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Vote: | I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches. |
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| Country: || United States
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| Residence: || Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Height: || 6'1" (185 cm)
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| Weight: || 170 lb (77 kg)
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| Plays: || Right
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| Turned pro: || 1988
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| Retired: || 2002
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| Highest singles ranking: || 1 (4/12/1993)
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| Singles titles: || 64
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| Career Prize Money: || $43,280,489
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Grand Slam Record
Titles: 14
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| Australian Open
| W (1994, '97)
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| French Open
| SF (1996)
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| Wimbledon
| W (1993-'95; 1997-'00)
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| U.S. Open
| W (1990, '93, '95, '96, '02)
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Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971, Washington, DC), is a retired American professional tennis player. He is considered by many to be the greatest male tennis player of all time for winning a record 14 Grand Slams and finishing the year as No. 1 on the ATP Rankings for a record 6 consecutive years. He also won Wimbledon, tennis' most prestigious tournament, a record seven times; although he never won the French Open, the one major tournament championship that eluded him.
Biography Sampras was the third son of Greek immigrants, Sam and Georgia Sampras. From an early age, Pete showed signs of outstanding athletic ability. The young Pete discovered a tennis racquet in the basement 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. The Sampras family joined the Peninsula Racquet Club, where they played a great deal of tennis together. It was here that Pete's ability became apparent. At the age of 11 he had already learned the solid serve and volley tactic that has become the hallmark of his game.
On September 30, 2001, Sampras married American actress Bridgette Wilson.
Sampras has thalassemia minor, a mild form of an inherited disease that causes anemia. Sampras' older sister Stella is head coach at UCLA and his younger sister, Marion, is a teacher in Los Angeles. His older brother, Gus, is tournament director at Scottsdale ATP event.
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