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Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating his longtime rival Andre Agassi in the final. Sampras won 14 major singles titles during his career, which was an all-time record at the time of his retirement: a then-record seven Wimbledon titles, two Australian Opens and a joint Open Era record five US Open titles. He won 64 ATP Tour-level singles titles in total ...
The career of American former tennis player Pete Sampras started when he turned professional in 1988 and lasted until his official retirement in August 2003. During his career Sampras played in 265 official tournaments and won 64 singles titles, including 14 titles at Grand Slam events. He competed in 16 ties for the United States Davis Cup team between 1991 and 2002 and was a member of the Davis Cup winning team in 1992 and 1995. Sampras reached the No. 1 ranking on April 12, 1993, and in ...
Jul 5, 2021 · Today, the great Pete Sampras is a few months from turning 50. He is within a few pounds of his playing weight of 170 lbs. He still speaks in the same slow, rolling cadences, all sheepishness and ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Pete Sampras, American tennis player whose exceptional all-around game enabled him to win 14 Grand Slam singles titles, a record among male players until 2009. He was considered one of the game’s greatest players of all time. Learn more about Sampras’s life and career.
Official tennis player profile of Pete Sampras on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and ...
It just happened. He couldn’t explain it or understand it. “I didn’t know what I was doing. I was just a new kid. Everything I did worked,” Pete Sampras would say later, discussing his U.S. Open triumph of 1990 that anointed him as the youngest of all U.S. champions at 19 years, one month.
Jul 9, 2020 · The flashbulbs flickered and illuminated a Centre Court close to darkness. In the middle of Wimbledon's greatest stage was Pete Sampras. He had just been crowned the greatest men's tennis player ...
Sep 11, 2015 · At 19 years and 28 days, Pete Sampras went from anonymity to global superstar after he became the youngest US Open champion in history. The legendary American, his allies and rivals, reflect on the first of his 14 major titles.
Pete Sampras wore this shirt at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, where he won his first of seven Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Titles. White polo shirt with a blue and green diamond design in a stripe across the front and shoulders.
Jul 21, 2022 · It would be Sampras’s last. It would also be the last time he stepped on court as a pro. Pistol Pete, the gunslinger with a rifle of a serve, strode off the stage of Arthur Ashe Stadium and—even if he didn’t know it at the time—into the California sunset.
