Pete Sampras vs. Roger Federer
Comparison of their achievements
Through 2014 Australian Open
Charts:  Ranking Points (rescaled to 2000-08 system)       ATP Titles
PlayerCountry Birthday Height Weight Plays BH Racquet
Pete Sampras USAAug 12, 19716' 1" ~ 185 cm170 lb ~ 77 kgRight1HWilson ProStaff 6.0 (St. Vincent)
Roger Federer SUIAug 8, 19816' 1" ~ 185 cm187 lb ~ 85 kgRight1HWilson BLX Six.One Tour
Grand Slam Results W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Played
Pete Sampras-Australian Open 2 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 11
Roger Federer-Australian Open 4 1 6 0 2 2 0 0 15
Pete Sampras-Roland Garros 0 0 1 3 0 1 5 3 13
Roger Federer-Roland Garros 1 4 2 3 1 1 0 3 15
Pete Sampras-Wimbledon 7 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 14
Roger Federer-Wimbledon 7 1 0 3 0 0 1 3 15
Pete Sampras-US Open 5 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 14
Roger Federer-US Open 5 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 14
Pete Sampras-Grand Slams 14 4 5 6 7 2 7 7 52
Roger Federer-Grand Slams 17 7 10 7 7 4 1 6 59
  1988/1998 1989/1999 1990/2000 1991/2001 1992/2002 1993/2003
  US AO RG WM 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 SF QF W W
Roger Federer DNP DNP R128 R128 DNP R32 R16 R128 R32 R32 QF QF R16 R16 R128 R128 R16 R16 R128 W R16
  1994/2004 1995/2005 1996/2006 1997/2007 1998/2008 1999/2009
  AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US
Pete Sampras W QF W R16 F R128 W W R32 SF QF W W R32 W R16 QF R64 W SF DNP R64 W DNP
Roger Federer W R32 W W SF SF W W W F W W W F W W SF F F W F W W F
  2000/2010 2001/2011 2002/2012 2003/2013 2004/2014
  AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US AO RG WM US
Pete Sampras SF R128 W F R16 R64 R16 F R16 R128 R64 W                
Roger Federer W QF QF SF SF F QF SF SF SF W QF SF QF R64 R16 SF      
Title Splits Titles Finals GS YE MS Minor Hcourt Clay Grass Carpet Outdoor Indoor
Pete Sampras 64 24 14 5 11 34 36 3 10 15 41 23
Roger Federer 77 37 17 6 21 33 52 10 13 2 57 20
Surface Splits Career W-LCareer w% HCourt W-LHCourt w% Clay W-LClay w% Grass W-LGrass w% Carpet W-LCarpet w%
Pete Sampras762-22277.4%423-10180.7%90-5462.5%101-2083.5%148-4775.9%
Roger Federer931-21781.1%569-12282.3%190-5876.6%122-1887.1%50-1972.5%
Other Splits Out W-LOut w% In W-LIn w% GS W-LGS w% TB W-LTB w% DC W-LDC Champ5-Setters
Pete Sampras547-16077.4%215-6277.6%203-3884.2%328-19462.8%15-71992, 199533-15
Roger Federer696-15781.6%235-6079.7%265-4286.3%343-18565.0%33-7n/a22-17
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#1 weeks
Pete Sampras   97 81 5 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 10 14     286
Roger Federer 704 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 6 8 302
Head to Head Record
2001 Wimbledon R16
Federer d. Sampras
7-6(7) 5-7 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5