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

Tim Henman vs Pete Sampras H2H: 2-6

Pete Sampras holds a 6–2 lead over Tim Henman in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Pete Sampras leads 4–0 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Tim Henman won the 2000 Cincinnati Masters fourth round 6-3 6-4.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Tim Henman
GBR Age 51 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 6
8 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 12, 2000* Cincinnati Masters Masters 1000 R16 Hard Tim Henman #16 6-3 6-4 Pete Sampras #2 Match data
Jul 4, 1999* Wimbledon Grand Slam SF Grass Pete Sampras #1 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Tim Henman #6 Match data
Jun 13, 1999* Queen's Club ATP 250 F Grass Pete Sampras #3 6-7(1) 6-4 7-6(4) Tim Henman #6 Match data
Oct 17, 1998* Vienna ATP 250 QF Carpet Pete Sampras #1 6-0 6-3 Tim Henman #10 Match data
Jul 5, 1998* Wimbledon Grand Slam SF Grass Pete Sampras #1 6-3 4-6 7-5 6-3 Tim Henman #18 Match data
Mar 9, 1996* Rotterdam ATP 250 QF Carpet Tim Henman #79 (w/o) Pete Sampras #1 Match data
Jun 30, 1995* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Pete Sampras #2 6-2 6-3 7-6(3) Tim Henman #174 Match data
Apr 8, 1994* Tokyo Outdoor ATP 250 R16 Hard Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-2 Tim Henman #221 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
Tim Henman #615 #4 2,826 2,027 468 260 64.3% 0 1 0 0 10 11
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 Tim Henman Pete Sampras
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
19 1994 3–5 37.5% #167 1,513 0 0 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,091 1 8
20 1995 7–7 50.0% #95 1,584 0 0 1992 66–15 81.5% #3 2,118 1 13
21 1996 37–24 60.7% #29 1,821 0 0 1993 82–15 84.5% #1 2,126 3 21
22 1997 47–23 67.1% #17 1,895 0 2 1994 74–9 89.2% #1 2,196 5 31
23 1998 55–29 65.5% #7 1,960 0 4 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,134 7 36
24 1999 41–25 62.1% #12 1,785 0 4 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,183 8 44
25 2000 55–23 70.5% #10 1,953 0 6 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,187 10 52
26 2001 49–20 71.0% #9 1,924 0 8 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,042 11 56
27 2002 45–18 71.4% #8 1,867 0 9 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,117 12 61
28 2003 30–16 65.2% #15 1,970 0 11 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,068 13 63
29 2004 41–20 67.2% #6 1,926 0 11 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,003 13 63
30 2005 23–18 56.1% #36 1,746 0 11 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,977 14 64
31 2006 31–20 60.8% #39 1,868 0 11 — — — — — — —
32 2007 4–12 25.0% #292 1,684 0 11 — — — — — — —