H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 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 Open round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Tim Henman
GBR Age 51 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 6
8 main draw meetings
Pete Sampras
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tim Henman #16 6-3 6-4 Pete Sampras #2 Match data Aug 12, 2000* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Pete Sampras #1 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Tim Henman #6 Match data Jul 4, 1999* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #3 6-7(1) 6-4 7-6(4) Tim Henman #6 Match data Jun 13, 1999* F Queen's Club Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Pete Sampras #1 6-0 6-3 Tim Henman #10 Match data Oct 17, 1998* QF Vienna Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 4-6 7-5 6-3 Tim Henman #18 Match data Jul 5, 1998* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Tim Henman #79 (w/o) Pete Sampras #1 Match data Mar 9, 1996* QF ABN AMRO Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Pete Sampras #2 6-2 6-3 7-6(3) Tim Henman #174 Match data Jun 30, 1995* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-2 Tim Henman #221 Match data Apr 8, 1994* R16 Japan Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Tim Henman #615 #4 2,826 2,026 469 263 64.1% 0 1 0 1 9 11
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 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 1,700 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1990 51–19 72.9% #5 2,071 1 4
19 1994 3–5 37.5% #167 1,513 0 0 1991 52–17 75.4% #6 2,098 1 8
20 1995 7–7 50.0% #95 1,571 0 0 1992 68–16 81.0% #3 2,111 1 13
21 1996 38–25 60.3% #29 1,811 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 2,194 5 31
23 1998 55–29 65.5% #7 1,960 0 4 1995 66–17 79.5% #1 2,165 7 36
24 1999 41–25 62.1% #12 1,786 0 4 1996 66–10 86.8% #1 2,198 8 44
25 2000 55–24 69.6% #10 1,939 0 6 1997 55–10 84.6% #1 2,189 10 52
26 2001 49–20 71.0% #9 1,922 0 8 1998 61–18 77.2% #1 2,059 11 56
27 2002 45–18 71.4% #8 1,888 0 9 1999 38–9 80.9% #3 2,147 12 61
28 2003 30–16 65.2% #15 1,971 0 11 2000 40–11 78.4% #3 2,082 13 63
29 2004 41–21 66.1% #6 1,914 0 11 2001 33–15 68.8% #10 2,005 13 63
30 2005 23–18 56.1% #36 1,746 0 11 2002 25–14 64.1% #13 1,979 14 64
31 2006 31–20 60.8% #39 1,867 0 11 — — — — — — —
32 2007 4–12 25.0% #292 1,683 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Tim Henman 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 27 9 36 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 18 7 25 72.0%
19 1994 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1991 25 7 32 78.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 19 4 23 82.6%
20 1995 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 22 4 26 84.6% 21 6 27 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 18 4 22 81.8%
21 1996 14 12 26 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 1993 43 6 49 87.8% 11 3 14 78.6% 7 1 8 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8%
22 1997 27 11 38 71.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 1994 36 2 38 94.7% 10 1 11 90.9% 11 1 12 91.7% 17 5 22 77.3%
23 1998 40 18 58 69.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 1995 35 6 41 85.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 16 6 22 72.7%
24 1999 16 14 30 53.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 9 4 13 69.2% 1996 47 4 51 92.2% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 2000 41 14 55 74.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1997 34 5 39 87.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 10 1 11 90.9%
26 2001 28 12 40 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 1998 33 12 45 73.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 11 2 13 84.6%
27 2002 27 10 37 73.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 1999 23 6 29 79.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2003 10 9 19 52.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 2 9 77.8% 8 1 9 88.9% 2000 28 8 36 77.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — —
29 2004 23 13 36 63.9% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2001 26 10 36 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
30 2005 15 11 26 57.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 19 8 27 70.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
