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Pete Sampras vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov H2H: 9-1

Pete Sampras holds a 9–1 lead over Yevgeny Kafelnikov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 6–0 on hard courts and 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Pete Sampras won the 2001 Indian Wells Masters semifinal 7-5 6-4.

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Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
9 – 1
10 main draw meetings
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 18, 2001* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 SF Hard Pete Sampras #3 7-5 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data
Nov 23, 1998 Tour Finals ATP Finals RR Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-2 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #10 Match data
Nov 18, 1997* Tour Finals ATP Finals F Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-2 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 Match data
Nov 2, 1997* Paris Masters Masters 1000 SF Carpet Pete Sampras #1 7-6(2) 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data
Aug 10, 1997* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-2 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data
Nov 19, 1996 Tour Finals ATP Finals RR Carpet Pete Sampras #1 6-4 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #3 Match data
Sep 28, 1996* Basel ATP 250 SF Hard Pete Sampras #1 7-6(4) 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 Match data
Jun 9, 1996* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 7-6(4) 6-0 6-2 Pete Sampras #1 Match data
Nov 14, 1995 Tour Finals ATP Finals RR Carpet Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 Match data
Jan 21, 1994* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-3 2-6 6-3 1-6 9-7 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #60 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 737 208 78.0% 14 11 7 0 32 64
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #636 #1 3,917 2,071 568 281 66.9% 2 0 0 0 23 25

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 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,477 0 0
19 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0
20 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,888 0 3
21 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7
22 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,972 1 11
23 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14
24 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,950 1 17
25 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,922 2 20
26 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56 2000 58–31 65.2% #5 1,859 2 21
27 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 23
28 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 25
29 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 25
30 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64 — — — — — — —