Pete Sampras

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Pete Sampras

Nickname(s)	Pistol Pete, King of Swing
Country	United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California, USA
Date of birth	August 12, 1971 (1971-08-12) (age 36)
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)[citation needed]
Turned Pro	1988
Retired	2002
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	US$43,280,489 (1st in all-time rankings)
Singles
Career record:	762–222
Career titles:	64
Highest ranking:	No. 1 (April 12, 1993)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	W (1994, 1997)
French Open	SF (1996)
Wimbledon	W (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
US Open	W (1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002)
Doubles
Career record:	64–70
Career titles:	2
Highest ranking:	No. 27 (February 12, 1990)
Infobox last updated on: September 1, 2007.

Petros “Pete” Sampras (born 12 August 1971), is a former World No. 1 American tennis player. During his 15-year career, he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in 52 appearances. Sampras finished as World No. 1 on the ATP rankings for six consecutive years, a record for the open era and tied for third all-time. Sampras won the singles title at Wimbledon seven times, a record shared with William Renshaw. He also won five singles titles at the U.S. Open, an open era record shared with Jimmy Connors. Bud Collins has named Sampras as one of the top five men's tennis players of all-time,^[1] and TENNIS Magazine has named him the greatest player from 1965 through 2005.^[2] On July 17, 2007, Sampras was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.^[3]

Contents 1 Tennis career 1.1 Early life and career 1.2 1990s 1.3 2000s 1.4 Rivalry with Agassi 1.5 Post-retirement activity 2 Playing style 3 Personal and family life 4 Head-to-head 5 Career statistics 5.1 Grand Slam finals 5.1.1 Singles 5.1.1.1 Wins (14) 5.1.1.2 Runner-ups (4) 5.2 Masters Series finals 5.2.1 Singles 5.2.1.1 Wins (11) 5.2.1.2 Runner-ups (8) 5.3 Singles performance timeline 5.4 Career finals (92) 5.4.1 Singles (88) 5.4.1.1 Wins (64) 5.4.1.2 Runner-ups (24) 5.4.2 Doubles (4) 5.4.2.1 Wins (2) 5.4.2.2 Runner-ups (2) 6 ATP Tour career earnings 7 Senior tour titles 8 Records and achievements 9 Awards 10 References 11 See also 12 Further reading 13 Video 14 External links

[edit] Tennis career

[edit] Early life and career

Pete Sampras was born in Washington, D.C., and is the third son of Sammy and Georgia Sampras. (Pete sadly passed away in June 2008 when a car he was travelling in with his dog skippy was hit by a train. The dog itself managed to survive the incident after climbing out of a broken window). His mother is a Greek immigrant,^[4] and his father is Half Greek and Half Jewish.^[5] Greek culture played a big role in his upbringing, and Sampras attended Greek Orthodox Church on Sundays.^[6]

From an early age, Sampras showed signs of outstanding athletic ability. The young Sampras discovered a tennis racquet in the basement of his home and spent hours hitting balls against the wall. In 1978, the Sampras family moved to Palos Verdes, California, and the warmer climate there allowed seven-year-old Pete to play more tennis. From early on, his great idol was Rod Laver, and at 11 Sampras met and played with his idol.^[7] The Sampras family joined the Peninsula Racquet Club, and it was here that Sampras's talent became apparent. He was spotted by Peter Fischer, a pediatrician and tennis enthusiast, who coached Sampras until 1989.^[8][7] Fischer was responsible for converting Sampras's two-handed backhand to one-handed intending to increase Sampras' chances of winning Wimbledon.^[9]

Sampras turned professional in 1988, at the age of 16. He reached the fourth round of the 1989 U.S. Open, stunning defending champion Mats Wilander in a five-set second round match. His first top-level singles title came in February 1990, at Philadelphia. In September of that year, he captured his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open. Along the way, he defeated Ivan Lendl in a five-set quarterfinal, breaking Lendl's streak of eight consecutive U.S. Open finals. He then defeated John McEnroe in a four-set semifinal to set up a final with another up-and-coming American player, Andre Agassi. Sampras beat Agassi in straight sets to become the U.S. Open's youngest-ever male singles champion at the age of 19 years and 28 days.^[10] The rivalry between Agassi and Sampras became a dominant rivalry in tennis in the 1990s,^[11] with Sampras winning 20 of the 34 matches they played.

[edit] 1990s

1991 saw Sampras capture the first of five career titles at the year-end Tennis Masters Cup. However, upon entering the U.S. Open as the defending champion that year, he caused controversy when, having lost in the quarterfinals to Jim Courier, Sampras said that he was not disappointed and felt relieved that the pressure to defend his title was no longer on him. This led to widespread criticism, which included disparaging remarks from Courier and Jimmy Connors.^[12] In 1992, he reached the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first of three consecutive times, made it to the Wimbledon semifinals, and finished runner-up at the U.S. Open to Stefan Edberg. Sampras later stated that his loss in the U.S. Open final that year was a "wake-up call" needed to figure out how to become the World No. 1.^[13] He also played on the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup, duplicating the feat in 1995.

Sampras reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in early 1993, and matched the previous year's quarterfinal performance at the French Open. In April 1993, Sampras attained the World No. 1 ranking for the first time. His rise to the No. 1 spot was controversial because he had not recently won any Grand Slam titles. But he justified the ranking three months later by claiming his first Wimbledon title, beating former World No. 1 Jim Courier in the final. This was swiftly followed by his second U.S. Open title. He finished the year as the clear No. 1 and set a new ATP Tour record that year by becoming the first player to serve more than 1,000 aces in a season.

