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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 ...
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 ...
Jan 24, 2022 · Pete Sampras is an American former tennis player who is currently the only man in the Open Era to have won the final Grand Slam tournament at which he competed. Sampras arrived at the 2002 US Open looking, at least to the world, like a man well past his prime. However, for one last time, […]
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 singles 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 ...
Jul 9, 2020 · Getty Images. Pete Sampras kisses the Wimbledon trophy after his seventh, and final, triumph on 9 July 2000. The flashbulbs flickered and illuminated a Centre Court close to darkness. In the ...
Apr 12, 1993 · 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 ...
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.
In 1990, when he was 19 years and 28 days old, Sampras became the youngest US Open men’s singles champion in history, defeating his career-rival Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. Twelve years later, Sampras ended his record-breaking career at the US Open, winning his fifth singles title at his home major and fourth overall against Agassi, 6-3, 6-4 ...
Apr 12, 1993 · Pete razed Emerson’s 33-year-old citadel by beating another Queensland country boy, Patrick Rafter, 6-7 (10-12), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-2, for a thirteenth major at Wimbledon in 2000. New century, new record. But in the shadows of dusk that day he also caught up with an English ghost, Willie Renshaw. Willie had won seven Wimbledons between 1881 ...
Sep 11, 2015 · Remembering Sampras: 25 Years On. Twenty five years ago, the life of Pete Sampras changed irrevocably. He remains the youngest US Open champion in history. September 11, 2015. Getty Images/ATP. The life of Pete Sampras changed overnight as a result of becoming the youngest champion in US Open history. By ATP Staff.
