Who is better, Sampras or Federer?
Roger Federer leads with a GOAT score of 94.0 against 91.0 for Pete Sampras — a gap of 3.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sampras vs Federer
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FedererWinner
94.0Federer wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Sampras
91.0Sampras wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇭 Roger Federer
94.0
Federer leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Roger Federer
2. Pete Sampras
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Titles per season
1. 🇨🇭 Roger Federer3 titles
1 season by age 21 · 3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Sampras — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Federer94.0
Sampras91.0
FAQ
Where does Sampras beat Federer?
Sampras does not lead any of the five categories; Federer is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Sampras vs Federer score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sampras: 91.0, Federer: 94.0.
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