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Pete Sampras vs Yannick Noah H2H: 0-1

Yannick Noah holds a 1–0 lead over Pete Sampras in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Yannick Noah leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Yannick Noah won the 1990 Australian Open round of 16 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-2.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Yannick Noah
FRA Age 66 Right-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yannick Noah #13 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-2 Pete Sampras #56 Match data Jan 24, 1990* R16 Australian 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
Yannick Noah #1,303 #3 1,079 2,199 456 194 70.2% 1 0 0 1 21 23

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 Yannick Noah
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 1977 0–1 0.0% #269 1,491 0 0
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4 1978 23–14 62.2% #49 1,708 0 2
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8 1979 34–14 70.8% #26 1,933 0 5
20 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13 1980 29–16 64.4% #18 1,890 0 5
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1981 51–18 73.9% #13 1,917 0 7
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31 1982 50–12 80.6% #10 2,086 0 11
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36 1983 36–9 80.0% #5 2,087 1 14
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44 1984 23–10 69.7% #9 1,997 1 14
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52 1985 50–17 74.6% #7 1,956 1 17
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56 1986 43–14 75.4% #4 2,012 1 19
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61 1987 34–13 72.3% #8 1,951 1 21
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63 1988 32–10 76.2% #12 1,948 1 22
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63 1989 21–14 60.0% #16 1,876 1 22
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64 1990 22–21 51.2% #40 1,708 1 23
31 — — — — — — — 1991 7–7 50.0% #188 1,708 1 23
35 — — — — — — — 1995 1–3 25.0% #552 1,686 1 23
36 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,672 1 23

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 Yannick Noah
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% 1977 — — — — 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% 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6% 1979 13 5 18 72.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8% 1980 11 5 16 68.8% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 1981 10 6 16 62.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 18 4 22 81.8%
22 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1982 19 1 20 95.0% 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 1983 9 4 13 69.2% 23 2 25 92.0% — — — — 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% 1984 9 3 12 75.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 1985 21 7 28 75.0% 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3%
26 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6% 1986 15 5 20 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
27 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1987 13 2 15 86.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 1988 9 3 12 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 9 2 11 81.8%
29 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 1989 16 8 24 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6%
30 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 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% — 164 62 226 72.6% 202 66 268 75.4% 11 16 27 40.7% 79 50 129 61.2%

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 Yannick Noah
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 1977 1491 103.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.08
18 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17 1978 1709 137.9 — — — — -111 +56 -173 57.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 10–6 (63%) — +3.56
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 1979 1933 150.7 — — — — -105 +27 -371 65.1% +1.08 9–4 (69%) 10–9 (53%) — +0.67
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 1980 1890 153.0 — — — — +5 +91 -340 59.5% +0.98 9–6 (60%) 6–8 (43%) — -3.05
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 1981 1917 156.5 — — — — +62 +116 -384 64.4% +1.04 17–4 (81%) 9–12 (43%) — -1.67
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 1982 2086 164.7 — — — — -20 +30 — 74.0% +1.55 12–5 (71%) 9–6 (60%) — -3.56
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 1983 2087 162.3 — — — — -135 +184 — 74.8% +1.72 7–6 (54%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.85
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 1984 1998 159.6 — — — — -11 +206 — 65.9% +0.83 8–5 (62%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.14
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 1985 1957 156.2 — — — — -10 +205 -368 68.4% +1.11 12–6 (67%) 18–12 (60%) — -0.87
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 1986 2013 163.9 — — — — -41 +208 — 67.8% +1.19 13–5 (72%) 12–17 (41%) — -2.21
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 1987 1951 147.7 — — — — +93 +140 -296 65.0% +1.00 11–4 (73%) 8–9 (47%) — +1.55
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 1988 1949 153.8 — — — — +75 +116 — 67.2% +1.03 12–4 (75%) 15–11 (58%) — -0.74
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 1989 1877 147.3 — — — — +46 — — 56.2% +0.40 10–4 (71%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.89
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 1990 1708 139.1 — — — — +109 +162 — 49.1% -0.16 8–6 (57%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.00
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1709 127.3 -0.35 -2.54 0.863 47.8% +60 +151 — 48.5% -0.48 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.03
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1686 117.0 -0.18 -0.05 0.814 46.1% +61 — — 25.0% -1.38 — 1–1 — -0.54
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1672 104.2 -2.25 +2.64 0.506 43.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.10
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 — 2199 161.2 -0.42 -1.70 0.835 47.2% +9 +121 -314 64.2% +0.93 138–68 (67%) 139–119 (54%) 101.7 -2.00

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.