Sampras dominated Wimbledon for the rest of the decade, and won three consecutive titles from 1993 through 1995. He lost a 1996 quarterfinal match to Richard Krajicek, who won the title that year. Sampras, however, then won four consecutive titles from 1997 through 2000 to become the most successful male player in Wimbledon history. His victory in 2000 also broke Roy Emerson's record of 12 Grand Slam men's singles titles.

Sampras won two Australian Open titles. In 1994, he defeated American Todd Martin in the final, and in 1997, he defeated Carlos Moyà of Spain in the final. One of Sampras's most memorable matches there came in 1995 when he played Courier in the quarterfinals. Sampras's longtime coach and close friend, Tim Gullikson, had mysteriously collapsed during the tournament and was forced to return to the United States. Gullickson was later diagnosed with brain cancer to which he succumbed the following year. Saddened by Gullickson's illness, Sampras began visibly weeping during the match, but somehow managed to win. Sampras then lost the final to Agassi. Paul Annacone took over as Sampras's full time coach after Gullickson's illness made it impossible for him to continue coaching.

Sampras's best surface was undoubtedly the fast-playing grass courts. He was also known for his all-round game and strong competitive instinct. He won back-to-back U.S. Open titles in 1995 and 1996. Sampras's only real weakness was on clay courts, where the slow surface tempered his natural attacking serve-and-volley game. His best performance at the French Open came in 1996, when he lost a semifinal match to the eventual winner, Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Despite his limited success at Roland Garros, Sampras did win some significant matches on clay. He won the prestigious Italian Open in 1994, defeating Boris Becker in the final, and two singles matches in the 1995 Davis Cup final against Russians Andrei Chesnokov and Kafelnikov in Moscow. Sampras also won a 1998 clay court tournament in Atlanta, defeating Jason Stoltenberg in the final.

In 1998, Sampras's number-one ranking was challenged by Chilean player Marcelo Ríos. (In 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997, Sampras had dominated the ATP tour.) Sampras failed to defend his Australian Open title, losing in the quarterfinals, and won Wimbledon only after a hard fought five-set victory over Goran Ivanišević. Sampras lost a five-set U.S. Open semifinal to the eventual winner Patrick Rafter after suffering a leg injury in the third set while leading the match. He lost another semifinal at the Tennis Masters Cup. Nevertheless, Sampras finished the year as the top ranked player for the sixth year in a row.

1999 also started out disappointingly, as Sampras withdrew from the Australian Open and failed to win a title during the early part of the season. However, he then went on a 24-match winning streak, including the Stella Artois Championships, Wimbledon (equaling Roy Emerson's record of 12 Grand Slam singles titles), Los Angeles, and Cincinnati. That run ended when he was forced to retire from the RCA Championships and the U.S. Open because of a herniated disc in his back. Sampras's ranking was hurt through a combination of withdrawing from the Australian and U.S. Opens, tournaments in which he had strong performances during the previous year, and the resurgence of longtime rival Andre Agassi, putting an end to Sampras' six consecutive years of finishing as the World No. 1. Agassi took over the top ranking and held it for the rest of the season, but Sampras recovered and managed to beat him in the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup for the fifth and final time, enabling Sampras to place 3rd in the rankings.

[edit] 2000s

Sampras reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in early 2000 (falling to the eventual champion Agassi in a five-set match), and won the Miami Masters tournament for the third time in March. He then won a record-breaking 13th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, battling through a painful shin injury in the process.^[14] After this victory, Sampras did not win another title for two years. He lost in the final of the 2000 and 2001 U.S. Open to Marat Safin and Lleyton Hewitt, respectively, leading many to speculate that Sampras would never capture another major title. At Wimbledon in 2001, Sampras lost to Roger Federer 7–6(7), 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2), 7–5 in the fourth round. The upset ended Sampras's 31-match winning streak at Wimbledon. The match also marked the only time that the two men, both of whom are widely regarded as the best players of their respective generations, would ever play one another on the ATP tour. In 2002, Sampras suffered another early exit from Wimbledon, losing in the second round to 145th ranked George Bastl of Switzerland, whose best surface was red clay.

Sampras had a relatively poor summer leading up to the U.S. Open. Greg Rusedski, who Sampras had defeated in a long five-set third round match at the U.S. Open, said that Sampras was "a step and a half slower" and predicted that Sampras would lose his next match. Sampras, however, then defeated two young and upcoming stars of the game, Tommy Haas in the fourth round and Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals. He then defeated Sjeng Schalken in the semifinals to reach his third straight U.S. Open final. This time, he faced Agassi, whom he had met in his very first Grand Slam final 12 years earlier. After a four-set battle between the two veterans, Sampras claimed a record 14th Grand Slam singles title and matched Jimmy Connors's record of five U.S. Open singles championships. The tournament was the last of Sampras's career.

Although he played no tour events in the following 12 months, Sampras did not officially announce his retirement until August 2003, just prior to the U.S. Open. Sampras chose not to defend his title, but his retirement announcement was timed so that he could say farewell at a special ceremony organized for him at the open. After retirement, many regarded Sampras to be the greatest player of all time.

During his career, Sampras won 64 top-level singles titles (including 14 Grand Slams, 11 ATP Masters Series events, and five Tennis Masters Cup titles) and two doubles titles. He was ranked the World No. 1 for a record 286 weeks and was year-end No. 1 for a record six consecutive years from 1993 through 1998.

