Grand Slam titles
14
Wimbledon titles
7
Career titles
64
Weeks at No. 1
286
Year-end No. 1
6
Davis Cups
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 8 | |
| 1997 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 |
Data sources
- ATP
- ITF
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Pete Sampras ranks #12 in Tennis
Pete Sampras ranks #12 in Tennis and #503 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.0/100.
The verified career covers 1988–2002 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 93/100, with Peak the strongest category at 93/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Slam titles 14, Wimbledon titles 7, Career titles 64, Weeks at No. 1 286.
Nearest context: ahead Chris Evert (91.5); behind Björn Borg (90.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Pete Sampras GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak93/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Sampras comparisons
Pete Sampras — frequently asked
- Is Pete Sampras the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Pete Sampras ranks #12 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 91.0/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Pete Sampras's GOAT Score?
- 91.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Pete Sampras rank all time?
- #503 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #12 in Tennis.
- Pete Sampras vs Chris Evert: who ranks higher?
- Chris Evert ranks higher at 91.5 versus Pete Sampras at 91.0, a margin of 0.5 points.