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Pete Sampras vs Paul Haarhuis H2H: 1-3

Paul Haarhuis holds a 3–1 lead over Pete Sampras in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Paul Haarhuis leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Paul Haarhuis won the 1996 Indian Wells Open quarterfinal 7-5 6-7(5) 6-1.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Paul Haarhuis
NED Age 60 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Haarhuis #68 7-5 6-7(5) 6-1 Pete Sampras #2 Match data Mar 17, 1996* QF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Paul Haarhuis #33 4-6 1-1 (ret.) Pete Sampras #2 Match data Apr 27, 1995* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Paul Haarhuis #47 6-4 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Feb 24, 1995* R16 Philadelphia ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-4 6-1 Paul Haarhuis #25 Match data May 29, 1994* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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 Haarhuis #623 #18 1,341 1,887 251 247 50.4% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Haarhuis
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 — — — — — — —
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 — — — — — — —
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 — — — — — — —
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 — — — — — — —
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 — — — — — — —
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1988 0–1 0.0% #462 1,488 0 0
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1989 9–7 56.2% #57 1,635 0 0
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1990 20–25 44.4% #54 1,670 0 0
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1991 25–25 50.0% #37 1,729 0 0
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1992 33–29 53.2% #39 1,684 0 0
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1993 30–26 53.6% #42 1,764 0 0
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1994 26–22 54.2% #37 1,715 0 0
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1995 33–24 57.9% #19 1,715 0 1
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1996 30–28 51.7% #25 1,735 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1997 19–25 43.2% #70 1,674 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 1998 20–20 50.0% #74 1,660 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 1999 6–15 28.6% #178 1,620 0 1

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 Haarhuis
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1988 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1989 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1990 3 6 9 33.3% 8 11 19 42.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1991 14 11 25 56.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1992 20 12 32 62.5% 6 8 14 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1993 12 10 22 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1994 10 9 19 52.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1995 13 8 21 61.9% 3 7 10 30.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1996 13 13 26 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 7 11 18 38.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 4 7 11 36.4% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 111 98 209 53.1% 56 70 126 44.4% 28 25 53 52.8% 56 54 110 50.9%

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 380/436 of Paul Haarhuis'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 Haarhuis
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1991 44/50 3.8 2.3 58.4% 68.3% 52.1% 45.9% 48.3% 61.5% 40.2%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1992 55/62 4.0 1.9 59.8% 70.2% 51.8% 63.1% 41.7% 62.7% 38.0%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1993 51/56 4.0 2.0 59.5% 69.2% 52.2% 60.9% 43.4% 62.2% 38.2%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 1994 43/48 4.2 2.0 59.7% 68.8% 50.0% 64.0% 48.8% 61.1% 37.1%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 1995 55/57 4.6 2.6 59.8% 68.3% 50.7% 54.3% 40.4% 61.0% 36.3%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 1996 48/58 4.2 1.8 62.5% 68.2% 51.8% 50.8% 44.9% 62.2% 35.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 37/44 5.3 2.8 59.7% 71.9% 51.2% 59.4% 46.1% 63.5% 37.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 30/40 5.8 3.2 56.4% 71.4% 50.5% 60.7% 45.0% 62.5% 36.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 17/21 5.3 2.4 61.5% 68.9% 48.6% 61.8% 29.9% 61.0% 36.2%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 380/498 4.4 2.3 59.7% 69.4% 51.2% 57.5% 43.9% 62.0% 37.3%

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 Haarhuis
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1988 1489 98.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.04
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 1989 1636 132.2 — — — — -19 -43 — 54.3% +0.30 1–2 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +0.52
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 1990 1670 140.9 — — — — -4 -37 -64 46.9% -0.14 6–8 (43%) 9–12 (43%) — -1.33
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 1991 1730 144.8 +0.85 +1.66 1.042 50.8% +15 -61 -171 51.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 6–5 (55%) — -2.69
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 1992 1685 143.9 +1.01 +0.37 1.019 50.2% +33 -24 — 50.3% +0.07 9–8 (53%) 12–15 (44%) — -0.46
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 1993 1764 141.2 +1.06 +0.08 1.010 50.5% -19 +4 -232 53.5% +0.17 8–9 (47%) 11–11 (50%) — -0.40
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 1994 1715 147.9 +0.13 -0.29 0.953 49.4% +46 +62 — 50.8% -0.08 10–4 (71%) 8–9 (47%) — -1.32
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 1995 1716 137.5 -0.59 -0.36 0.931 48.7% +46 -19 -93 50.0% -0.17 18–5 (78%) 11–12 (48%) — +0.15
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 1996 1736 139.0 +0.20 -0.84 0.946 49.0% +10 -47 -15 46.6% -0.19 12–5 (71%) 13–16 (45%) — +0.88
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1675 138.9 +1.41 -0.41 1.025 50.4% -16 -7 +99 48.7% +0.13 5–13 (28%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.68
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1660 132.7 +0.38 -1.61 0.960 49.6% +19 -37 +79 48.4% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 6–7 (46%) — +1.10
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1620 127.7 -0.68 -0.73 0.928 48.6% +35 -73 +103 42.4% -0.44 0–6 (0%) 2–7 (22%) — -1.04
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 — 1888 146.0 +0.48 -0.13 0.982 49.8% +17 -22 -15 49.4% 0.00 84–71 (54%) 97–108 (47%) 102.8 -1.05

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.