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Pete Sampras vs Shuzo Matsuoka H2H: 4-1

Pete Sampras holds a 4–1 lead over Shuzo Matsuoka in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 2–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 1995 Wimbledon quarterfinal 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-2.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Shuzo Matsuoka
JPN Age 58 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pete Sampras #2 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-2 Shuzo Matsuoka #108 Match data Jul 7, 1995* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(2) 6-2 Shuzo Matsuoka #135 Match data Jun 10, 1994* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Pete Sampras #4 4-6 7-6(3) 6-1 Shuzo Matsuoka #77 Match data Mar 15, 1992* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #9 6-3 6-4 Shuzo Matsuoka #67 Match data Aug 2, 1991* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Shuzo Matsuoka #91 2-6 6-4 7-6(8) Pete Sampras #9 Match data Jul 25, 1991* R32 Canadian 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
Shuzo Matsuoka #1,299 #46 717 1,821 127 155 45.0% 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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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 1985 0–1 0.0% #691 1,484 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 1986 1–3 25.0% #370 1,488 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1987 1–3 25.0% #260 1,484 0 0
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1988 12–15 44.4% #82 1,636 0 0
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1989 8–11 42.1% #181 1,572 0 0
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1990 9–13 40.9% #144 1,582 0 0
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1991 23–19 54.8% #69 1,629 0 0
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1992 20–16 55.6% #64 1,724 0 1
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1993 15–15 50.0% #127 1,674 0 1
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1994 8–14 36.4% #124 1,627 0 1
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1995 16–17 48.5% #63 1,706 0 1
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1996 12–24 33.3% #148 1,576 0 1
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1997 2–3 40.0% #534 1,580 0 1
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1998 0–1 0.0% #1324 1,561 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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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% 1985 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% 1986 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 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% 1987 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% 1988 9 10 19 47.4% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1989 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1990 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1991 19 14 33 57.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1992 11 10 21 52.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1993 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1994 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1995 6 10 16 37.5% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1996 8 14 22 36.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1997 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1998 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% — 84 98 182 46.2% 7 17 24 29.2% 23 18 41 56.1% 13 22 35 37.1%

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 175/205 of Shuzo Matsuoka'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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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% 1991 36/42 6.0 2.6 60.1% 72.1% 51.0% 65.1% 46.0% 63.8% 37.3%
24 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8% 1992 32/36 7.0 2.7 60.2% 74.9% 54.2% 59.1% 46.2% 66.7% 35.9%
25 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 1993 24/30 7.7 2.9 62.1% 74.2% 49.0% 67.1% 40.4% 65.0% 33.8%
26 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 1994 21/22 8.9 2.7 58.3% 74.9% 53.8% 57.6% 44.3% 66.2% 34.8%
27 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3% 1995 29/33 9.7 3.4 63.2% 76.2% 48.2% 62.9% 38.1% 66.1% 34.8%
28 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1% 1996 29/36 7.4 3.3 61.4% 71.3% 46.0% 53.1% 46.7% 61.5% 34.5%
29 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1% 1997 3/5 10.3 1.7 59.3% 74.7% 57.9% 66.7% 6.7% 67.6% 31.0%
30 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5% 1998 1/1 8.0 0.0 53.2% 69.7% 41.4% 50.0% 0.0% 56.5% 30.5%
Career — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2% — 175/282 7.7 2.9 60.8% 73.8% 50.4% 61.0% 43.0% 64.8% 35.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Shuzo Matsuoka
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%) 101.1 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) 101.8 -2.43 1985 1484 97.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.17
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) 114.8 -2.17 1986 1488 115.9 — — — — +38 — — 25.0% -3.00 — — — -0.18
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%) 103.9 -0.73 1987 1485 110.8 — — — — +50 — — 30.0% -0.40 1–1 0–1 — -0.11
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%) 115.7 -1.57 1988 1637 136.4 — — — — +14 -128 — 47.1% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 6–9 (40%) 95.2 -1.46
21 1993 2127 167.2 +8.23 +3.50 1.371 55.1% +14 -160 -113 77.6% +1.73 16–6 (73%) 28–22 (56%) 99.3 -1.62 1989 1573 109.4 — — — — +34 — — 42.0% -0.98 2–3 (40%) 7–4 (64%) 101.0 +1.13
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%) 112.7 -2.38 1990 1583 124.6 — — — — +10 — — 47.4% -0.35 3–5 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 98.5 +0.54
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%) 91.2 -1.91 1991 1629 133.0 +1.75 -1.11 1.030 50.8% +20 -126 -64 53.4% +0.34 8–7 (53%) 8–8 (50%) 100.8 +1.52
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%) 103.6 -1.43 1992 1725 139.5 +4.24 -0.99 1.078 51.7% -24 -226 -44 53.2% +0.21 7–7 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 106.4 -1.88
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%) 94.4 -2.11 1993 1674 124.0 +1.90 -2.99 0.965 49.7% +4 -120 -22 50.0% -0.04 5–4 (56%) 11–4 (73%) 106.5 +0.77
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%) 99.0 -0.82 1994 1627 134.9 +2.64 -1.49 1.029 50.3% -9 — +33 44.6% -0.13 1–8 (11%) 5–8 (38%) 91.0 -1.46
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%) 103.1 -0.96 1995 1706 136.1 +2.95 -1.36 1.027 50.5% -63 — +51 53.4% +0.03 5–9 (36%) 13–8 (62%) 103.3 -1.75
28 2000 2083 156.4 +8.30 +0.43 1.291 53.8% +27 -225 +338 73.6% +1.23 7–5 (58%) 26–8 (76%) 101.8 -0.90 1996 1576 127.9 -0.31 -1.95 0.894 48.5% +20 -69 +174 40.7% -0.40 4–8 (33%) 7–14 (33%) 92.8 -0.24
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%) 99.4 -0.69 1997 1581 109.2 +0.61 -1.20 0.956 47.8% +16 — — 36.4% -1.09 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
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%) 100.4 -0.90 1998 1561 97.2 -1.03 -3.75 0.701 43.8% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15
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 — 1822 137.1 +2.15 -1.59 1.001 50.2% +2 -126 +27 47.7% -0.17 39–58 (40%) 68–65 (51%) 99.6 -0.97

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.