Patrick Rafter vs Pete Sampras Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Patrick Rafter and Pete Sampras have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 16 times. Pete Sampras currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 12–4.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Patrick Rafter has compiled an overall career record of 358–191 across 549 matches, translating to a win rate of 65.21%. On hard courts his record stands at 212–105 (66.88%), while on clay he holds a 36–34 (51.43%) mark. On grass the numbers read 74–25 (74.75%) , and on carpet 36–27 (57.14%). Throughout his career he has won 11 titles (7 hard, 4 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 35–49 (41.67%).

Pete 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 13 times, with Pete Sampras leading 10–3 (76.92%). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for Patrick Rafter) across 1 matches. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Pete Sampras).