Pete Sampras vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Pete Sampras and Yevgeny Kafelnikov have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 13 times. Pete Sampras currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 11–2.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Pete Sampras has compiled an overall career record of 762–222 across 984 matches, translating to a win rate of 77.44%. On hard courts his record stands at 429–103 (80.64%), while on clay he holds a 90–54 (62.50%) mark. On grass the numbers read 101–20 (83.47%) , and on carpet 142–45 (75.94%). Throughout his career he has won 64 titles (36 hard, 3 clay, 10 grass, 15 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 124–71 (63.59%).

Yevgeny Kafelnikov, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 609–306 from 915 matches (66.56% win rate). His hard-court record is 256–123 (67.55%), on clay he stands at 141–103 (57.79%), and on grass he has gone 46–20 (69.70%) , with a carpet record of 166–60 (73.45%). He has accumulated 26 titles in total (9 hard, 3 clay, 3 grass, 11 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 46–67 (40.71%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 6 times, with Pete Sampras leading 6–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 2–2 (50.00% each) across 4 matches.