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Petros Sampras (born August 12, 1971), best known as Pete Sampras 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.
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.
Jul 5, 2021 · Just a few months after Sampras won that supposedly unassailable 14th major, a talented Swiss star with a game not dissimilar to Sampras’s won Wimbledon for the first time.
Jun 20, 2024 · Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American tennis player whose exceptional all-around game enabled him to win 14 Grand Slam singles titles, a record among male players until 2009, when it was broken by Roger Federer.
Aug 25, 2023 · What happened 20 years ago on the opening night of the 2003 US Open once again revealed the wide range of dimensions that made Pete Sampras one of tennis’ most remarkable champions. Sampras was...
Jul 9, 2020 · In the middle of Wimbledon's greatest stage was Pete Sampras. He had just been crowned the greatest men's tennis player of all time. Often inscrutable, the American welled up as the...
Sep 11, 2015 · Pete Sampras, hailed as “a future Hall of Famer” by Ed Fernberger, the co-tournament chairman, following victories over Top 10 players Andre Agassi and Tim Mayotte earlier in the week, received the biggest pay cheque of his fledging career, $135,000.
Official tennis bio information on Pete Sampras including personal and professional info.
Jul 2, 2020 · Sampras leads their ATP Head2Head rivalry 20-14 and holds a flawless record on grass (2-0), while Agassi dominated their clay-court battles (3-1). Sampras also excelled in their major championship battles (6-3), including a 4-1 record in Grand Slam finals.
Oct 30, 2023 · The usually private Sampras shared the information that his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, has ovarian cancer via a statement posted by the ATP Tour on X, formerly known as Twitter.
