Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Lake Sherwood, California, U.S.
Born	August 12, 1971 (age 55); Washington, D.C., U.S.
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 leader in earnings;
Int. Tennis HoF	2007 (member page)
Singles
Career record	762–222 (77.44%)
Career titles	64
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 retired professional tennis player. He has won the Wimbledon Championships seven times and has won 14 Grand Slams overall (a record until Roger Federer broke it in 2009). Pete Sampras is considered by many as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He reached his highest ranking in April 1993.

Pete Sampras retired from professional tennis in August, 2003, at aged 32.

Sampras' final career victory came at the 2002 US Open, where he defeated Andre Agassi, to win his 14th Grand Slam title.

Professional Awards

ATP Player of the Year: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.
ITF World Champion: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.

Sampras' mother is an immigrant from Greece; his father is an American whose father was Greek and mother was Jewish. Sampras' older sister, Stella, is the women's tennis head coach at UCLA. 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.

Personal life

In the late 1990s, he dated actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

On September 30, 2000, Sampras married American actress and former Miss Teen USA, Bridgette Wilson.

On November 21, 2002, their son, Christian Charles, was born. On July 29, 2005, the couple welcomed their second son, Ryan Nikolaos. They live in Lake Sherwood, California.