds a 4–0 lead over Jeff Tarango in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1998 Vienna Open round of 16 5-7 6-1 6-3.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Jeff Tarango
USA Age 57 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 5-7 6-1 6-3 Jeff Tarango #72 Match data Oct 16, 1998* R16 Vienna Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(2) 7-6(4) Jeff Tarango #104 Match data Apr 1, 1994* R16 Osaka ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Pete Sampras #2 7-6(4) 6-3 Jeff Tarango #71 Match data Mar 15, 1993* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #3 7-6(5) 6-3 Jeff Tarango #43 Match data Oct 22, 1992* R32 Montpellier Open 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
Jeff Tarango #1,001 #42 877 1,788 240 294 44.9% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Jeff Tarango
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 1987 1–2 33.3% #377 1,507 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1988 7–6 53.8% #96 1,598 0 0
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1989 10–11 47.6% #137 1,647 0 0
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1990 11–17 39.3% #131 1,607 0 0
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1991 16–23 41.0% #106 1,613 0 0
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1992 28–24 53.8% #45 1,694 0 2
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1993 24–26 48.0% #91 1,670 0 2
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1994 23–27 46.0% #78 1,655 0 2
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1995 18–24 42.9% #76 1,654 0 2
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1996 14–18 43.8% #106 1,619 0 2
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1997 31–29 51.7% #49 1,693 0 2
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1998 24–29 45.3% #73 1,660 0 2
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1999 21–24 46.7% #55 1,685 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2000 11–25 30.6% #112 1,517 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2001 1–8 11.1% #323 1,452 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #730 1,447 0 2

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 Jeff Tarango
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% 1987 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% 1988 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1989 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 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 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 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 11 14 25 44.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1992 17 11 28 60.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1993 14 16 30 46.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1994 18 18 36 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1995 7 14 21 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1996 8 7 15 53.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1997 20 13 33 60.6% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1998 19 18 37 51.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1999 6 11 17 35.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 2 14 16 12.5% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 146 167 313 46.6% 49 59 108 45.4% 14 27 41 34.1% 31 41 72 43.1%

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 411/468 of Jeff Tarango'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 Jeff Tarango
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 32/39 1.9 5.1 65.8% 64.8% 46.6% 56.0% 48.7% 58.5% 37.0%
23 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0% 1992 47/52 3.5 3.5 63.1% 67.5% 47.8% 56.6% 42.3% 60.3% 38.7%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 1993 43/50 3.7 4.6 56.6% 68.4% 47.0% 59.2% 45.1% 59.1% 38.5%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1994 40/50 3.6 2.2 62.1% 65.8% 51.8% 56.4% 46.6% 60.6% 39.0%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1995 38/42 4.2 3.7 62.9% 70.3% 49.3% 54.4% 44.8% 62.3% 37.0%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1996 28/32 5.2 3.2 61.9% 68.0% 50.2% 54.3% 39.3% 61.4% 38.0%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 1997 54/60 3.8 3.5 62.3% 69.2% 51.5% 52.2% 45.0% 62.3% 38.9%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 1998 47/53 4.0 4.2 57.7% 67.9% 52.0% 51.3% 46.8% 61.1% 40.1%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 1999 42/45 4.9 4.1 60.6% 67.1% 46.1% 61.0% 43.2% 58.9% 38.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 33/36 4.6 5.3 58.1% 68.9% 47.5% 56.9% 42.2% 60.1% 36.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 7/9 3.3 2.1 62.4% 61.8% 52.7% 53.7% 51.2% 58.4% 34.3%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 411/534 3.9 3.9 61.0% 67.8% 49.2% 55.7% 44.6% 60.5% 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 Jeff Tarango
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 1987 1508 108.5 — — — — +34 — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.19
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 1988 1598 124.9 — — — — +37 — — 51.4% -0.26 4–3 (57%) 4–0 (100%) — -0.05
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 1989 1648 118.8 — — — — +7 — -102 46.4% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.12
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 1990 1607 120.5 — — — — +6 -46 -69 42.0% -0.54 4–6 (40%) 3–5 (38%) — +0.35
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 1991 1613 132.3 -1.93 -1.26 0.892 48.2% +24 -37 — 41.8% -0.47 8–7 (53%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.07
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 1992 1694 139.2 -0.84 +0.16 0.974 49.7% +28 -96 -139 50.4% +0.10 15–6 (71%) 10–14 (42%) — -1.21
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 1993 1670 136.1 -1.01 -0.06 0.942 49.0% +18 -8 — 45.9% -0.28 12–6 (67%) 2–6 (25%) — -1.60
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 1994 1655 132.9 -1.13 +0.92 0.992 50.0% +24 -22 — 46.1% -0.03 6–7 (46%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.47
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 1995 1654 144.2 +0.56 -0.03 0.982 49.5% +7 -14 -104 43.3% -0.18 4–6 (40%) 7–10 (41%) — -1.34
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 1996 1620 125.4 -0.16 +0.21 0.984 49.7% +74 -59 — 44.4% -0.35 4–7 (36%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.93
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 1997 1694 143.8 +0.74 +1.18 1.031 50.6% +30 -59 -135 52.9% +0.29 7–11 (39%) 11–12 (48%) — -1.45
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 1998 1660 141.3 -0.44 +2.15 1.031 50.5% +49 -71 -90 47.8% -0.04 7–14 (33%) 7–12 (37%) — +0.03
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 1999 1685 132.2 -2.40 -0.03 0.934 48.9% +15 -75 -110 46.4% -0.07 7–6 (54%) 6–6 (50%) — +1.16
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1517 123.9 -0.88 -1.79 0.903 48.4% -8 +82 +47 38.3% -0.57 3–10 (23%) 6–12 (33%) — -0.28
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1453 110.6 -0.42 -1.74 0.824 46.7% +20 — — 25.0% -1.60 0–2 1–2 (33%) — +0.01
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1447 103.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.06
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1455 101.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1788 140.0 -0.70 +0.24 0.968 49.5% +26 -27 -95 45.8% -0.19 84–94 (47%) 79–102 (44%) 95.5 -0.38

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.