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Pete Sampras vs Paul Goldstein H2H: 1-0

Pete Sampras holds a 1–0 lead over Paul Goldstein in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Pete Sampras leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1998 US Open round of 64 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 6-3.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Paul Goldstein
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 6-3 Paul Goldstein #256 Match data Sep 4, 1998* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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
Paul Goldstein #1,120 #58 668 1,747 85 115 42.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Paul Goldstein
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 1993 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,700 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% — 1,465 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 1995 0–1 0.0% — 1,453 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1996 0–1 0.0% — 1,437 0 0
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 — — — — — — —
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1998 1–3 25.0% #189 1,464 0 0
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1999 12–15 44.4% #89 1,615 0 0
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 2000 20–23 46.5% #81 1,634 0 0
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 2001 5–10 33.3% #143 1,583 0 0
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 2002 1–3 25.0% #182 1,562 0 0
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 2003 4–5 44.4% #107 1,540 0 0
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 2004 4–6 40.0% #190 1,586 0 0
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 2005 13–12 52.0% #67 1,626 0 0
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 2006 16–21 43.2% #70 1,594 0 0
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 2007 9–13 40.9% #166 1,575 0 0

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 Paul Goldstein
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% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 13 10 23 56.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1998 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1999 9 11 20 45.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 2000 13 16 29 44.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 2001 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 2003 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 2005 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2006 12 14 26 46.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 8 11 19 42.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 62 86 148 41.9% 10 15 25 40.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%

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 184/199 of Paul Goldstein'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 Paul Goldstein
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 1/1 0.0 1.0 69.7% 54.8% 44.4% 57.1% 20.0% 51.7% 26.8%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 1/1 2.0 2.0 62.7% 67.3% 45.2% 54.5% 66.7% 59.0% 37.2%
19 1991 60/69 7.6 2.2 59.0% 76.3% 57.9% 66.2% 45.3% 68.7% 40.0% 1996 1/1 3.0 2.0 59.4% 68.4% 53.8% 66.7% 18.2% 62.5% 37.6%
20 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0% 1998 4/4 4.0 3.0 59.9% 68.8% 48.0% 48.1% 28.2% 61.6% 32.7%
22 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6% 1999 23/27 2.5 2.9 63.9% 63.7% 46.9% 55.3% 48.7% 57.6% 42.1%
23 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0% 2000 36/43 2.4 2.3 62.8% 64.7% 49.7% 57.3% 41.4% 58.6% 39.0%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 2001 12/15 2.1 2.0 60.7% 59.1% 48.2% 52.8% 38.5% 54.9% 38.4%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 2002 3/4 2.7 3.7 60.0% 63.7% 45.9% 68.4% 36.3% 56.2% 35.8%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 2003 9/9 2.8 2.4 59.3% 66.3% 50.4% 57.6% 48.6% 60.1% 42.4%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 2004 10/10 3.3 3.0 64.1% 66.7% 48.3% 56.4% 47.2% 59.6% 37.2%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 2005 25/25 2.3 3.4 59.0% 67.6% 48.2% 51.7% 43.1% 59.6% 40.4%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 2006 37/37 1.9 2.4 59.2% 66.5% 48.8% 58.1% 44.7% 59.3% 39.2%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 2007 22/22 2.1 3.2 62.9% 62.4% 45.3% 55.2% 43.8% 55.9% 39.8%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 184/200 2.4 2.7 61.4% 64.9% 48.2% 55.9% 43.5% 58.3% 39.5%

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 Paul Goldstein
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 1993 1480 96.3 -1.25 -0.99 0.555 39.8% — — — 0.0% -3.33 — — — +0.14
17 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) — -2.43 1994 1466 99.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.33 — — — +0.05
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17 1995 1454 98.3 -2.52 +1.04 0.908 47.9% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.07
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 1996 1437 99.1 -1.49 -0.96 1.003 49.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.22
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1998 1464 116.1 +0.48 +0.18 0.851 46.6% +20 — — 22.2% -1.33 0–1 0–1 — -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 1999 1615 134.5 -2.78 +2.98 0.993 49.9% -8 — +26 49.4% +0.03 3–7 (30%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.07
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 2000 1634 125.2 -2.64 +0.82 0.941 48.8% -14 -121 +16 47.2% -0.11 7–5 (58%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.47
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 2001 1583 118.8 -2.75 +0.57 0.853 46.9% +6 — — 34.3% -0.91 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.16
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 2002 1562 103.4 -3.43 +1.01 0.817 46.5% +1 — — 30.0% -1.60 1–1 1–3 (25%) — +0.45
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 2003 1540 115.9 -1.18 +3.01 1.062 51.6% +5 — — 47.6% +0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.28
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 2004 1586 123.4 -2.53 +1.52 0.922 48.8% +12 — — 42.3% -0.46 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.62
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 2005 1627 126.5 -3.11 +2.08 1.000 50.1% +10 — +12 51.6% +0.02 4–5 (44%) 6–3 (67%) — +1.15
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 2006 1594 134.5 -2.32 +1.72 0.962 49.1% +50 -55 -8 40.0% -0.65 3–6 (33%) 0–4 (0%) — -0.34
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 2007 1576 121.5 -4.78 +1.85 0.902 48.2% +30 -54 — 45.1% -0.22 3–4 (43%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.76
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 — 1747 131.4 -2.77 +1.67 0.947 49.0% +12 -86 +12 44.0% -0.34 23–36 (39%) 26–32 (45%) 95.8 +1.31

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.