Pete Sampras career statistics
The career of American former tennis player Pete Sampras started when he turned professional in 1988 and lasted until his official retirement in August 2003. During his career Sampras played in 266 official tournaments and won 64 singles titles, including 14 titles at Grand Slam events. He competed in 16 ties for the United States Davis Cup team between 1991 and 2002 and was a member of the cup winning team in 1992 and 1995. Sampras reached the No. 1 ranking on April 12, 1993 and in total held that position for 286 weeks, second behind only Federer at 310 weeks. He finished the year as the No. 1 ranked player a record six consecutive times. His career W/L record is 762–222.
Sampras is 7-0 in Wimbledon finals. He is the first male player to win 14 slams, since surpassed by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. His W/L record in Grand Slams finals is unbeaten at 77.8% for players who have appeared in at least 10 Grand Slam finals.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 18 (14 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1990 | US Open | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1992 | US Open | Hard | Stefan Edberg | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7, 2–6 |
Win | 1993 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jim Courier | 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 1993 | US Open | Hard | Cédric Pioline | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 1994 | Australian Open | Hard | Todd Martin | 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 1994 | Wimbledon | Grass | Goran Ivanišević | 7–6, 7–6, 6–0 |
Loss | 1995 | Australian Open | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1995 | Wimbledon | Grass | Boris Becker | 6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 1995 | US Open | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 1996 | US Open | Hard | Michael Chang | 6–1, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | Carlos Moyá | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Cédric Pioline | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass | Goran Ivanišević | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 2000 | Wimbledon | Grass | Patrick Rafter | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2000 | US Open | Hard | Marat Safin | 4–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2001 | US Open | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–7, 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2002 | US Open | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Other significant finals
Year-End Championships finals
Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
Grand Slam Cup
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
ATP Super 9 / ATP Masters Series finals
Singles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Career finals
Singles: 88 (64 titles, 24 runner-ups)
;WinsNo. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
1. | February 25, 1990 | U.S. Pro Indoor, USA | Carpet | Andrés Gómez | 7–6, 7–5, 6-2 |
2. | June 18, 1990 | Manchester Open, UK | Grass | Gilad Bloom | 7–6, 7–6 |
3. | August 27, 1990 | US Open, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
4. | December 10, 1990 | Grand Slam Cup, Germany | Carpet | Brad Gilbert | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
5. | July 29, 1991 | Los Angeles Open, USA | Hard | Brad Gilbert | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
6. | August 12, 1991 | Indianapolis Open, USA | Hard | Boris Becker | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
7. | October 14, 1991 | Lyon Grand Prix, France | Carpet | Olivier Delaître | 6–1, 6–1 |
8. | November 11, 1991 | ATP Finals, Germany | Carpet | Jim Courier | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
9. | February 17, 1992 | US Pro Indoor, USA | Carpet | Amos Mansdorf | 6–1, 7–6, 2–6, 7–6 |
10. | July 20, 1992 | Austrian Open, Austria | Clay | Alberto Mancini | 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 |
11. | August 10, 1992 | Cincinnati Masters, USA | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
12. | August 17, 1992 | Indianapolis Open, USA | Hard | Jim Courier | 6–4, 6–4 |
13. | October 19, 1992 | Lyon Open, France | Carpet | Cédric Pioline | 6–4, 6–2 |
14. | January 11, 1993 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | Thomas Muster | 7–6, 6–1 |
15. | March 27, 1993 | Miami Open, USA | Hard | MaliVai Washington | 6–3, 6–2 |
16. | April 5, 1993 | Japan Open, Japan | Hard | Brad Gilbert | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
17. | April 12, 1993 | Hong Kong Open, China | Hard | Jim Courier | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
18. | June 21, 1993 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Jim Courier | 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
19. | August 30, 1993 | US Open, USA | Hard | Cédric Pioline | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
20. | October 18, 1993 | Lyon Open, France | Carpet | Cédric Pioline | 7–6, 1–6, 7–5 |
21. | November 8, 1993 | ECC Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Magnus Gustafsson | 6–1, 6–4 |
22. | January 10, 1994 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 7–6, 6–4 |
23. | January 17, 1994 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | Todd Martin | 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
24. | February 28, 1994 | Indian Wells Masters, USA | Hard | Petr Korda | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
