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Pete Sampras vs John McEnroe H2H: 3-0

Pete Sampras holds a 3–0 lead over John McEnroe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1991 Philadelphia semifinal 6-2 6-4.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #5 6-2 6-4 John McEnroe #17 Match data Feb 16, 1991* SF Philadelphia ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Pete Sampras #12 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3 John McEnroe #20 Match data Sep 9, 1990* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #19 7-6 4-6 6-3 John McEnroe #12 Match data Jul 29, 1990* QF Canadian Open Masters 1000 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 McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,493 835 191 81.4% 7 0 3 3 64 77

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 McEnroe
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 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75
31 — — — — — — — 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76
32 — — — — — — — 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77
33 — — — — — — — 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77
35 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77

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 McEnroe
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% 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7%

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 McEnroe
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 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87
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 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16
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 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92
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 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58
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 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31
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 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80
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 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92
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 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77
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 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30
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 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22
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 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58
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 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10
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 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1832 148.2 +2.68 +1.47 1.148 52.3% +40 — +312 61.0% +0.89 7–6 (54%) 10–11 (48%) — +1.04
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1883 154.7 +2.89 +2.22 1.132 52.2% +2 +89 +277 59.6% +0.83 10–4 (71%) 8–11 (42%) — -1.41
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44
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 — 2494 173.5 +2.82 +1.83 1.132 52.2% +74 -172 -3 75.4% +1.78 153–69 (69%) 186–115 (62%) 104.4 -3.49

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.