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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 Open round of 16 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 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Thomas Muster #20 7-5 6-3 Pete Sampras #1 Match data Mar 14, 1998* R16 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 4-6 6-2 Thomas Muster #12 Match data Nov 2, 1997* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 Thomas Muster #4 Match data Aug 11, 1997* F Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3 Thomas Muster #5 Match data Jan 26, 1997* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Thomas Muster #3 7-6(6) 6-2 Pete Sampras #2 Match data Oct 29, 1995* SF Essen Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-2 Thomas Muster #11 Match data Mar 6, 1994* QF Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-1 Thomas Muster #9 Match data Dec 11, 1993* R16 Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Pete Sampras #3 7-6(7) 6-1 Thomas Muster #18 Match data Jan 17, 1993* F Sydney International ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Pete Sampras #2 6-2 6-4 Thomas Muster #18 Match data Oct 31, 1992* R16 Stockholm Open Masters 1000 Carpet
Pete Sampras #6 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4 Thomas Muster #57 Match data May 29, 1991* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Pete Sampras #12 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3 Thomas Muster #6 Match data Sep 5, 1990* R16 US 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
Thomas Muster #1,092 #1 4,474 2,165 590 268 68.8% 1 8 0 4 31 44
Pete Sampras #34 #1 5,792 2,265 739 209 78.0% 14 11 7 12 20 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% — 1,533 0 0 1988 10–10 50.0% #97 1,605 0 0
17 1985 9–8 52.9% #98 1,612 0 0 1989 18–19 48.6% #81 1,700 0 0
18 1986 18–16 52.9% #47 1,741 0 1 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4
19 1987 22–16 57.9% #56 1,753 0 1 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8
20 1988 47–16 74.6% #16 1,915 0 5 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13
21 1989 18–10 64.3% #21 1,867 0 5 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1990 45–17 72.6% #7 1,861 0 8 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,194 5 31
23 1991 30–18 62.5% #35 1,835 0 10 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36
24 1992 39–23 62.9% #18 1,783 0 13 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44
25 1993 77–21 78.6% #9 1,953 0 20 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52
26 1994 54–26 67.5% #16 1,832 0 23 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56
27 1995 84–17 83.2% #3 2,005 1 35 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61
28 1996 65–21 75.6% #5 1,927 1 42 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63
29 1997 43–23 65.2% #9 1,823 1 44 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63
30 1998 32–20 61.5% #25 1,801 1 44 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64
31 1999 5–11 31.2% #189 1,675 1 44 — — — — — — —
42 2010 0–1 0.0% #980 1,656 1 44 — — — — — — —
43 2011 0–2 0.0% #1075 1,608 1 44 — — — — — — —

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 Thomas Muster Pete Sampras
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 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1988 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — 1989 13 10 23 56.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
18 1986 1 5 6 16.7% 17 10 27 63.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0%
19 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6%
20 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 39 9 48 81.3% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8%
21 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8%
22 1990 10 2 12 83.3% 31 10 41 75.6% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3%
23 1991 2 3 5 40.0% 28 13 41 68.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1992 7 5 12 58.3% 30 13 43 69.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 1993 18 7 25 72.0% 55 10 65 84.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9%
26 1994 18 10 28 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6%
27 1995 9 6 15 60.0% 65 3 68 95.6% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 46 4 50 92.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 7 9 22.2% 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — —
29 1997 27 8 35 77.1% 8 8 16 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
30 1998 11 7 18 61.1% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
31 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 85 231 63.2% 397 128 525 75.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 41 46 87 47.1% — 419 104 523 80.1% 74 41 115 64.3% 102 19 121 84.3% 144 45 189 76.2%