[edit] Rivalry with Agassi

Andre Agassi was perhaps Sampras's greatest rival, and the rivalry often brought out the best in both players' games.

The 1990 U.S. Open was their first meeting in a Grand Slam final. Agassi was favored, having achieved a top-three season ending ranking and had last beaten Sampras 6–1 6–1. Sampras had dispatched veterans Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe to reach the final, two opponents that Agassi was glad not to face. However, Agassi lost to Sampras in straight sets.

The Sampras-Agassi rivalry reached its height in 1995. The two players traded the number one ranking several times that year, and each player agreed to participate in the Davis Cup only if the other also played. They were concerned that if one played while the other rested during the weeks leading up to the French Open, the one who rested would have a competitive advantage heading into the year's second Grand Slam event. Both ended up playing, and the U.S. won the Davis Cup that year. Notable Sampras-Agassi matches of 1995 included the finals of the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Canadian Open, and U.S. Open, with Sampras winning at Indian Wells and the U.S. Open. The 1995 U.S. Open men's singles final between Sampras and Agassi was the highest-rated match among U.S. television audiences, as Agassi declared that it would decide the number one ranking (Agassi also had a much publicized relationship with actress Brooke Shields).

The next time Sampras and Agassi met in a Grand Slam final was at the 1999 Wimbledon, where Sampras won in straight sets. For both, it was considered a career rejuvenation, as Sampras had suffered a string of disappointments in the last year, while Agassi was regaining his status as a top-ranked player after winning the French Open. Sampras forfeited the number one ranking to Agassi, after pulling out of that year's U.S. Open with injury. They faced each other twice in the season-ending ATP World Championships, with Sampras losing the round robin match but winning the final to capture the title. They then faced off in the semi-finals of the 2000 Australian Open, with Agassi prevailing in a five-set match.

The second highest-rated match of their rivalry was the final of the 2002 U.S. Open. It was the first Sampras-Agassi meeting in a U.S. Open final since 1995. It was also notable because both had defeated several up-and-coming players enroute to the final. Several commentators described the 2002 meeting as a symbolic way to close out their rivalry which had been ignited in the 1990 U.S. Open final over a decade earlier. Sampras did not play any further competitive matches after his 2002 triumph.

However maybe the most memorable Sampras-Agassi match came in a 2001 U.S. Open quarterfinal. Sampras battled to a 6–7(7), 7–6(2), 7–6(2), 7–6(5) victory. There were no breaks of serve during the entire match. Reruns of the match are frequently featured on television, especially during U.S. Open rain delays.

The Sampras versus Agassi rivalry goes all the way back to their childhoods when they played against each other in a 1979 junior tournament in Northridge, California at ages eight and nine respectively.

[edit] Post-retirement activity

Sampras played the first exhibition match since his retirement on April 6, 2006, in Houston, Texas against Robby Ginepri. Ginepri won the match 6–3, 7–6.

In 2006, Sampras announced he would be playing in World Team Tennis events. 2007 saw Sampras announcing that he would play in a few events on the Outback Champions Series, a group of tournaments for former ATP players who have met certain criteria during their careers.^[15] Sampras won his first two events on tour, defeating Todd Martin in both finals (one of which included Sampras's first trip to his ancestral homeland, Greece).^[16] Many observers noted that despite his lengthy layoff from competitive tournaments, Sampras still possessed many of the previous skills he had once displayed on the ATP tour, with John McEnroe going as far as to say that Sampras would be worthy of a top five seed at Wimbledon if he were to enter the tournament.^[17]

On November 20, 2007, Sampras lost the first of three exhibition matches in Asia against Roger Federer 6–4, 6–3 in Seoul, Korea.^[18] Two days later, Sampras again lost to Federer 7–6, 7–6. However, Sampras won the last match of the series 7–6(6), 6–4, though his stated goal was to just win a set.^[19]

On February 18, 2008, in an exhibition match during the SAP Open, Sampras defeated another active player, former World No. 2 Tommy Haas, 6–4, 6–2 in 43 minutes.^[20]

On March 10, 2008, Sampras played an exhibition match against World No. 1 Federer at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sampras lost the match 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(6).^[21]

Sampras is expected to play two events on the BlackRock Tour of Champions in 2008, including the BlackRock Masters in London in December 2008.^[22]

[edit] Playing style

Sampras was an all-court player who often would serve-and-volley. He was known for several facets in his game, in particular:

• an accurate and powerful first serve, one of the best of all time;^[23]
• a second serve nearly as powerful as his first, possibly his most dangerous weapon;
• great disguise on both his first and second serves;
• his athleticism, footspeed, and court coverage;
• classic, almost throwback form on most of his strokes, including a classic eastern grip forehand and similar grip on the backhand;
• his forehand, and in particular his "running forehand" (a forehand hit on the run), was considered the best in the world;
• a reliable one-handed backhand^[24], which he could hit with topspin or slice deep;
• his net game - Sampras' volleys were excellent, and he arguably possessed the best overhead smash in the history of the men's game;
• his mental focus, allowing him to play his best at decisive moments, such as hitting second serve aces at break point down.
• his perseverance, most notably demonstrated in his 1996 U.S. Open quarterfinal match against Alex Corretja. After vomiting on the court,^[12] Sampras came back to hit a second serve ace and eventually won the match.

