Comparison of two greats

GRADING THE GREATS

COMPARING FEDERER & SAMPRAS

by ATP Staff

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COMPARING THE GREAT ONES – Roger Federer sets the all-time record for most weeks at World No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, with 287 weeks in the top spot, breaking his tie with Pete Sampras. Here is a breakdown of how they measure up against each other in career stats, following Federer’s seventh Wimbledon triumph:

	Federer	Sampras
Weeks at No. 1	287	286
ATP World Tour Champion (Year-end No. 1)	5 Times	6 Times
Age When First Ranked No. 1	22 years, 5 months	21 years, 8 months
Age When Last Ranked No. 1	30 years, 11 months	29 years, 3 months
Longest Continuous Reign At No. 1	237 weeks	102 weeks
Career Record	853-192 (.816)	762-222 (.774)
- Hard	515-104 (51 Titles)	427-104 (36 Titles)
- Clay	176-53 (10 Titles)	90-54 (3 Titles)
- Grass	112-16 (12 Titles)	101-20 (10 Titles)
- Carpet	50-19 (2 Titles)	144-44 (15 Titles)
Career Titles	75	64
Circuit Finale Titles	6	5
Age During Last Match	30 years, 11 months	31 years

GRAND SLAM MASTERS – Three years ago at Wimbledon, Federer also lifted his 15th major trophy to surpass Sampras on the list of all-time Grand Slam title leaders. Here is a look at their Grand Slam stats:

	Federer	Sampras
Grand Slam Titles	17	14
Age at 14th GS Title	27	31
Career Slams to win 14th GS Title	40	52
Span to win 14th GS Title	24 Slam Tourn. in 7 years	45 Slam Tourn. in 13 years
Span to win 15th GS Title	25 Slam Tourn. in 7 years	-
Grand Slam Record	244-36 (.871)	203-38 (.842)
- Australian Open	63-9 (4 Titles)	45-9 (2 Titles)
- Roland Garros	54-13 (1 Title)	24-13 (SF)
- Wimbledon	66-7 (7 Titles)	63-7 (7 Titles)
- US Open	61-7 (5 Titles)	71-9 (5 Titles)