H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 01:16 UTC

Thomas Muster vs Pete Sampras H2H: 2-9

Pete Sampras holds a 9–2 lead over Thomas Muster in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 5–1 on hard courts and 3–1 on carpet. Most recently, Thomas Muster won the 1998 Indian Wells Masters fourth round 7-5 6-3.

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Thomas Muster
AUT Age 58 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 9
11 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 14, 1998* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Thomas Muster #20 7-5 6-3 Pete Sampras #1 Match data
Nov 2, 1997* Paris Masters Masters 1000 QF Carpet Pete Sampras #1 6-1 4-6 6-2 Thomas Muster #12 Match data
Aug 11, 1997* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 F Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 Thomas Muster #4 Match data
Jan 26, 1997* Australian Open Grand Slam SF Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3 Thomas Muster #5 Match data
Oct 29, 1995* Essen Masters Masters 1000 SF Carpet Thomas Muster #3 7-6(6) 6-2 Pete Sampras #2 Match data
Mar 6, 1994* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 QF Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-2 Thomas Muster #11 Match data
Dec 11, 1993* Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals R16 Carpet Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-1 Thomas Muster #9 Match data
Jan 17, 1993* Sydney Outdoor ATP 250 F Hard Pete Sampras #3 7-6(7) 6-1 Thomas Muster #18 Match data
Oct 31, 1992* Stockholm Masters Masters 1000 R16 Carpet Pete Sampras #2 6-2 6-4 Thomas Muster #18 Match data
May 29, 1991* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Pete Sampras #6 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4 Thomas Muster #57 Match data
Sep 5, 1990* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Pete Sampras #12 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3 Thomas Muster #6 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
Thomas Muster #1,092 #1 4,474 2,161 590 267 68.8% 1 8 0 0 35 44
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 737 208 78.0% 14 11 7 0 32 64

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 Thomas Muster Pete Sampras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1984 2–2 50.0% #311 1,533 0 0 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0
17 1985 9–8 52.9% #98 1,611 0 0 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,699 0 0
18 1986 18–16 52.9% #47 1,740 0 1 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,047 1 4
19 1987 22–16 57.9% #56 1,753 0 1 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8
20 1988 47–16 74.6% #16 1,914 0 5 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13
21 1989 18–10 64.3% #21 1,877 0 5 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1990 45–17 72.6% #7 1,862 0 8 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31
23 1991 30–18 62.5% #35 1,835 0 10 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36
24 1992 39–22 63.9% #18 1,793 0 13 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44
25 1993 77–21 78.6% #9 1,953 0 20 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52
26 1994 54–26 67.5% #16 1,815 0 23 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56
27 1995 84–17 83.2% #3 1,990 1 35 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61
28 1996 65–21 75.6% #5 1,915 1 42 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63
29 1997 43–23 65.2% #9 1,820 1 44 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63
30 1998 32–20 61.5% #25 1,800 1 44 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64
31 1999 5–11 31.2% #189 1,674 1 44 — — — — — — —
42 2010 0–1 0.0% #980 1,655 1 44 — — — — — — —
43 2011 0–2 0.0% #1075 1,608 1 44 — — — — — — —