25. | March 7, 1994 | Miami Open, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
26. | March 28, 1994 | ATP Osaka, Japan | Hard | Lionel Roux | 6–2, 6–2 |
27. | April 4, 1994 | Japan Open, Japan | Hard | Michael Chang | 6–4, 6–2 |
28. | May 9, 1994 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | Boris Becker | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
29. | June 20, 1994 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Goran Ivanišević | 7–6, 7–6, 6–0 |
30. | November 7, 1994 | ECC Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Magnus Larsson | 7–6, 6–4 |
31. | November 14, 1994 | ATP Finals, Germany | Carpet | Boris Becker | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
32. | March 6, 1995 | Indian Wells Masters, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 |
33. | June 12, 1995 | Queen's Club Championships, UK | Grass | Guy Forget | 7–6, 7–6 |
34. | June 26, 1995 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Boris Becker | 6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
35. | August 28, 1995 | US Open, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
36. | October 30, 1995 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet | Boris Becker | 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
37. | February 12, 1996 | Pacific Coast Championships, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–2, 6–3 |
38. | February 19, 1996 | U.S. National Indoor, USA | Hard | Todd Martin | 6–4, 7–6 |
39. | April 8, 1996 | Hong Kong Open, China | Hard | Michael Chang | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
40. | April 15, 1996 | Japan Open, Japan | Hard | Richey Reneberg | 6–4, 7–5 |
41. | August 12, 1996 | Indianapolis Tennis Championships, USA | Hard | Goran Ivanišević | 7–6, 7–5 |
42. | August 26, 1996 | US Open, USA | Hard | Michael Chang | 6–1, 6–4, 7–6 |
43. | September 23, 1996 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | Hard | Hendrik Dreekmann | 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 |
44. | November 18, 1996 | ATP Finals, Germany | Carpet | Boris Becker | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
45. | January 13, 1997 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | Carlos Moyá | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
46. | February 20, 1997 | Pacific Coast Championships, USA | Hard | Greg Rusedski | 3–6, 5–0 ret. |
47. | February 24, 1997 | US Pro Indoor, USA | Hard | Patrick Rafter | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
48. | June 23, 1997 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Cédric Pioline | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
49. | August 4, 1997 | Cincinnati Masters, USA | Hard | Thomas Muster | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
50. | September 22, 1997 | Grand Slam Cup, Germany | Carpet | Patrick Rafter | 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
51. | October 27, 1997 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
52. | November 10, 1997 | ATP Finals, Germany | Hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
53. | February 23, 1998 | US Pro Indoor, USA | Hard | Thomas Enqvist | 7–5, 7–6 |
54. | April 27, 1998 | Atlanta Tennis Challenge, USA | Clay | Jason Stoltenberg | 6–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
55. | June 22, 1998 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Goran Ivanišević | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
56. | October 12, 1998 | Vienna Open, Austria | Carpet | Karol Kučera | 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 |
57. | June 7, 1999 | Queen's Club Championships, UK | Grass | Tim Henman | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
58. | June 21, 1999 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
59. | July 26, 1999 | Los Angeles Open, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 7–6, 7–6 |
60. | August 9, 1999 | Cincinnati Masters, USA | Hard | Patrick Rafter | 7–6, 6–3 |
61. | November 22, 1999 | ATP Finals, Germany | Carpet | Andre Agassi | 6–1, 7–5, 6–4 |
62. | March 20, 2000 | Miami Open, USA | Hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
63. | June 26, 2000 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Patrick Rafter | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
64. | September 9, 2002 | US Open, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
;Runner-ups
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
1. | February 18, 1991 | U.S. Pro Indoor, USA | Carpet | Ivan Lendl | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
2. | June 24, 1991 | Manchester Open, UK | Grass | Goran Ivanišević | 6–4, 6–4 |
3. | August 12, 1991 | Cincinnati Masters, USA | Hard | Guy Forget | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
4. | November 4, 1991 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet | Guy Forget | 7–6, 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
5. | May 4, 1992 | Atlanta Tennis Challenge, USA | Clay | Andre Agassi | 7–5, 6–4 |
6. | September 14, 1992 | US Open, USA | Hard | Stefan Edberg | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 |
7. | November 22, 1993 | ATP Finals, Germany | Carpet | Michael Stich | 7–6, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
8. | June 13, 1994 | Queen's Club Championships, UK | Grass | Todd Martin | 7–6, 7–6 |
9. | December 12, 1994 | Grand Slam Cup, Germany | Carpet | Magnus Larsson | 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
10. | January 30, 1995 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | Andre Agassi | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4 |