Sampras's classically smooth service motion gave him many easy points on aces or service winners. Overall, his serve had great disguise, very quick racquet-head speed, great knee, powerful leg-drive and racquet drop, facilitated by his incredibly flexible shoulder. The speed of his serves was frequently 120-135 mph on 1st and 100–110 mph on second serves. Sampras is considered by many to have had the best second serve in history. He was known for producing aces on critical points, even with his second serves.

Opponents frequently played to his backhand, which was considered to be his weaker side. To counter this, Sampras often camped on the backhand side while rallying from the baseline and often baited opponents for his great running forehand. Later on in his career, as his foot speed slightly declined, Sampras was forced to play closer to the center of the court.

His style changed dramatically between the early 1990s and the time he retired. Sampras excelled on hard courts. He served and volleyed on his first serve and frequently stayed back on his second serve. Towards the latter part of his career on hard courts, Sampras played a serve and volley game on both his first and second serves. On grass courts, Sampras served and volleyed on both serves throughout his career. When not serving in the early years of his career, his strategy was to be aggressive from the baseline, put opponents in a defensive position, and finish points at the net.

In his later years, he became even more aggressive and would either employ a chip-and-charge strategy—just chip back the return and run up to the net, waiting for a volley or try to hit an offensive shot on the return and follow his return to the net. Sampras's aggressive strategies worked best on fast surfaces—like hardcourts and, in particular, grass— but were weaker on slow surfaces like clay. As a result, he dominated Wimbledon (played on grass) but never won the French Open (played on clay).

[edit] Personal and family life

Sampras's older sister Stella is the women's tennis head coach at UCLA,^[25] and his younger sister, Marion, is a teacher in Los Angeles. His older brother, Gus, has been tournament director at the Scottsdale ATP event, but from 2007 he became president of the firm managing Pete's business activities.^[26]

On September 30, 2000, Sampras married American actress and former Miss Teen USA Bridgette Wilson.^[27] On November 21, 2002, their son Christian Charles was born.^[28] On July 29, 2005, the couple welcomed their second son, Ryan Nikolaos.^[29]

Sampras has thalassemia minor, a genetic trait that sometimes causes a mild anemia.^[30] However, the effects of Thalassemia minor are not significant and, while some suggest that this condition limits physical and athletic endurance, this has not been studied and confirmed.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Head-to-head

Christo Van Rensburg (1–2), Andy Roddick (1–2), Max Mirnyi (1–2), Marat Safin (3–4), Lleyton Hewitt (4–5), Paul Haarhuis (1–3), Richard Krajicek (4–6), Sergi Bruguera (2–3), Michael Stich (4–5), and Derrick Rostagno (1–2) were the only players who finished with a winning record against Sampras (minimum three matches). Against former World or U.S. No. 1 players, he was 20–14 versus Andre Agassi, 12–7 versus Boris Becker, 12–8 versus Michael Chang, 2–0 versus Jimmy Connors, 16–4 versus Jim Courier, 8–6 versus Stefan Edberg, 5–3 versus Ivan Lendl, 3–0 versus John McEnroe, 2–1 versus Mats Wilander, and 12–4 versus Patrick Rafter.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Grand Slam finals

[edit] Singles

[edit] Wins (14)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1990	U.S. Open (1st)	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1993	Wimbledon (1st)	Jim Courier	7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3
1993	U.S. Open (2nd)	Cédric Pioline	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1994	Australian Open (1st)	Todd Martin	7–6, 6–4, 6–4
1994	Wimbledon (2nd)	Goran Ivanišević	7–6, 7–6, 6–0
1995	Wimbledon (3rd)	Boris Becker	6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1995	U.S. Open (3rd)	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1996	U.S. Open (4th)	Michael Chang	6–1, 6–4, 7–6
1997	Australian Open (2nd)	Carlos Moyá	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1997	Wimbledon (4th)	Cédric Pioline	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1998	Wimbledon (5th)	Goran Ivanišević	6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1999	Wimbledon (6th)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–4, 7–5
2000	Wimbledon (7th)	Patrick Rafter	6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2
2002	U.S. Open (5th)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4

[edit] Runner-ups (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1992	U.S. Open (1)	Stefan Edberg	3–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
1995	Australian Open (1)	Andre Agassi	4–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4
2000	U.S. Open (2)	Marat Safin	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
2001	U.S. Open (3)	Lleyton Hewitt	7–6, 6–1, 6–1

[edit] Masters Series finals

[edit] Singles

[edit] Wins (11)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1992	Cincinnati	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1993	Miami	MaliVai Washington	6–3, 6–2
1994	Indian Wells	Petr Korda	4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1994	Miami (2nd)	Andre Agassi	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1994	Rome	Boris Becker	6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1995	Indian Wells (2nd)	Andre Agassi	7–5, 6–3, 7–5
1995	Paris	Boris Becker	7–6, 6–4, 6–4
1997	Cincinnati (2nd)	Thomas Muster	6–3, 6–4
1997	Paris (2nd)	Jonas Björkman	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1999	Cincinnati (3rd)	Patrick Rafter	7–6, 6–3
2000	Miami (3rd)	Gustavo Kuerten	6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 7–6

[edit] Runner-ups (8)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1991	Cincinnati	Guy Forget	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
1991	Paris	Guy Forget	7–6, 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1995	Miami	Andre Agassi	3–6, 6–2, 7–6
1995	Canada	Andre Agassi	3–6, 6–2, 7–6
1996	Stuttgart	Boris Becker	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1998	Cincinnati (2nd)	Patrick Rafter	1–6, 7–6, 6–4
1998	Paris (2nd)	Greg Rusedski	6–4, 7–6, 6–3
2001	Indian Wells	Andre Agassi	7–6, 7–5, 6–1

