Pete Sampras

Also known as Petros Sampras, Peter Sampras

American tennis player (born 1971)

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Pete Sampras is a right-handed tennis player from the United States. Born on August 12, 1971, in Washington, D.C., he stands 185 centimeters tall and weighs 80 kilograms. Sampras is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He resides in Bel Air and is married to Bridgette Wilson.

His professional career included a singles record of 762–222 and a doubles record of 64–70. Sampras earned $43,280,489 in prize money and reached a ranking of 27. He is also listed as an author with works including *Pete Sampras - a champion's mind* and *Outtakes*.

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Film & TV

Washington, D.C., USA

Known for

Strokes of Genius — Self2018
Wimbledon Official Film 2009 — Self2009
The Journeymen — Himself2004
Open Access — Self2004
Arli$$ — Pete Sampras1996
Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
The Simpsons — Pete Sampras (voice)1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
The Wolf: Novak Djokovic — Self

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Sports profile

Sport: Tennis
Position: Tennis Player
Nationality: United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
Spouse: Bridgette Wilson
Occupation: tennis player
Languages spoken: English language
Award: International Tennis Hall of Fame
Participant in: 1992 Summer Olympics
Sport: tennis
Mass: 80
Official website: www.petesampras.com
Image: Pete Sampras (2008) 1, cropped.jpg
Height: 185
Residence: Bel Air

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Commons category: Pete Sampras
date of birth: 1971-08-12
handedness: right-handedness
singles record: 762–222
doubles record: 64–70
playing hand: right-handedness
prize money: 43280489
ranking: 27
end of work period: 2003-09-08
start of work period: 1988-00-00
significant person: Andre Agassi
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Encyclopedic overview

Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful tennis players of all time, he was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 286 weeks (third-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 six consecutive times. Sampras won 64 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including 14 men's singles majors, which was an all-time record at the time of his retirement: seven Wimbledon Championships, two Australian Opens and an Open Era joint-record five US Opens. He also won five Tour Finals, two Grand Slam Cups, eleven Masters events, and was part of the winning United States Davis Cup teams in 1992 and 1995.

Sampras became the youngest male singles champion at the 1990 US Open at just 19 years, 28 days. He claimed his first Wimbledon title in 1993, and would win the title seven times in an eight-year span. Sampras remained the best player for the rest of the decade, finishing each year as No. 1 for a record six consecutive seasons. Following a decline in form at the turn of the century, Sampras claimed his 14th and last major at the 2002 US Open over long-time rival and compatriot Andre Agassi, and retired from the sport thereafter, aged 31.

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