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 527/612 of Thomas Muster's and 652/821 of Pete Sampras'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 Thomas Muster Pete Sampras
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 1991 42/48 1.0 1.5 73.3% 62.9% 51.5% 61.3% 49.1% 59.6% 44.0% 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0%
24 1992 52/62 2.0 1.9 66.2% 66.6% 53.3% 60.0% 44.4% 61.5% 40.7% 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8%
25 1993 92/98 2.8 2.5 61.6% 71.7% 57.7% 62.0% 46.4% 66.1% 43.4% 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7%
26 1994 68/80 4.0 3.5 58.1% 71.4% 54.0% 56.3% 46.4% 63.9% 41.8% 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0%
27 1995 86/101 3.1 2.5 59.5% 71.9% 54.7% 56.6% 54.3% 64.8% 45.6% 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3%
28 1996 71/86 3.2 2.3 59.3% 72.1% 53.3% 67.9% 45.7% 64.4% 43.4% 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1%
29 1997 57/66 4.2 2.3 56.8% 73.4% 53.1% 65.8% 49.9% 64.4% 38.4% 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1%
30 1998 44/52 3.0 2.1 59.0% 69.3% 52.9% 59.8% 46.5% 62.1% 40.5% 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5%
31 1999 12/16 2.7 2.9 61.9% 62.8% 52.0% 61.2% 27.2% 58.1% 34.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 1/1 5.0 2.0 60.6% 62.5% 61.5% 66.7% — 62.1% 21.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 2/2 3.0 3.0 60.5% 55.9% 29.0% 35.3% 29.2% 45.6% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 527/858 3.0 2.4 61.2% 70.2% 54.1% 61.0% 47.4% 63.6% 42.3% — 652/948 11.0 3.7 58.9% 81.2% 54.0% 64.5% 45.1% 70.0% 39.2%

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 Thomas Muster Pete Sampras
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 1984 1533 117.1 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.24 1988 1605 132.8 — — — — +23 — — 51.0% +0.18 3–4 (43%) 6–5 (55%) — 0.00
17 1985 1612 126.8 — — — — — +22 — 50.0% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.07 1989 1701 135.8 — — — — -1 -173 -130 47.4% -0.27 4–4 (50%) 6–5 (55%) — -2.43
18 1986 1741 147.7 — — — — -223 +71 — 54.8% +0.44 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.90 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17
19 1987 1754 137.1 — — — — -95 +27 — 55.2% +0.25 9–5 (64%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.14 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
20 1988 1916 160.0 — — — — -207 +120 — 67.1% +1.44 12–2 (86%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96 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
21 1989 1868 141.2 — — — — -42 +130 — 64.5% +0.91 3–4 (43%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.55 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
22 1990 1862 152.4 — — — — -32 +106 — 65.8% +0.93 13–4 (76%) 14–5 (74%) — +0.89 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
23 1991 1836 142.4 -0.24 +3.28 1.088 51.7% -95 +121 — 58.8% +0.61 12–9 (57%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.44 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
24 1992 1783 142.2 +0.70 +1.68 1.059 50.8% -81 +156 — 56.4% +0.48 16–5 (76%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.43 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
25 1993 1954 154.4 +4.84 +4.04 1.280 54.2% -117 +137 — 71.5% +1.48 17–7 (71%) 16–17 (48%) — +2.71 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
26 1994 1832 152.5 +2.55 +2.88 1.158 52.7% +6 +172 — 65.5% +1.10 15–12 (56%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.94 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
27 1995 2006 162.1 +3.78 +6.50 1.294 54.8% -159 +281 — 75.0% +1.55 20–9 (69%) 27–8 (77%) — -0.55 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
28 1996 1928 153.9 +2.83 +4.89 1.219 53.6% -136 +345 -340 71.6% +1.36 15–5 (75%) 19–9 (68%) — +1.60 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
29 1997 1824 152.8 +2.58 +1.22 1.077 51.5% +70 +208 -208 61.7% +0.64 12–9 (57%) 17–10 (63%) — -0.07 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 1998 1801 149.6 +0.50 +1.96 1.068 51.4% +43 +123 — 56.8% +0.65 11–3 (79%) 3–8 (27%) — -1.16 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
31 1999 1676 130.2 -0.85 -2.23 0.815 47.0% +114 +110 — 35.0% -0.85 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 1656 99.5 -1.45 +0.41 0.576 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 1609 96.4 -3.83 -0.41 0.661 41.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2165 156.5 +2.51 +3.47 1.162 52.7% -56 +164 -287 64.1% +0.95 164–84 (66%) 161–108 (60%) 106.5 -0.06 — 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

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.