[edit] Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open	A	1R	4R	A	A	SF	W	F	3R	W	QF	A	SF	4R	4R	2 / 11	45–9
French Open	A	2R	A	2R	QF	QF	QF	1R	SF	3R	2R	2R	1R	2R	1R	0 / 13	24–13
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	2R	SF	W	W	W	QF	W	W	W	W	4R	2R	7 / 14	63–7
U.S. Open	1R	4R	W	QF	F	W	4R	W	W	4R	SF	A	F	F	W	5 / 14	71–9
Grand Slam SR	0 / 1	0 / 4	1 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	2 / 4	2 / 4	2 / 4	1 / 4	2 / 4	1 / 4	1 / 2	1 / 4	0 / 4	1 / 4	14 / 52	N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss	0–1	4–4	10–2	6–3	15–3	23–2	21–2	20–2	18–3	19–2	17–3	8–1	18–3	13–4	11–3	N/A	203–38
Year-End Championship
Masters Cup	A	A	RR	W	SF	F	W	SF	W	W	SF	W	SF	A	A	5 / 11	35–14
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	3R	3R	2R	A	3R	3R	W	W	QF	2R	3R	2R	QF	F	SF	2 / 14	31–12
Miami	A	1R	QF	2R	QF	W	W	F	SF	SF	3R	QF	W	3R	3R	3 / 14	42–10
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	2R	A	2R	3R	A	A	A	A	0 / 4	1–4
Rome	A	2R	A	2R	QF	SF	W	1R	A	1R	3R	2R	A	1R	1R	1 / 11	18–10
Hamburg	A	A	A	3R	A	A	A	SF	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	0 / 5	5–5
Toronto/Montreal	A	A	SF	2R	A	3R	A	F	A	A	QF	A	QF	A	3R	0 / 7	15–7
Cincinnati	1R	3R	3R	F	W	SF	A	QF	QF	W	F	W	3R	2R	2R	3 / 14	38–11
Stuttgart1	A	1R	SF	QF	SF	2R	SF	SF	F	3R	SF	A	A	QF	A	0 / 11	23–11
Paris	A	A	3R	F	2R	QF	QF	W	2R	W	F	3R	A	A	A	2 / 10	24–7
Career Statistics
Year	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002		Career
Total Titles	0	0	4	4	5	8	10	5	8	8	4	5	2	0	1	N/A	64
Hardcourt Win-Loss	8–7	13–10	27–8	25–7	25–5	43–6	37–3	37–6	46–4	35–5	30–10	23–5	28–7	26–10	20–8	N/A	423–101
Grass Win-Loss	0–0	2–2	6–2	5–3	7–2	7–1	11–1	12–0	4–1	8–1	8–1	12–0	11–1	6–2	2–3	N/A	101–20
Carpet Win-Loss	2–2	1–4	18–6	19–6	18–4	21–5	17–6	16–5	10–3	10–2	14–3	1–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	N/A	148–47
Clay Win-Loss	0–1	2–3	0–1	3–3	22–8	14–4	12–2	7–5	5–3	2–4	9–3	4–3	2–4	3–4	5–6	N/A	90–54
Overall Win-Loss	10–10	18–19	51–17	52–19	72–19	85–16	77–12	72–16	65–11	55–12	61–17	40–8	42–13	35–16	27–17	N/A	762–222
Win %	50%	49%	75%	73%	79%	84%	87%	82%	86%	82%	78%	83%	76%	69%	61%	N/A	77%
Year End Ranking	97	81	5	6	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	10	13	N/A	N/A

Note: Tournaments were designated as the 'Masters Series' only after the ATP took over the running of the men's tour in 1990.

A = did not participate in the tournament

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

¹This event was held in Stockholm through 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001.

[edit] Career finals (92)

[edit] Singles (88)

[edit] Wins (64)

Legend Grand Slam (14) Tennis Masters Cup (5) Grand Slam Cup (2) ATP Masters Series (11) ATP Tour (32)

