Pete Sampras - Wikipedia
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.
The 9 US players to win the Australian Open men's singles title
6 days ago · Nine American men have lifted the Australian Open title in the Open Era, with Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, and Jim Courier the three men to win the title on multiple occasions. Arthur Ashe – 1970. The first US champion of the Open Era was tennis icon Ashe, who lifted the second of his three Grand Slam singles titles at the tournament in 1970.
Alex Michelsen joins elite group with Pete Sampras, Andy …
1 day ago · At 20 years 154 days, Michelsen becomes the fifth-youngest American man in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open: Pete Sampras (18 years 169 days in 1990), Sammy Giammalva (19 years 264 days in 1982), Andy Roddick (20 years 149 days in 2003) and Shelton (20 years 112 days in 2023).
Pete Sampras | Biography, Titles, & Facts | Britannica
2 days ago · Sampras during his career won seven Wimbledon singles championships (1993–95, 1997–2000), five U.S. Open titles (1990, 1993, 1995–96, 2002), and two Australian Open championships (1994, 1997), but a win at the French Open eluded him.
The Australian man who caused one of the biggest upsets in Rod …
Dec 29, 2024 · Mark Philippoussis beat world number one Pete Sampras at the 1996 Australian Open as a 19-year-old in one of tennis' greatest ever shocks.
American teen Learner Tien upsets Medvedev at Australia Open
2 days ago · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a racket-tossing Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a match that began Thursday night and ended in the wee hours of Friday.. The 4-hour, 49-minute contest had a bit of ...
AO Flashback: ‘Change-agent’ Agassi beats Sampras ... - Australian Open
Sep 30, 2024 · In his first trip to Melbourne Park, Andre Agassi won the entire tournament, beating arch rival Pete Sampras in an iconic final and beginning his love-affair with the Australian Open.
AO Flashback: Philippoussis shocks Sampras ... - Australian Open
Oct 27, 2023 · An explosive upset of world No.1 Pete Sampras at Australian Open 1996 confirmed Mark Philippoussis as an emerging Aussie superstar – a result that reverberated well into the future.
The day Pete Sampras burst into tears at the Australian Open
On this day, January 24, 1995, after coming back from two-sets-to-love down against fellow American Jim Courier in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, Pete Sampras couldn’t contain his emotions anymore and began bawling on court before the fifth set commenced.
Pete Sampras - International Tennis Hall of Fame
Sampras compiled a 762-222 career singles record (77.4%) putting him in the top-10 all-time for the Open Era. He captured 64 tour singles titles in 265 overall tournaments (was also a finalist in 24 tournaments), and is tied for ninth best all-time in the Open Era with Ilie Năstase.
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