Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras
	Sampras in 2011
Full name	Pete Sampras
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Lake Sherwood, California, U.S.
Born	August 12, 1971; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse	Bridgette Wilson (m. 2000)
Children	2
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	September 8, 2002 (last match); August 25, 2003 (official)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Peter Fischer (1980–1989); Joe Brandi (1989–1991); Tim Gullikson (1992–1995); Vitas Gerulaitis (1994 Rome); Paul Annacone (1995–2001); Tom Gullikson (2001–2002); José Higueras (2002); Paul Annacone (2002)
Prize money	US$43,280,489 5th all-time in earnings;
Int. Tennis HoF	2007 (member page)
Singles
Career record	762–222 (77.4%)
Career titles	64 (9th in the Open Era)
Highest ranking	No. 1 (April 12, 1993)
Grand Slam singles 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)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	W (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)
Grand Slam Cup	W (1990, 1997)
Olympic Games	3R (1992)
Doubles
Career record	64–70 (47.76%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 27 (February 12, 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	2R (1989)
Wimbledon	3R (1989)
US Open	1R (1988, 1989, 1990)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1992, 1995)

Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, 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. He first reached the world No. 1 ranking in 1993, and held that position for a total of 286 weeks (third all time), including an Open Era record of six consecutive year-end No. 1 rankings from 1993 to 1998. His precise and powerful serve earned him the nickname "Pistol Pete". In 2007, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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