Titles by Surface Hard (37) Clay (3) Grass (10) Carpet (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	19 February 1990	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Andrés Gómez	7–6, 7–5, 6–2
2.	18 June 1990	Manchester, United Kingdom	Grass	Gilad Bloom	7–6, 7–6
3.	27 August 1990	U.S. Open, New York City	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
4.	10 December 1990	Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany	Hard (I)	Brad Gilbert	7–5, 7–6, 7–5
5.	29 July 1991	Los Angeles	Hard	Brad Gilbert	6–2, 6–7, 6–3
6.	12 August 1991	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Boris Becker	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
7.	14 October 1991	Lyon, France	Carpet (I)	Olivier Delaître	6–1, 6–1
8.	11 November 1991	Tennis Masters Cup, Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet (I)	Jim Courier	3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4
9.	17 February 1992	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet (I)	Amos Mansdorf	6–1, 7–6, 2–6, 7–6
10.	20 July 1992	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Alberto Mancini	6–3, 7–5, 6–3
11.	10 August 1992	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
12.	17 August 1992	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Jim Courier	6–4, 6–4
13.	19 October 1992	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Cédric Pioline	6–4, 6–2
14.	11 January 1993	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Thomas Muster	7–6, 6–1
15.	27 March 1993	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	MaliVai Washington	6–3, 6–2
16.	5 April 1993	Tokyo Outdoor	Hard	Brad Gilbert	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
17.	12 April 1993	Hong Kong, China	Hard	Jim Courier	6–3, 6–7, 7–6
18.	21 June 1993	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Jim Courier	7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3
19.	30 August 1993	U.S. Open, New York City	Hard	Cédric Pioline	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
20.	18 October 1993	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Cédric Pioline	7–6, 1–6, 7–5
21.	8 November 1993	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet (I)	Magnus Gustafsson	6–1, 6–4
22.	10 January 1994	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Ivan Lendl	7–6, 6–4
23.	17 January 1994	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Todd Martin	7–6, 6–4, 6–4
24.	28 February 1994	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Petr Korda	4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
25.	7 March 1994	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
26.	28 March 1994	Osaka, Japan	Hard	Lionel Roux	6–2, 6–2
27.	4 April 1994	Tokyo Outdoor	Hard	Michael Chang	6–4, 6–2
28.	9 May 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Boris Becker	6–1, 6–2, 6–2
29.	20 June 1994	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Goran Ivanišević	7–6, 7–6, 6–0
30.	7 November 1994	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet (I)	Magnus Larsson	7–6, 6–4
31.	14 November 1994	Tennis Masters Cup, Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet (I)	Boris Becker	4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
32.	6 March 1995	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	7–6, 7–5, 6–2
33.	12 June 1995	London/Queen's Club	Grass	Guy Forget	7–6, 7–6
34.	26 June 1995	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Boris Becker	6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
35.	28 August 1995	U.S. Open, New York City	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
36.	30 October 1995	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet (i)	Boris Becker	7–6, 6–4, 6–4
37.	12 February 1996	San José, U.S.	Hard (i)	Andre Agassi	6–2, 6–3
38.	19 February 1996	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (I)	Todd Martin	6–4, 7–6
39.	8 April 1996	Hong Kong, China	Hard	Michael Chang	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
40.	15 April 1996	Tokyo	Hard	Richey Reneberg	6–4, 7–5
41.	12 August 1996	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Goran Ivanišević	7–6, 7–5
42.	26 August 1996	U.S. Open, New York City	Hard	Michael Chang	6–1, 6–4, 7–6
43.	23 September 1996	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Hendrik Dreekmann	7–5, 6–2, 6–0
44.	18 November 1996	Tennis Masters Cup, Hanover, Germany	Carpet (i)	Boris Becker	3–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
45.	13 January 1997	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Carlos Moyá	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
46.	20 February 1997	San Jose, U.S.	Hard (i)	Greg Rusedski	3–6, 5–0 ret.
47.	24 February 1997	Philadelphia, U.S.	Hard (I)	Patrick Rafter	5–7, 7–6, 6–3
48.	23 June 1997	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Cédric Pioline	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
49.	4 August 1997	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Thomas Muster	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
50.	22 September 1997	Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany	Carpet (i)	Patrick Rafter	6–2, 6–4, 7–5
51.	27 October 1997	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Jonas Björkman	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
52.	10 November 1997	Tennis Masters Cup, Hannover, Germany	Hard (i)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
53.	23 February 1998	Philadelphia, U.S.	Hard (i))	Thomas Enqvist	7–5, 7–6
54.	27 April 1998	Atlanta, U.S.	Clay	Jason Stoltenberg	6–7, 6–3, 7–6
55.	22 June 1998	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Goran Ivanišević	6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
56.	12 October 1998	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (I)	Karol Kučera	6–3, 7–6, 6–1
57.	7 June 1999	London/Queen's Club	Grass	Tim Henman	6–7 6–4 7–6
58.	21 June 1999	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–4, 7–5
59.	26 July 1999	Los Angeles	Hard	Andre Agassi	7–6, 7–6
60.	9 August 1999	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Patrick Rafter	7–6 6–3
61.	22 November 1999	Tennis Masters Cup, Hanover, Germany	Hard (i)	Andre Agassi	6–1, 7–5, 6–4
62.	20 March 2000	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Gustavo Kuerten	6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 7–6
63.	26 June 2000	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Patrick Rafter	6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2
64.	9 September 2002	U.S. Open, New York City	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4

[edit] Runner-ups (24)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	18 February 1991	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet	Ivan Lendl	5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2.	24 June 1991	Manchester, United Kingdom	Grass	Goran Ivanišević	6–4, 6–4
3.	12 August 1991	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Guy Forget	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
4.	4 November 1991	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet	Guy Forget	7–6, 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
5.	4 May 1992	Atlanta, U.S.	Clay	Andre Agassi	7–5, 6–4
6.	14 September 1992	U.S. Open, New York City	Hard	Stefan Edberg	3–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
7.	22 November 1993	Tennis Masters Cup, Frankfurt	Carpet	Michael Stich	7–6, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
8.	13 June 1994	London/Queen's Club	Grass	Todd Martin	7–6, 7–6
9.	12 December 1994	Grand Slam Cup, Munich	Carpet	Magnus Larsson	7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
10.	30 January 1995	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Andre Agassi	4–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4
11.	27 March 1995	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	3–6, 6–2, 7–6
12.	31 July 1995	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Andre Agassi	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
13.	23 October 1995	Lyon, France	Carpet	Wayne Ferreira	7–6, 5–7, 6–3
14.	28 October 1996	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet	Boris Becker	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
15.	16 February 1998	San Jose, U.S.	Hard (i)	Andre Agassi	6–2, 6–4
16.	17 August 1998	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Patrick Rafter	1–6, 7–6, 6–4
17.	9 November 1998	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet	Greg Rusedski	6–4, 7–6, 6–3
18.	19 June 2000	London/Queen's Club	Grass	Lleyton Hewitt	6–4, 6–4
19.	11 September 2000	U.S. Open, New York City	Hard	Marat Safin	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
20.	19 March 2001	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Andre Agassi	7–6, 7–5, 6–1
21.	30 July 2001	Los Angeles	Hard	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–2
22.	27 August 2001	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Tommy Haas	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
23.	10 September 2001	U.S. Open, New York City	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	7–6, 6–1, 6–1
24.	29 April 2002	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Andy Roddick	7–6, 6–3

