H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Nicklas Kulti H2H: 2-0

Pete Sampras holds a 2–0 lead over Nicklas Kulti in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1993 Antwerp quarterfinal 7-6(6) 6-3.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Nicklas Kulti
SWE Age 55 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(6) 6-3 Nicklas Kulti #50 Match data Nov 13, 1993* QF Antwerp ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Pete Sampras #3 6-4 6-2 Nicklas Kulti #58 Match data Jan 16, 1993* QF Sydney International ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Nicklas Kulti #977 #32 826 1,821 150 179 45.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Nicklas Kulti
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 1988 3–4 42.9% #176 1,543 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 1989 7–9 43.8% #118 1,584 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1990 15–11 57.7% #51 1,747 0 0
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1991 18–24 42.9% #80 1,656 0 1
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1992 18–23 43.9% #79 1,611 0 1
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1993 27–24 52.9% #46 1,683 0 2
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1994 20–26 43.5% #99 1,676 0 2
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1995 6–8 42.9% #165 1,639 0 2
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1996 14–16 46.7% #64 1,634 0 3
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1997 9–17 34.6% #154 1,579 0 3
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1998 3–3 50.0% #290 1,603 0 3
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1999 10–9 52.6% #118 1,633 0 3
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 2000 0–5 0.0% #421 1,559 0 3
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 — — — — — — —

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 Nicklas Kulti
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% 1988 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
18 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1989 2 3 5 40.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% 1990 1 3 4 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1991 7 6 13 53.8% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1992 4 9 13 30.8% 10 8 18 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1994 12 13 25 48.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1995 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1996 5 10 15 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 1 6 83.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1997 7 8 15 46.7% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1999 0 4 4 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 54 73 127 42.5% 53 59 112 47.3% 14 13 27 51.9% 29 34 63 46.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 652/821 of Pete Sampras's and 252/280 of Nicklas Kulti's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Pete Sampras Nicklas Kulti
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 1991 60/69 7.6 2.2 59.0% 76.3% 57.9% 66.2% 45.3% 68.7% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7% 1991 39/42 2.9 2.5 56.0% 68.8% 50.5% 55.6% 43.7% 60.6% 38.6%
21 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0% 1992 40/41 3.8 2.6 59.5% 70.2% 49.0% 50.1% 37.9% 61.6% 39.3%
22 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6% 1993 46/51 4.9 3.1 56.1% 72.0% 49.9% 58.2% 39.3% 62.4% 36.8%
23 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0% 1994 39/46 5.1 2.4 57.2% 72.3% 49.6% 59.3% 40.3% 62.4% 36.0%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 1995 13/14 6.8 2.8 52.0% 76.3% 53.0% 64.6% 44.4% 65.0% 39.0%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1996 27/30 7.2 3.8 58.6% 74.3% 49.9% 63.4% 39.5% 64.5% 36.8%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1997 24/26 7.1 4.7 53.7% 75.0% 46.7% 63.0% 32.6% 62.1% 34.5%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1998 5/6 7.8 3.8 47.9% 84.3% 53.6% 76.4% 25.0% 68.5% 32.6%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 1999 15/19 7.0 4.7 54.7% 73.8% 46.1% 57.2% 37.8% 61.1% 35.7%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 2000 4/5 8.0 6.0 52.6% 70.6% 37.1% 61.1% 19.8% 54.8% 32.6%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 252/329 5.2 3.2 56.3% 72.4% 49.3% 58.4% 38.9% 62.3% 37.0%

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 Nicklas Kulti
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 1988 1544 129.5 — — — — -4 +26 — 47.1% -0.12 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.72
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17 1989 1584 125.7 — — — — -17 +11 — 42.9% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.42
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 1990 1747 143.3 — — — — -93 -13 — 53.7% +0.33 3–1 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.04
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 1991 1657 134.7 -0.06 +0.03 0.980 49.6% +1 +1 — 44.8% -0.17 4–9 (31%) 5–10 (33%) — -1.75
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 1992 1612 138.5 +0.13 +0.37 1.025 50.2% -4 +108 — 47.9% -0.10 6–11 (35%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.36
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 1993 1684 141.0 +1.24 -0.26 0.979 49.6% +21 -5 — 52.0% -0.13 7–8 (47%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.65
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 1994 1677 146.6 +1.15 -1.53 0.958 49.3% +55 -21 — 48.0% -0.24 7–14 (33%) 7–9 (44%) — -2.66
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 1995 1640 120.1 +1.85 -0.53 1.112 51.8% +24 +47 — 46.9% +0.09 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.38
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 1996 1635 123.0 +2.52 -1.04 1.037 50.5% -63 +19 -11 48.8% +0.01 4–6 (40%) 12–7 (63%) — -0.43
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 1997 1580 122.1 +0.06 -1.60 0.910 48.5% +24 +9 +52 41.8% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 6–2 (75%) — -0.05
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 1998 1603 115.4 +2.10 -1.26 1.036 50.2% +20 — — 46.2% -0.15 1–0 2–0 — +0.15
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 1999 1633 114.5 +0.18 -1.35 0.918 48.5% -58 -39 +43 51.1% -0.21 4–4 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.03
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 2000 1560 104.0 -2.23 -1.39 0.720 44.3% — — — 15.4% -2.39 0–2 1–1 — -0.21
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1821 141.1 +0.80 -0.64 0.981 49.6% +4 +16 +28 47.4% -0.18 41–68 (38%) 57–63 (48%) 93.7 -2.41

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.