H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Pete Sampras vs Richard Krajicek H2H: 4-5

Richard Krajicek holds a 5–4 lead over Pete Sampras in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, they are tied 3–3 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 2000 US Open quarterfinal 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 6-2.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 5
9 main draw meetings
Richard Krajicek
NED Age 54 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #4 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 6-2 Richard Krajicek #23 Match data Sep 8, 2000* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 6-2 Richard Krajicek #13 Match data Aug 15, 1999* QF Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Richard Krajicek #7 6-2 7-6(6) Pete Sampras #2 Match data Mar 21, 1999* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Richard Krajicek #11 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(5) Pete Sampras #1 Match data Nov 1, 1998* SF Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 Hard
Richard Krajicek #15 6-4 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Oct 25, 1997* R16 Stuttgart Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Richard Krajicek #13 7-5 7-6(3) 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Jul 5, 1996* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 7-6(3) Richard Krajicek #17 Match data Nov 5, 1994* R16 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Richard Krajicek #10 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) Pete Sampras #1 Match data Aug 7, 1993* SF Los Angeles Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Pete Sampras #2 6-3 7-6(7) Richard Krajicek #11 Match data Mar 18, 1993* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 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
Richard Krajicek #1,044 #4 3,130 2,048 408 207 66.3% 1 2 0 5 9 17

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 Richard Krajicek
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 1991 26–20 56.5% #45 1,746 0 1
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1992 47–24 66.2% #10 1,949 0 3
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1993 36–20 64.3% #15 1,884 0 4
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1994 32–13 71.1% #17 1,882 0 7
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1995 40–20 66.7% #11 1,834 0 9
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1996 46–24 65.7% #7 1,878 1 10
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1997 50–19 72.5% #11 1,958 1 13
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1998 45–16 73.8% #10 1,983 1 15
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1999 42–20 67.7% #10 1,881 1 17
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 2000 26–15 63.4% #36 1,879 1 17
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 — — — — — — —
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 2002 7–6 53.8% #112 1,836 1 17
31 — — — — — — — 2003 11–10 52.4% #147 1,761 1 17

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 Richard Krajicek
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% 1991 17 9 26 65.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1992 28 10 38 73.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 7 17 58.8%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1993 14 8 22 63.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1994 11 4 15 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 5 1 6 83.3% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1995 14 9 23 60.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 18 4 22 81.8%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1996 15 9 24 62.5% 13 4 17 76.5% 9 1 10 90.0% 9 10 19 47.4%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1997 21 8 29 72.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 5 20 75.0%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1998 18 5 23 78.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 30 12 42 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 2000 13 7 20 65.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
Career — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2% — 189 91 280 67.5% 76 43 119 63.9% 63 26 89 70.8% 80 47 127 63.0%

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 530/615 of Richard Krajicek'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 Richard Krajicek
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% 1991 40/46 9.2 4.0 55.3% 77.4% 51.6% 57.8% 43.4% 65.8% 37.4%
20 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7% 1992 61/71 11.0 3.5 58.4% 79.2% 54.5% 65.0% 41.3% 68.9% 37.9%
21 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0% 1993 46/56 10.3 4.3 60.2% 81.1% 50.7% 57.7% 47.2% 69.1% 37.8%
22 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6% 1994 42/45 11.7 4.0 55.0% 81.2% 50.6% 70.8% 47.6% 67.7% 38.1%
23 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0% 1995 54/60 11.5 3.1 59.0% 79.1% 51.2% 70.1% 41.8% 67.7% 36.1%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 1996 61/70 12.8 3.4 58.1% 82.1% 49.2% 60.1% 41.1% 68.2% 37.3%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1997 61/69 14.3 3.1 57.8% 85.0% 53.3% 65.0% 43.2% 71.7% 37.3%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1998 50/61 14.9 3.4 59.8% 82.3% 53.6% 57.2% 44.1% 70.7% 36.9%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1999 47/62 13.4 2.8 61.1% 82.0% 52.2% 64.0% 43.5% 70.4% 37.8%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 2000 35/41 14.9 3.4 58.6% 82.2% 55.1% 59.5% 35.2% 71.0% 36.7%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 2002 12/13 15.7 6.6 53.3% 81.8% 49.0% 67.7% 43.4% 66.1% 34.1%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 21/21 12.9 5.4 52.1% 79.9% 48.0% 67.4% 45.6% 64.4% 34.7%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 530/615 12.5 3.6 58.0% 81.2% 51.9% 63.2% 43.0% 68.9% 37.2%

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 Richard Krajicek
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 1991 1746 141.4 +4.23 -0.01 1.092 51.2% -23 -142 -131 56.0% +0.54 9–9 (50%) 10–12 (45%) — -1.45
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 1992 1949 161.3 +6.70 +1.48 1.220 53.2% +15 -266 -275 63.5% +0.94 14–9 (61%) 18–17 (51%) — -1.66
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 1993 1885 155.4 +6.73 +0.19 1.222 53.3% -30 +5 -123 60.6% +0.72 11–8 (58%) 14–15 (48%) — -1.17
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 1994 1883 152.7 +5.16 +0.47 1.178 52.9% -19 +63 -64 69.4% +1.08 2–6 (25%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.23
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 1995 1835 148.6 +4.66 -0.97 1.118 51.8% +66 +23 -81 64.6% +0.80 11–8 (58%) 16–15 (52%) — +1.78
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 1996 1879 156.6 +5.72 +0.26 1.174 52.7% -76 +74 +133 64.5% +0.84 11–4 (73%) 22–16 (58%) — +0.05
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 1997 1958 153.7 +8.64 +0.43 1.320 54.0% -8 -40 +49 69.5% +1.20 8–6 (57%) 20–22 (48%) — -0.46
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 1998 1984 154.9 +7.61 +0.20 1.259 53.5% -7 -50 +57 69.1% +1.13 17–6 (74%) 24–12 (67%) — +0.64
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 1999 1881 155.6 +6.78 +0.75 1.279 53.6% +61 -29 +52 66.0% +1.16 5–7 (42%) 12–15 (44%) — +0.83
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 2000 1880 150.8 +7.72 -0.11 1.266 53.1% +52 -32 +50 61.1% +0.86 5–4 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — -1.68
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2002 1837 125.9 +3.14 -0.36 1.008 50.0% +25 — +75 59.5% +0.32 2–3 (40%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.73
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1762 123.4 +1.62 -1.25 0.973 49.6% +3 +73 +168 48.1% +0.06 5–2 (71%) 5–8 (38%) — -0.47
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 — 2049 158.4 +6.18 +0.22 1.195 52.8% +5 -20 +4 63.9% +0.89 100–72 (58%) 166–159 (51%) 99.5 -0.67

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.