[edit] Doubles (4)

[edit] Wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	15 May 1989	Rome, Italy	Clay	Jim Courier	Danilo Marcelino Mauro Menezes	6–4, 6–3
2.	12 June 1995	London/Queen's Club, Great Britain	Grass	Todd Martin	Jan Apell Jonas Björkman	7–6, 6–4

[edit] Runner-ups (2)

• 1989:
  • Forest Hills
• 1991:
  • Orlando

[edit] ATP Tour career earnings

Year	Majors	ATP wins	Total wins	Earnings ($)	Money list rank
1997	2	6	8	6,498,311	1
1998	1	3	4	3,931,497	1
1999	1	4	5	2,816,406	2
2000	1	1	2	2,254,598	5
2001	0	0	0	994,331	11
2002	1	0	1	1,222,999	12
Career	14	50	64	43,280,489	1

[edit] Senior tour titles

• 2007: Champions Cup Boston - defeated Todd Martin 6–3, 5–7, 11–9 (tiebreaker)
• 2007: The Championships at the Palisades - defeated Martin 6–3, 6–4
• 2007: Champions Cup Athens - defeated Martin 6–3, 1–6, 10–6 (tiebreaker)

[edit] Records and achievements

• Sampras won a record 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his career.
• Sampras finished the year as No. 1 on the ATP rankings for a record six years. He is the only player to have finished as ATP No. 1 for six consecutive years (1993–98).
• Sampras was the ATP No. 1 ranked player in the world for a record 286 weeks.
• Sampras and Jimmy Connors share the record for most U.S. Open men's singles titles won during the open era, with five titles each.
• William Renshaw and Sampras share the record for most Wimbledon men's singles titles won, with seven titles each. Sampras never lost a Wimbledon final.
• Sampras (7 Wimbledon and 5 US Open) and Bjorn Borg (6 French Open and 5 Wimbledon) are the only male players to have won two different Grand Slam singles titles at least five times.^{[citation needed]}
• Sampras is the only male player to have won at least three consecutive Wimbledon singles titles twice in his career (1993-95, 1997-2000).
• During the open era, only Sampras, Roger Federer, and Borg have won at least four consecutive Wimbledon singles titles.
• Sampras was included in the year-end ATP top ten rankings for 12 years. Only Connors, Ivan Lendl, and Andre Agassi have stayed in the ATP top ten longer.
• Sampras finished his career with a record U.S. $43 million in career prize money.
• Sampras captured 64 ATP titles during his career, which makes him fourth on the all time list.
• Sampras won 11 ATP Masters Series titles and stands third on the list for most Master Series titles won, behind Andre Agassi (17) and Federer (14).
• Sampras appeared in at least one Grand Slam final for 11 consecutive years (1992–2002), winning at least one of those finals in eight straight years (1993–2000).
• Ken Rosewall and Sampras are the only men to have won Grand Slam singles titles as a teenager, in their 20s, and in their 30s.
• Sampras won at least one title for 11 straight years (1990–2000) and 12 of 13 (except 2001). In addition, he won at least four titles per year from 1990–1999, and captured at least two per year from 1990–2000.
• Sampras captured the ATP World Championship (now renamed the Tennis Masters Cup) a record five times in Germany (1991, 1994, 1996–97, and 1999). He shares this open era record with Lendl.
• Sampras compiled a 19–9 career Davis Cup record (15–8 in singles) and was a member of winning teams in 1992 and 1995.
• Sampras served a career-high 1,011 aces in 1993 and 974 aces in 1995 to lead the ATP circuit.
• Sampras won a career-high 10 titles and compiled a personal-best 29-match winning streak in 1994.
• Sampras won a career-best 85 matches in 1993 and on April 12 of that year became the 11th player in the history of ATP rankings to reach the No. 1 spot.
• Sampras was the youngest U.S. Open men's singles champion at 19 years, 28 days in 1990.
• Sampras compiled a 40–2 match record on Centre Court at Wimbledon and 63–7 overall at the All England Club.
• Sampras compiled a 762–222 record during his years on the circuit, winning more than 77% of all the matches he played in 15 years.
• Sampras won singles titles in 11 different countries: Austria, Australia, Belgium, People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.

[edit] Awards

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Player of the Year for six consecutive years from 1993 through 1998.
• International Tennis Federation World Champion for six consecutive years from 1993 through 1998.
• U.S. Olympic Committee "Sportsman of the Year" in 1997. He was the first tennis player to receive this award.
• GQ Magazine's Individual Athlete Award for Man of the Year in 2000.
• Selected the No. 1 player (of 25 players) in the past 25 years by a panel of 100 current and past players, journalists, and tournament directors to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the ATP in 1997.
• Voted 48th athlete of Top 50 Greatest North American Athletes of ESPN's SportsCentury (also youngest on list).
• In 2005, TENNIS Magazine named Sampras the greatest tennis player for the period 1965 through 2005, from its list, "The 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS Era".

