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Boris Becker vs Pete Sampras Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Boris Becker seasons:19991998199719961995
Pete Sampras seasons:20022001200019991998
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Boris Becker
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Pete Sampras
Age: 58y 117d (1967-11-22)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1971-08-12) Age: 54y 219d
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
7 - 12
Wins: 36.8% - 63.2%
Hard 0–2Clay 0–1Grass 0–3
Masters 1000 4–3500 0–2Finals 3–4Slam 0–3
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πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 19 times. Pete Sampras currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 12–7.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker has compiled an overall career record of 713–214 across 927 matches, translating to a win rate of 76.91%. On hard courts his record stands at 219–64 (77.39%), while on clay he holds a 120–61 (66.30%) mark. On grass the numbers read 116–25 (82.27%) , and on carpet 258–64 (80.12%). Throughout his career he has won 49 titles (16 hard, 7 grass, 26 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 121–65 (65.05%).

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 2 times, with Pete Sampras leading 2–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Pete Sampras) across 1 matches. On grass, their 3 encounters have yielded a record of 3–0 (100.00% for Pete Sampras).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1997-10-27Paris MastersCarpetR321πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)38πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker7-6(4) 3-6 6-3311114264.0%81.8%58.1%1/2
1997-06-23WimbledonGrassQF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)18πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (8)6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4512617468.7%91.1%51.2%4/4
1996-11-19ATP World ChampionshipsCarpetRR6πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras7-6(10) 7-6(4)313024949.5%79.6%58.0%9/10
1996-11-19ATP World ChampionshipsCarpetF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras6πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-7(11) 6-4524015564.2%79.1%57.8%4/5
1996-10-21Stuttgart MastersCarpetF6πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (6)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-45181291154.3%82.7%46.0%6/9
1995-11-14ATP World Tour ChampionshipsCarpetRR1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras5πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker6-2 7-6(3)38112155.2%84.4%69.2%0/0
1995-10-30Paris MastersCarpetF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)5πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (3)7-6(5) 6-4 6-4516112550.5%82.1%50.9%6/7
1995-06-26WimbledonGrassF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (2)4πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (3)6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 6-2514923758.1%89.9%59.6%0/0
1994-11-15ATP Tour World ChampionshipsCarpetRR5πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras7-5 7-5310415254.7%78.0%64.7%2/2
1994-11-15ATP Tour World ChampionshipsCarpetF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras5πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker4-6 6-3 7-5 6-451599358.9%84.8%60.9%1/2
1994-10-24Stockholm MastersCarpetSF6πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (6)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)6-4 6-437414856.7%78.9%44.8%3/5
1994-05-09Rome MastersClayF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)13πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (8)6-1 6-2 6-251125246.8%83.3%58.5%3/3
1993-06-21WimbledonGrassSF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (1)4πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (4)7-6(5) 6-4 6-45-11761.2%87.8%48.9%6/6
1992-11-16ATP Tour World ChampionshipsCarpetRR3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras7πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker7-6(5) 7-6(3)310713164.3%90.7%76.7%1/1
1992-08-17IndianapolisHardSF3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (2)9πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (3)6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3)314811452.5%78.8%53.2%1/3
1991-11-12ATP Tour World ChampionshipsCarpetRR3πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras6-4 6-7(3) 6-1312417258.8%85.1%63.6%0/0
1991-10-21Stockholm MastersCarpetQF2πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (2)7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (7)7-5 7-5310115261.0%72.3%53.3%2/4
1991-08-12IndianapolisHardF8πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (5)1πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (1)7-6(2) 3-6 6-331679256.3%75.9%57.1%5/7
1990-10-22Stockholm MastersCarpetSF2πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (2)5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈPete Sampras (4)6-4 6-43------0/0

Wins

Boris Becker
Pete Sampras
7–12Overall
0–3Grand Slam
4–3Masters 1000
0–2ATP 500
3–4Tour Finals
0–2Hard
0–1Clay
0–3Grass
7–6Indoor Hard

Sets Format

54.5%6
45.5%5
Bo3
12.5%1
87.5%7
Bo5
71.4%5
28.6%2
2 Sets
14.3%1
85.7%6
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%3
4 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
5 Sets
Boris Becker
Pete Sampras

Deciding

33.3%2
66.7%4
Decider Set
16.7%2
83.3%10
Tiebreak Wins
50.0%1
50.0%1
After 3 hours
Boris Becker
Pete Sampras

Sets

40.4%23
59.6%34
All
18.2%2
81.8%9
Grand Slam
50.0%10
50.0%10
Masters 1000
33.3%2
66.7%4
Hard
18.2%2
81.8%9
Grass
0.0%0
100.0%3
Clay
51.4%19
48.6%18
Carpet
Boris Becker
Pete Sampras

Games

47.1%281
52.9%316
All
38.5%42
61.5%67
Grand Slam
48.7%96
51.3%101
Masters 1000
46.2%30
53.8%35
Hard
38.5%42
61.5%67
Grass
21.7%5
78.3%18
Clay
51.0%204
49.0%196
Carpet
Boris Becker
Pete Sampras

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Boris Becker
Pete Sampras

By Tournament Level

Boris Becker
Pete Sampras

By Round

Boris Becker
Pete Sampras

By Opponent Ranking

Boris BeckerPete Sampras
52.8%19-17
vs Top 1
46.2%6-7
61.8%68-42
vs Top 5
62.9%61-36
65.1%121-65
vs Top 10
63.6%124-71
66.6%207-104
vs Top 20
65.5%220-116
74.4%563-194
vs Top 100
74.8%618-208
88.2%149-20
vs +100
91.5%140-13
58%94-68
vs Higher
49.5%50-51
80.9%618-146
vs Lower
80.7%708-169

Opponent Breakdown

Boris BeckerPete Sampras
70%236-101
Vs Younger
76.4%305-94
80.8%475-113
Vs Older
78.1%457-128
76.2%578-181
Vs Right-Handed
76%619-195
80.4%135-33
Vs Left-Handed
84.1%143-27
64.2%79-44
Vs 2H Backhand
73.1%198-73
61.4%70-44
Vs 1H Backhand
71.8%122-48
77.2%547-162
Vs Shorter
80.1%314-78
73.4%91-33
Vs Taller
76.1%318-100

Pressure Situations