H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Karol Kucera H2H: 6-1

Pete Sampras holds a 6–1 lead over Karol Kucera in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 3–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 2001 Australian Open first round 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3).

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
6 – 1
7 main draw meetings
Karol Kucera
SVK Age 52 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 17, 2001* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Pete Sampras #3 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) Karol Kucera #75 Match data
Jun 30, 2000* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Pete Sampras #3 7-6(9) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Karol Kucera #44 Match data
Nov 23, 1998 Tour Finals ATP Finals RR Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-2 6-1 Karol Kucera #7 Match data
Oct 18, 1998* Vienna ATP 250 F Carpet Pete Sampras #1 6-3 7-6(3) 6-1 Karol Kucera #7 Match data
Sep 11, 1998* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-3 7-5 6-4 Karol Kucera #9 Match data
Jan 30, 1998* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Hard Karol Kucera #20 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 Pete Sampras #1 Match data
Jun 30, 1996* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass Pete Sampras #1 6-4 6-1 6-7(5) 7-6(3) Karol Kucera #107 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
Karol Kucera #1,540 #6 2,732 1,994 259 230 53.0% 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 Karol Kucera
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 1991 1–1 50.0% #352 1,509 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4 1992 0–1 0.0% #210 1,506 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8 1993 1–3 25.0% #159 1,492 0 0
20 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13 1994 13–13 50.0% #54 1,615 0 0
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1995 21–27 43.8% #79 1,623 0 1
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31 1996 17–24 41.5% #63 1,656 0 1
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36 1997 33–27 55.0% #24 1,831 0 2
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44 1998 48–27 64.0% #8 1,844 0 4
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52 1999 38–20 65.5% #17 1,851 0 5
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56 2000 22–21 51.2% #73 1,764 0 5
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61 2001 11–13 45.8% #101 1,721 0 5
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63 2002 18–16 52.9% #83 1,755 0 5
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63 2003 24–18 57.1% #40 1,764 0 6
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64 2004 9–14 39.1% #91 1,674 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 2005 3–5 37.5% #310 1,669 0 6