H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

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 54 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 16, 1991* Philadelphia ATP 250 SF Carpet Pete Sampras #5 6-2 6-4 John McEnroe #17 Match data
Sep 9, 1990* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard Pete Sampras #12 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3 John McEnroe #20 Match data
Jul 29, 1990* Canada Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Pete Sampras #19 7-6 4-6 6-3 John McEnroe #12 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
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,496 833 189 81.5% 7 3 3 0 63 76

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 1,699 0 0 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5
20 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74
31 — — — — — — — 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75
32 — — — — — — — 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76
33 — — — — — — — 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76
35 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76