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Andre Agassi vs Pete Sampras Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Andre Agassi seasons:20062005200420032002
Pete Sampras seasons:20022001200019991998
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Andre Agassi
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Pete Sampras
Age: 55y 324d (1970-04-29)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
(1971-08-12) Age: 54y 219d
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
14 - 20
Wins: 41.2% - 58.8%
Hard 9–11Clay 3–2Grass 0–2
Others 1–0500 0–1Slam 3–6Finals 2–4250 3–4Masters 1000 5–5
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 34 times. Pete Sampras currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 20–14.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi has compiled an overall career record of 870–272 across 1142 matches, translating to a win rate of 76.18%. On hard courts his record stands at 592–156 (79.14%), while on clay he holds a 152–57 (72.73%) mark. On grass the numbers read 50–18 (73.53%) , and on carpet 76–41 (64.96%). Throughout his career he has won 60 titles (46 hard, 7 clay, 1 grass, 6 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 109–90 (54.77%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 762–222 from 984 matches (77.44% win rate). His hard-court record is 429–103 (80.64%), on clay he stands at 90–54 (62.50%), and on grass he has gone 101–20 (83.47%) , with a carpet record of 142–45 (75.94%). He has accumulated 64 titles in total (36 hard, 3 clay, 10 grass, 15 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 124–71 (63.59%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 20 times, with Pete Sampras leading 11–9 (55.00%). The clay record between them sits at 3–2 (60.00% for Andre Agassi) across 5 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Pete Sampras).

At the Grand Slam level β€” where the best-of-five format adds an extra layer of physical and mental endurance β€” the two have crossed paths 9 times, producing a Slam record of 6–3 in favour of Pete Sampras. These matches, often played in front of the largest tennis audiences, frequently prove decisive in shaping the broader narrative of a rivalry.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
2002-08-26US OpenHardF17πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (17)6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (6)6-3 6-4 5-7 6-45172331357.2%80.5%52.3%10/12
2002-04-22HoustonClaySF14πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (4)10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (2)6-1 7-538011353.7%86.1%48.4%2/2
2001-08-27US OpenHardQF10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (10)2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (2)6-7(7) 7-6(2) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)5212251262.5%79.0%58.7%3/3
2001-07-23Los AngelesHardF3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (3)12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (4)6-4 6-23903080.3%63.2%57.1%6/7
2001-03-12Indian Wells MastersHardF4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (4)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (3)7-6(5) 7-5 6-151314178.3%69.9%69.6%4/4
2000-01-17Australian OpenHardSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (1)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (3)6-4 3-6 6-7(0) 7-6(5) 6-1517513368.2%74.3%68.1%8/9
1999-11-22ATP Tour World ChampionshipHardF5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (5)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (1)6-1 7-5 6-43105151058.8%88.0%42.9%3/4
1999-11-22ATP Tour World ChampionshipHardRR1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (1)5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (5)6-2 6-23------0/0
1999-08-09Cincinnati MastersHardSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (3)7-6(7) 6-43828654.2%90.6%63.0%0/1
1999-07-26Los AngelesHardF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (2)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (1)7-6(3) 7-6(1)39511361.1%81.8%54.3%5/6
1999-06-21WimbledonGrassF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (4)6-3 6-4 7-5511516566.7%89.5%39.5%4/4
1998-08-03Canada MastersHardQF11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (8)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)6-7(5) 6-1 6-231214374.2%70.8%52.0%7/8
1998-04-20Monte Carlo MastersClayR322πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi6-4 7-53806252.4%81.8%50.0%2/4
1998-02-09San JoseHardF71πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (WC)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)6-2 6-43692160.4%78.1%66.7%2/2
1996-11-19ATP World ChampionshipsCarpetRR1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi6-2 6-13519050.0%100.0%68.4%0/0
1996-10-21Stuttgart MastersCarpetQF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)9πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (9)6-4 6-13619162.7%73.0%31.8%3/6
1996-02-12San JoseHardF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (2)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (1)6-2 6-33675147.3%88.5%55.2%4/4
1995-08-28US OpenHardF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (2)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (1)6-4 6-3 4-6 7-55-24658.9%89.9%48.4%4/6
1995-07-24Canada MastersHardF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (1)2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (2)3-6 6-2 6-3311360---7/7
1995-03-13Miami MastersHardF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (2)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)3-6 6-2 7-6(3)31334170.0%71.4%70.4%3/4
1995-03-06Indian Wells MastersHardF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (2)7-5 6-3 7-5513318360.0%85.0%47.5%3/4
1995-01-16Australian OpenHardF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (2)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)4-6 6-1 7-6(6) 6-45-10472.0%73.7%54.1%2/4
1994-11-15ATP Tour World ChampionshipsCarpetSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi4-6 7-6(5) 6-3317020256.2%82.0%61.5%2/4
1994-10-31Paris MastersCarpetQF7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (8)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)7-6(6) 7-531214260.5%75.0%47.1%0/2
1994-03-28OsakaHardSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)19πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (5)6-3 6-13559365.3%75.0%70.6%0/0
1994-03-07Miami MastersHardF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)31πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (24)5-7 6-3 6-3313514752.1%83.7%40.0%2/5
1993-06-21WimbledonGrassQF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (8)6-2 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-45-23666.2%85.3%38.5%7/11
1992-05-25Roland GarrosClayQF12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (11)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (3)7-6(6) 6-2 6-151203170.0%74.6%55.6%0/1
1992-04-27AtlantaClayF16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (2)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)7-5 6-43735063.3%84.2%68.2%4/4
1991-11-12ATP Tour World ChampionshipsCarpetRR7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras8πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi6-3 1-6 6-339716264.1%78.0%50.0%4/6
1990-11-12ATP Tour World ChampionshipCarpetRR4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (4)5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (5)6-4 6-23------0/0
1990-08-27US OpenHardF12πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (12)4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (4)6-4 6-3 6-25------0/0
1990-02-19PhiladelphiaCarpetR1632πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (13)6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (3)5-7 7-5 RET3------0/0
1989-05-15RomeClayR325πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAndre Agassi (2)92πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras6-2 6-13------0/0