11. | March 27, 1995 | Miami Open, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
12. | July 31, 1995 | Canadian Open, Canada | Hard | Andre Agassi | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
13. | October 23, 1995 | Lyon Open, France | Carpet | Wayne Ferreira | 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
14. | October 28, 1996 | Eurocard Open, Germany | Carpet | Boris Becker | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
15. | February 16, 1998 | Pacific Coast Championships, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–2, 6–4 |
16. | August 17, 1998 | Cincinnati Masters, USA | Hard | Patrick Rafter | 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
17. | November 9, 1998 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet | Greg Rusedski | 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 |
18. | June 19, 2000 | Queens Club Championships, UK | Grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–4, 6–4 |
19. | September 11, 2000 | US Open, USA | Hard | Marat Safin | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
20. | March 19, 2001 | Indian Wells Masters, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 7–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
21. | July 30, 2001 | Los Angeles Open, USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–4, 6–2 |
22. | August 27, 2001 | Connecticut Open, USA | Hard | Tommy Haas | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
23. | September 10, 2001 | US Open, USA | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
24. | April 29, 2002 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, USA | Clay | Andy Roddick | 7–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1. | May 1989 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | Jim Courier | Danilo Marcelino Mauro Menezes | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | May 1989 | WCT Tournament of Champions, USA | Clay | Jim Courier | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | Apr 1991 | Orlando Tennis Challenge, USA | Hard | Nicolas Pereira | Luke Jensen Scott Melville | 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | Jun 1995 | Queen's Club Championships, UK | Grass | Todd Martin | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman | 7–6, 6–4 |
Team competition: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
;WinsNo. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partners | Opponents | Score |
1. | December 4–6, 1992 | Davis Cup, Fort Worth, USA | Carpet | Andre Agassi Jim Courier John McEnroe | Marc Rosset Jakob Hlasek Thierry Grin Claudio Mezzadri | 3–1 |
2. | December 1–3, 1995 | Davis Cup, Moscow, Russia | Clay | Jim Courier Todd Martin Richey Reneberg | Andrei Chesnokov Andrei Olhovskiy Yevgeny Kafelnikov Alexander Volkov | 3–2 |
;Runners-up
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partners | Opponents | Score |
1. | November 29 – December 1, 1991 | Davis Cup, Lyon, France | Carpet | Andre Agassi Ken Flach Robert Seguso | Guy Forget Henri Leconte Arnaud Boetsch Olivier Delaître | 3–1 |
2. | November 28–30, 1997 | Davis Cup, Gothenburg, Sweden | Carpet | Michael Chang Todd Martin Jonathan Stark | Jonas Björkman Magnus Larsson Nicklas Kulti Thomas Enqvist | 5–0 |
Singles performance timeline
1This event was held in Stockholm through 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001.Record against other players
Sampras' record against players who held a top 10 ranking, with those who reached No. 1 in bold- Andre Agassi
- Todd Martin
- Jim Courier
- Patrick Rafter
- Petr Korda
- Goran Ivanišević
- Boris Becker
- Michael Chang
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov
- Cédric Pioline
- Jonas Björkman
- Greg Rusedski
- Thomas Enqvist
- Thomas Muster
- Stefan Edberg
- Karol Kučera
- Mark Philippoussis
- Magnus Larsson
- Wayne Ferreira
- Tim Henman
- Andriy Medvedev
- Magnus Gustafsson
- Aaron Krickstein
- Tommy Haas
- Ivan Lendl
- Guy Forget
- Brad Gilbert
- Magnus Norman
- Marc Rosset
- Àlex Corretja
- Lleyton Hewitt
- Michael Stich
- Richard Krajicek
- Sebastien Grosjean
- Nicolás Lapentti
- John McEnroe
- Nicolas Kiefer
- Carlos Moyá
- Marat Safin
- Guillermo Cañas
- Jimmy Connors
- Andrés Gómez
- Anders Järryd
- Alberto Mancini
- Marcelo Rios
- Thomas Johansson
- Gustavo Kuerten
- Emilio Sánchez
- Mats Wilander
- Henri Leconte
- Sergi Bruguera
- Jiří Novák
- Carlos Costa
- Kevin Curren
- Andy Roddick
- Roger Federer
- Fernando González
- Miloslav Mečíř
- Yannick Noah
- Jay Berger
- Mikael Pernfors
- Richard Krajicek
- Lleyton Hewitt
- Michael Stich
- Marat Safin
- Sergi Bruguera
- Paul Haarhuis
- Max Mirnyi
- Christo van Rensburg
- Andy Roddick
- Derrick Rostagno
Top 10 wins
Year | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Total |
Wins | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 124 |
ATP Tour career earnings
Year | Majors | ATP wins | Total wins | Earnings | Money list rank |
1997 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
1998 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
1999 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Career | 14 | 50 | 64 | $43,280,489 |
Senior tour titles
- 2007: Champions Cup Boston - defeated Todd Martin 6–3, 5–7,
- 2007: The Championships at the Palisades - defeated Martin 6–3, 6–4
- 2007: Champions Cup Athens - defeated Martin 6–3, 1–6,
- 2009: Champions Cup Boston - defeated John McEnroe 7–6, 6–4
- 2009: The Del Mar Development Champions Cup, Mexico - defeated Patrick Rafter 7–6, 6–4