31 2006 19 13 32 59.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2007 2 6 8 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 266 147 413 64.4% 56 46 102 54.9% 78 34 112 69.6% 69 36 105 65.7% — 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 644/732 of Tim Henman'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 Tim Henman 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 1994 5/8 3.0 2.6 62.7% 65.7% 41.8% 48.7% 36.9% 56.9% 33.4% 1991 60/69 7.6 2.2 59.0% 76.3% 57.9% 66.2% 45.3% 68.7% 40.0%
20 1995 11/14 3.7 5.0 55.9% 69.5% 47.7% 53.7% 54.6% 60.1% 34.7% 1992 70/84 9.5 2.9 60.0% 79.9% 53.5% 60.1% 47.8% 69.2% 40.7%
21 1996 50/63 7.1 3.7 56.7% 73.9% 51.4% 58.8% 39.0% 64.4% 36.7% 1993 81/97 10.6 3.5 56.9% 82.3% 54.0% 63.2% 47.3% 70.1% 41.0%
22 1997 63/70 8.3 4.8 51.2% 80.7% 50.4% 61.5% 38.9% 65.8% 38.3% 1994 58/83 9.8 3.4 58.1% 81.3% 54.3% 65.2% 47.0% 70.0% 42.6%
23 1998 71/84 7.2 4.1 52.9% 77.8% 50.0% 54.0% 45.5% 64.6% 39.3% 1995 67/83 11.9 3.7 55.2% 82.2% 52.4% 65.4% 46.8% 69.1% 40.0%
24 1999 57/66 7.0 3.8 54.9% 76.7% 50.5% 62.0% 41.3% 64.8% 40.2% 1996 58/76 12.0 3.1 59.2% 83.7% 54.2% 65.6% 39.7% 71.7% 36.8%
25 2000 62/79 7.0 4.1 55.2% 77.1% 50.9% 68.9% 40.4% 65.4% 41.2% 1997 46/65 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7%
26 2001 58/69 4.7 3.1 60.9% 74.3% 53.1% 61.1% 47.4% 66.2% 42.8% 1998 59/79 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0%
27 2002 54/63 3.4 2.2 64.4% 70.8% 52.9% 63.3% 45.7% 64.3% 40.8% 1999 37/47 10.5 4.4 59.7% 83.2% 55.2% 66.2% 47.1% 71.8% 37.3%
28 2003 45/46 4.8 3.7 58.8% 72.7% 51.8% 59.3% 47.9% 64.1% 39.5% 2000 41/51 13.4 5.8 62.2% 82.3% 55.6% 74.4% 44.4% 72.0% 36.1%
29 2004 60/62 6.1 4.1 58.7% 74.2% 55.5% 59.4% 49.0% 66.6% 39.1% 2001 44/48 12.4 5.6 59.5% 79.3% 53.1% 63.0% 40.5% 68.6% 36.1%
30 2005 41/41 4.4 3.3 61.9% 73.8% 52.4% 62.5% 45.6% 65.7% 38.2% 2002 31/39 14.3 5.5 59.0% 78.9% 53.3% 70.8% 33.9% 68.4% 34.5%
31 2006 51/51 4.7 2.3 61.5% 71.5% 51.9% 59.0% 48.7% 63.8% 38.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2007 16/16 7.6 4.3 62.5% 69.6% 51.9% 65.9% 40.5% 62.9% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 644/732 6.0 3.7 57.7% 74.8% 51.7% 60.7% 44.4% 64.9% 39.4% — 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 Tim Henman 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 2071 160.6 — — — — +20 — -383 65.9% +0.85 24–8 (75%) 26–13 (67%) — -2.17
19 1994 1513 116.8 -1.59 -1.36 0.776 45.4% +47 — +42 40.0% -1.00 1–1 2–0 — -0.33 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 1995 1572 115.6 -2.09 -1.97 0.869 47.8% 0 — +26 45.7% -0.43 2–1 (67%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.04 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 1996 1811 143.5 +1.77 -0.36 1.030 50.5% -28 — -52 58.2% +0.39 8–11 (42%) 24–14 (63%) — -0.81 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 1997 1896 147.8 +3.33 +0.92 1.120 51.9% 0 -414 -26 59.7% +0.52 17–9 (65%) 18–11 (62%) — +0.85 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 1998 1961 159.5 +2.85 +2.23 1.107 52.0% -1 -493 +17 61.8% +0.65 17–12 (59%) 16–10 (62%) — -1.62 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 1999 1787 151.2 +2.50 +2.30 1.142 52.1% -11 -152 +243 58.8% +0.71 13–13 (50%) 14–16 (47%) — +0.72 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 2000 1939 155.2 +3.31 +3.56 1.191 53.1% +29 -234 +63 66.7% +1.07 11–12 (48%) 17–10 (63%) — +0.25 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
26 2001 1922 152.8 +3.40 +4.67 1.266 54.3% -2 -179 +132 67.0% +1.29 11–12 (48%) 17–14 (55%) — +2.30 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 2002 1888 153.2 +2.14 +3.42 1.145 52.4% +19 -133 +186 66.3% +1.06 14–8 (64%) 9–15 (38%) — +0.21 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 2003 1972 147.0 +1.73 +3.09 1.100 51.8% -9 -200 +151 60.0% +0.66 8–2 (80%) 10–8 (56%) — -2.72 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 2004 1914 154.9 +3.57 +2.65 1.174 52.8% +17 -34 +142 60.8% +0.86 11–7 (61%) 12–18 (40%) — +0.11 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 2005 1746 146.2 +2.43 +1.53 1.114 51.8% +62 +91 +293 55.6% +0.50 6–8 (43%) 6–8 (43%) — +0.77 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 2006 1868 152.1 +1.77 +2.07 1.076 51.4% -18 -56 +205 59.5% +0.54 5–8 (38%) 10–7 (59%) — -2.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2007 1684 119.8 -0.80 -0.33 0.931 49.2% +55 +34 +277 40.0% -0.34 1–8 (11%) 2–6 (25%) — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2026 155.9 +2.48 +2.23 1.121 52.1% +5 -155 +114 60.6% +0.70 125–112 (53%) 161–141 (53%) 96.1 -0.44 — 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.