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of Grand Slam Men's Singles champions

[edit] Further reading

• Collins, Bud; H. A. Branham (1996). Sampras: A Legend in the Works. Chicago: Bonus Books. ISBN 1-56625-062-5. 

[edit] Video

• Wimbledon Classic Match: Federer vs Sampras (2001) Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: October 31, 2006, Run Time: 233 minutes, ASIN: B000ICLR98.
• Legends of Wimbledon - Pete Sampras (2006) Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: October 31, 2006, Run Time: 60 minutes, ASIN: B000ICLR84.
• The Netjets Showdown: Pete Sampras vs. Roger Federer (2008) Arts Alliance Amer, DVD Release Date: April 22, 2008, Run Time: 180 minutes, ASIN: B0013PVGN6.

[edit] External links

• The official Pete Sampras website
• ATP Tour profile for Pete Sampras
• ITF profile for Pete Sampras
• Davis Cup profile for Pete Sampras
• Official Wimbledon website profile
• BBC profile
• Sampras' induction speech to the Hall of Fame
• International Hall Of Fame profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jim Courier Jim Courier Andre Agassi Thomas Muster Thomas Muster Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Ríos Carlos Moyá Yevgeny Kafelnikov Patrick Rafter Andre Agassi	World No. 1 April 12, 1993 - August 22, 1993 September 13, 1993 - April 9, 1995 November 6, 1995 - January 28, 1996 February 19, 1996 - March 10, 1996 April 14, 1996 - March 29, 1998 April 27, 1998 - August 9, 1998 August 24, 1998 - March 14, 1999 March 29, 1999 - May 2, 1999 June 14, 1999 - July 4, 1999 August 2, 1999 - September 12, 1999 September 11, 2000 - November 19, 2000	Succeeded by Jim Courier Andre Agassi Andre Agassi Thomas Muster Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Ríos Carlos Moyà Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andre Agassi Andre Agassi Marat Safin
Awards
Preceded by Michael Chang	ATP Most Improved Player 1990	Succeeded by Jim Courier
Preceded by Jim Courier	ATP Player of the Year 1993–1998	Succeeded by Andre Agassi
Preceded by Jim Courier	ITF World Champion 1993–1998	Succeeded by Andre Agassi

v • d • e World No. 1s in Men's tennis Ilie Năstase | John Newcombe | Jimmy Connors | Björn Borg | John McEnroe | Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander | Stefan Edberg | Boris Becker | Jim Courier | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | Thomas Muster | Marcelo Ríos | Carlos Moyà | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Patrick Rafter | Marat Safin | Gustavo Kuerten | Lleyton Hewitt | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Andy Roddick | Roger Federer

v • d • e Australian Open men's singles champions* * Open Era · (1969) Rod Laver · (1970) Arthur Ashe · (1971–72) Ken Rosewall · (1973) John Newcombe · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) John Newcombe · (1976) Mark Edmondson · (1977 [Jan]) Roscoe Tanner · (1977 [Dec]) Vitas Gerulaitis · (1978–79) Guillermo Vilas · (1980) Brian Teacher · (1981–82) Johan Kriek · (1983–84) Mats Wilander · (1985) Stefan Edberg · (1986) No competition · (1987) Stefan Edberg · (1988) Mats Wilander · (1989–90) Ivan Lendl · (1991) Boris Becker · (1992–93) Jim Courier · (1994) Pete Sampras · (1995) Andre Agassi · (1996) Boris Becker · (1997) Pete Sampras · (1998) Petr Korda · (1999) Yevgeny Kafelnikov · (2000–01) Andre Agassi · (2002) Thomas Johansson · (2003) Andre Agassi · (2004) Roger Federer · (2005) Marat Safin · (2006–07) Roger Federer · (2008) Novak Djokovic

v • d • e Wimbledon men's singles champions* * Open Era · (1968–69) Rod Laver · (1970–71) John Newcombe · (1972) Stan Smith · (1973) Jan Kodeš · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) Arthur Ashe · (1976–80) Björn Borg · (1981) John McEnroe · (1982) Jimmy Connors · (1983–84) John McEnroe · (1985–86) Boris Becker · (1987) Pat Cash · (1988) Stefan Edberg · (1989) Boris Becker · (1990) Stefan Edberg (1991) Michael Stich · (1992) Andre Agassi · (1993–95) Pete Sampras · (1996) Richard Krajicek · (1997–00) Pete Sampras · (2001) Goran Ivanišević · (2002) Lleyton Hewitt · (2003–07) Roger Federer

v • d • e US Open men's singles champions* * Open Era · (1968) Arthur Ashe · (1969) Rod Laver · (1970) Ken Rosewall · (1971) Stan Smith · (1972) Ilie Năstase · (1973) John Newcombe · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) Manuel Orantes · (1976) Jimmy Connors · (1977) Guillermo Vilas · (1978) Jimmy Connors · (1979–81) John McEnroe · (1982–83) Jimmy Connors · (1984) John McEnroe · (1985–87) Ivan Lendl · (1988) Mats Wilander · (1989) Boris Becker · (1990) Pete Sampras · (1991–92) Stefan Edberg · (1993) Pete Sampras · (1994) Andre Agassi · (1995–96) Pete Sampras · (1997–98) Patrick Rafter · (1999) Andre Agassi · (2000) Marat Safin · (2001) Lleyton Hewitt · (2002) Pete Sampras · (2003) Andy Roddick · (2004–07) Roger Federer

Persondata
NAME	Sampras, Pete
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sampras, Petros
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	12 August 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH	Washington, D.C., United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH