H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 19:16 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Nicolas Kiefer H2H: 3-1

Pete Sampras holds a 3–1 lead over Nicolas Kiefer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Nicolas Kiefer leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nicolas Kiefer won the 2002 Halle fourth round 6-3 6-4.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Nicolas Kiefer
GER Age 49 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 14, 2002* Halle ATP 250 R16 Grass Nicolas Kiefer #66 6-3 6-4 Pete Sampras #13 Match data
Mar 21, 2001* Miami Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard Pete Sampras #4 6-3 3-6 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #39 Match data
Nov 29, 1999* Tour Finals ATP Finals SF Hard Pete Sampras #3 6-3 6-3 Nicolas Kiefer #6 Match data
Oct 29, 1998* Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #34 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
Nicolas Kiefer #720 #4 2,447 1,984 343 252 57.6% 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 Nicolas Kiefer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #1198 1,489 0 0
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0 1995 3–3 50.0% #206 1,527 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4 1996 7–9 43.8% #128 1,562 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8 1997 26–16 61.9% #32 1,798 0 1
20 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13 1998 31–25 55.4% #35 1,790 0 1
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1999 53–21 71.6% #6 1,921 0 4
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31 2000 30–15 66.7% #20 1,921 0 6
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36 2001 26–25 51.0% #42 1,766 0 6
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44 2002 19–24 44.2% #72 1,718 0 6
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52 2003 19–17 52.8% #58 1,727 0 6
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56 2004 32–19 62.7% #21 1,897 0 6
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61 2005 31–22 58.5% #22 1,854 0 6
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63 2006 14–8 63.6% #48 1,843 0 6
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63 2007 19–12 61.3% #49 1,893 0 6
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64 2008 20–16 55.6% #38 1,876 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 2009 12–16 42.9% #116 1,757 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2010 1–3 25.0% #722 1,717 0 6