Wins

Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras
14–20Overall
3–6Grand Slam
5–5Masters 1000
0–1ATP 500
3–4ATP 250
1–0Others
2–4Tour Finals
9–11Hard
3–2Clay
0–2Grass
2–5Indoor Hard

Sets Format

43.5%10
56.5%13
Bo3
36.4%4
63.6%7
Bo5
43.8%7
56.3%9
2 Sets
41.7%5
58.3%7
3 Sets
25.0%1
75.0%3
4 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
5 Sets
Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras

Deciding

44.4%4
55.6%5
Decider Set
63.6%7
36.4%4
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
100.0%1
After 3 hours
Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras

Sets

43.6%41
56.4%53
All
40.0%14
60.0%21
Grand Slam
46.2%12
53.8%14
Masters 1000
42.4%25
57.6%34
Hard
25.0%2
75.0%6
Grass
63.6%7
36.4%4
Clay
43.8%7
56.3%9
Carpet
Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras

Games

49.0%457
51.0%475
All
48.3%172
51.7%184
Grand Slam
50.0%133
50.0%133
Masters 1000
49.2%293
50.8%302
Hard
42.7%32
57.3%43
Grass
55.7%59
44.3%47
Clay
46.8%73
53.2%83
Carpet
Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras

By Tournament Level

Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras

By Round

Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras

By Opponent Ranking

Andre AgassiPete Sampras
28.6%10-25
vs Top 1
46.2%6-7
53.4%63-55
vs Top 5
62.9%61-36
54.8%109-90
vs Top 10
63.6%124-71
60.7%198-128
vs Top 20
65.5%220-116
72.9%650-242
vs Top 100
74.8%618-208
87.9%217-30
vs +100
91.5%140-13
56.1%101-79
vs Higher
49.5%50-51
79.9%766-193
vs Lower
80.7%708-169

Opponent Breakdown

Andre AgassiPete Sampras
75.4%533-174
Vs Younger
76.4%305-94
77.5%337-98
Vs Older
78.1%457-128
76.8%748-226
Vs Right-Handed
76%619-195
72.9%121-45
Vs Left-Handed
84.1%143-27
73.9%227-80
Vs 2H Backhand
73.1%198-73
66.4%168-85
Vs 1H Backhand
71.8%122-48
77.3%157-46
Vs Shorter
80.1%314-78
74.8%586-197
Vs Taller
76.1%318-100

Pressure Situations