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Pete Sampras vs John Fitzgerald H2H: 1-0

Pete Sampras holds a 1–0 lead over John Fitzgerald in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Pete Sampras leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1989 Cincinnati Open round of 64 6-4 6-4.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
John Fitzgerald
AUS Age 65 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #94 6-4 6-4 John Fitzgerald #31 Match data Aug 16, 1989* R64 Cincinnati 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
John Fitzgerald #765 #25 321 1,859 230 222 50.9% 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 John Fitzgerald
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 1979 1–4 20.0% #305 1,471 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1980 4–8 33.3% #136 1,524 0 0
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1981 26–24 52.0% #60 1,674 0 1
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1982 22–22 50.0% #78 1,697 0 2
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1983 32–19 62.7% #43 1,791 0 4
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1984 27–19 58.7% #37 1,787 0 5
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1985 16–21 43.2% #91 1,666 0 5
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1986 8–11 42.1% #102 1,654 0 5
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1987 18–18 50.0% #73 1,679 0 5
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1988 36–20 64.3% #25 1,767 0 6
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1989 15–18 45.5% #117 1,649 0 6
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1990 6–13 31.6% #188 1,587 0 6
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1991 5–7 41.7% #205 1,610 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 1992 10–11 47.6% #166 1,619 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 1993 4–5 44.4% #298 1,583 0 6
33 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% #792 1,576 0 6
34 — — — — — — — 1995 0–1 0.0% #765 1,571 0 6

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 John Fitzgerald
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% 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 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% 1981 8 9 17 47.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1983 13 7 20 65.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 5 3 8 62.5%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1984 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 4 6 10 40.0%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1985 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1986 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1987 10 10 20 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1988 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 15 5 20 75.0%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1989 7 10 17 41.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1990 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1991 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 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% — 92 97 189 48.7% 10 23 33 30.3% 87 64 151 57.6% 41 38 79 51.9%

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 John Fitzgerald
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 1979 1471 103.0 — — — — — — +9 23.1% -1.46 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.26
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 1980 1524 126.5 — — — — +8 — +37 38.2% -0.65 1–3 (25%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.18
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 1981 1674 141.9 — — — — -72 -16 -14 50.8% +0.33 10–9 (53%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.46
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 1982 1697 134.5 — — — — +13 -132 +11 52.3% +0.17 5–9 (36%) 9–6 (60%) — +1.60
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 1983 1791 137.8 — — — — +37 -234 +1 59.1% +0.39 11–6 (65%) 17–9 (65%) — +0.37
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 1984 1787 132.5 — — — — -28 — +73 53.8% +0.32 10–2 (83%) 9–13 (41%) — +1.73
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 1985 1667 139.5 — — — — +50 — +110 47.6% +0.03 8–12 (40%) 5–10 (33%) — -2.02
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 1986 1655 121.0 — — — — +23 -156 +127 41.5% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 10–3 (77%) — +0.24
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 1987 1680 134.1 — — — — +18 — +72 51.6% +0.11 3–8 (27%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.81
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 1988 1768 135.8 — — — — -4 — +39 56.9% +0.40 15–3 (83%) 12–5 (71%) — +2.51
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 1989 1649 123.1 — — — — -39 — +186 47.8% -0.26 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) — +1.14
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 1990 1587 122.0 — — — — +24 — +178 34.0% -1.00 5–4 (56%) 3–8 (27%) — -0.41
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 1991 1610 118.4 — — — — -28 — +182 40.7% -0.74 1–1 0–2 — -0.77
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1619 124.3 — — — — +19 — — 49.0% -0.18 2–2 (50%) 7–1 (88%) — +0.09
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1583 106.1 — — — — +30 — — 42.3% -0.35 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.97
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1577 99.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.67 — — — -0.23
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1571 104.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.21
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 — 1859 138.8 — — — — +2 -88 +60 50.0% +0.02 81–68 (54%) 101–82 (55%) 106.7 +1.49

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.