H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Jimmy Connors H2H: 2-0

Pete Sampras holds a 2–0 lead over Jimmy Connors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1992 Atlanta quarterfinal 7-6(4) 6-2.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Jimmy Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 2, 1992* Atlanta ATP 250 QF Clay Pete Sampras #3 7-6(4) 6-2 Jimmy Connors #38 Match data
Mar 16, 1992* Miami Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Pete Sampras #4 6-3 6-2 Jimmy Connors #36 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
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,410 1,262 294 81.1% 8 1 1 0 99 109

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 Jimmy Connors
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,769 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6
20 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100
31 — — — — — — — 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105
32 — — — — — — — 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105
33 — — — — — — — 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105
34 — — — — — — — 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,985 8 105
35 — — — — — — — 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,020 8 107
36 — — — — — — — 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,957 8 109
37 — — — — — — — 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,881 8 109
38 — — — — — — — 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,887 8 109
39 — — — — — — — 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,774 8 109
40 — — — — — — — 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,717 8 109
41 — — — — — — — 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,681 8 109
42 — — — — — — — 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,673 8 109
43 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,665 8 109