Pete Sampras vs. Roger Federer
With Federer continuing his dominant play the inevitable Sampras
comparisons will continue.  Conveniently both men were born in August ten
years apart (Sampras in 1971, Federer in 1981) so it makes a comparison
of their achievements at the same age relatively straightforward.
Through 199
8/2008 Australian Open:
Charts:  Ranking Points (rescaled to current system)       ATP Titles
PlayerCountry Birthday Age Height Weight Plays BH Racquet
Pete Sampras USAAug 12, 197126y 5m6' 1" ~ 185 cm170 lb ~ 77 kgRight1HWilson ProStaff 6.0 (St. Vincent)
Roger Federer SUIAug 8, 198126y 5m6' 1" ~ 185 cm177 lb ~ 80 kgRight1HWilson nSix-One Tour 90
Grand Slam Results WN FN SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R Played
Pete Sampras-Australian Open 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8
Roger Federer-Australian Open 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 9
Pete Sampras-Roland Garros 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 8
Roger Federer-Roland Garros 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 9
Pete Sampras-Wimbledon 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 9
Roger Federer-Wimbledon 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9
Pete Sampras-US Open 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 10
Roger Federer-US Open 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 8
Pete Sampras-Grand Slams 10 2 3 6 4 2 3 5 35
Roger Federer-Grand Slams 12 2 3 2 6 4 0 6 35
  1988/1998 1989/1999 1990/2000 1991/2001 1992/2002
  US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US
Pete Sampras R128 R128 R64 R128 R16 R16 DNP R128 W DNP R64 R64 QF DNP QF SF F
Roger Federer DNP DNP R128 R128 DNP R32 R16 R128 R32 R32 QF QF R16 R16 R128 R128 R16
  1993/2003 1994/2004 1995/2005 1996/2006 1997/2007
  AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US
Pete Sampras SF QF W W W QF W R16 F R128 W W R32 SF QF W W R32 W R16
Roger Federer R16 R128 W R16 W R32 W W SF SF W W W F W W W F W W
  1998/2008 1999/2009 2000/2010 2001/2011 2002/2012
  AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US
Pete Sampras QF R64 W SF DNP R64 W DNP SF R128 W F R16 R64 R16 F R16 R128 R64 W
Roger Federer SF                                      
Title SplitsATP TitlesFinalsGSMCMSMinorHcourtClayGrassCarpetOutdoorIndoor
Pete Sampras 52 14 10 4 9 29 30 2 6 14 32 20
Roger Federer 53 17 12 4 14 23 36 6 9 2 41 12
Surface Splits Career W-LCareer w% HCourt W-LHCourt w% Clay W-LClay w% Grass W-LGrass w% Carpet W-LCarpet w%
Pete Sampras561-15278.7%300-6282.9%67-3466.3%62-1382.7%132-4375.4%
Roger Federer556-13580.5%328-6683.2%102-3673.9%70-1186.4%56-2271.8%
Other Splits Out W-LOut w% In W-LIn w% GS W-LGS w% TB W-LTB w% DC W-LDC Champ5-Setters
Pete Sampras386-10279.1%175-5077.8%140-2584.8%216-14160.5%13-61992, 199525-9
Roger Federer395-9281.1%161-4378.9%143-2386.1%217-11665.2%24-6n/a11-10
Ranking History1987/
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#1 weeks
Pete Sampras n/a 97 81 5 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 211
Roger Federer 704 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 209
Only Meeting
2001 Wimbledon R16
Federer d. Sampras
7-6(7) 5-7 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5