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His professional career began in and ended at the US Openwhich he won, defeating rival in the final; he is the only man in the open era to have won the final Grand Slam tournament at which he competed. He won 64 singles titles in total. He first reached world No. A right- handed player with a single-handed , his precise and powerful serve earned him the nickname "Pistol Pete". Inhe was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Petros Sampras was born in Washington, D. Inthe Sampras family moved to Palos VerdesCaliforniaand the warmer climate there allowed the seven-year-old Sampras to play tennis throughout most of the year. From early on, his great idol was Rod Laverand at the age of 11, Sampras met and played tennis with the legend. As a teenager, Sampras trained with tennis coach Robert Lansdorp. The forehand he learned from Lansdorp was the same forehand he used throughout his career. The key was an emphasis on driving through the ball and not hitting extreme topspin. Peter Fischera pediatrician and tennis enthusiast, who coached Sampras until Sampras turned professional inat the age of 16, and finished the year ranked world No. Pro Indoor in Philadelphia. However, just one week later, at the Lipton International Players Championships in MiamiSampras defeated two top players, before losing to No. Sampras did not defeat another top player for almost six months, at which point he defeated No. In his first Grand Slam singles match, Sampras lost to No. Sampras did not advance past the quarterfinals in his next three tournaments, although he did record wins over No. Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind following year, Sampras slightly improved his ranking to a year-ending No. A few weeks later, Sampras lost in the first round of Wimbledon to . To end the year, Sampras lost in the first round in four consecutive tournaments. He lost to Wilander in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Sydney. At the , Sampras upset twelfth-ranked Mayotte in the first round before losing to thirteenth-ranked in the fourth round in four sets. His first professional singles title came in February at the Ebel U. This title elevated his ranking into the top 20 for the first time. Sampras finished at No. Sampras did not play in the and again lost in the first round of Wimbledon, this time to Christo van Rensburg. Sampras played seven consecutive weeks during the North American summer hard-court season. He also reached the semifinals of the tournament in Los Angeles, where he lost to No. Along the way, he defeated Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind in the fourth round and third-ranked in a five-set quarterfinal, breaking Lendl's streak of eight consecutive Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind Open finals. He then defeated 20th-ranked McEnroe in a four-set semifinal to set up a final with fourth-ranked Agassi. Sampras beat Agassi in straight Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind to become the US Open's youngest-ever male singles champion at the age of 19 years and 28 days. InSampras captured the first of his five career titles at the year-end Tennis Masters Cup. Upon entering the US Open as the defending champion that year, he caused controversy when, after losing in the quarterfinals to Jim CourierSampras said that he was not disappointed and felt relieved that the pressure to defend his title was no longer on him. This led to widespread criticism, which included disparaging remarks from Courier and . InSampras reached the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first of three consecutive years, made it to the Wimbledon semifinals, and was the runner-up at the Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind Open to . Sampras later stated that his loss in the US Open final that year was a "wake-up call" and that he needed to figure out how to become the world No. The event was played on clay, his worst surface. Nonetheless, Sampras advanced to the third round before giving up a two-set lead and losing to Andrei Cherkasov of . Sampras reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in earlylosing again to Stefan Edberg and matching the previous year's quarterfinal performance at the French Open. In AprilSampras attained the No. His rise to the top of the rankings was controversial because he had not recently won any Grand Slam titles, [21] but he justified his ranking three months Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind by claiming Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind first of seven Wimbledon titles, beating former world No. This was followed by his second US Open title. He finished Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind year as the clear No. Sampras won the first of two Australian Open titles indefeating American in the final. He then defended his Wimbledon later that year, beating Ivanisevic in the final. Criticisms were made about the length of the points, as only three rallies contained more than five shots. InSampras battled with co-patriot Andre Agassi for the world No. Sampras experienced one of the most emotional matches of his career, when he played Courier in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Gullikson was later diagnosed with brain cancer, to which he succumbed the following year. Saddened by Gullikson's illness, Sampras began visibly weeping during the match when a spectator shouted to win it for Gullikson, but managed to defeat Courier. Sampras went on to lose the final to Andre Agassi in four sets. took over as Sampras' full-time coach after Gullikson's illness made it impossible for him to continue coaching. Sampras defeated Agassi in the final at Indian Wells, and then won his third straight Wimbledon title over . In the year's first major, the Australian Open, the top-seeded Sampras lost to the unseeded Mark Philippoussis11—97—3 in the tournament's third round. Sampras had what would end up being his best run ever at that year's French Open, defeating two past former champions and before losing in a semifinal match to the eventual winner, Yevgeny Kafelnikov7—4, In the eight Wimbledons inclusive between andwas the only year that Sampras would fail to win the championship at Wimbledon. Sampras lost in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon to the eventual winner, Richard Pete Sampras: A Champions Mindthe tournament's 17th-seed. The match lasted three long sets, with Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind winning7—3 Sampras advanced to the finals where he defeated No. He had a 10—1 win—loss record against top opponents and was undefeated in eight singles finals. He held the No. InSampras's No. Sampras lost in the final of the Masters to Patrick Rafter after a controversial line call. Sampras faced Rafter again in the semifinals of the US Openlosing in five sets after leading the match two sets to one, and Rafter went on to win his second consecutive US Open title. Nevertheless, Sampras finished the year as the top-ranked player for the sixth year in a row. Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind year started with a withdrawal from the Australian Open and Sampras failed to win a title during the early part of the season. However, he then went on a match winning streak, including the Stella Artois ChampionshipsWimbledon equaling 's record of 12 Grand Slam singles titlesLos Angelesand Cincinnati a rematch of last year's final with Patrick Rafter. Sampras' victory over Andre Agassi in the Wimbledon final is often cited as one of the greatest performances in a Wimbledon final. Sampras' ranking was hurt by a combination of withdrawing from the Australian and US Opens, tournaments in which he had strong performances during the previous year, and the resurgence of longtime rival Agassi, putting an end to Sampras' six consecutive years of finishing as world No. Agassi Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind over the top ranking and held it for the rest of the season, but Sampras recovered and managed to beat him in the year-end championships for the fifth and final time, enabling him to remain third in the rankings. Sampras reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in earlyfalling to the eventual champion Agassi in a five-set match. Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind won the Ericsson Open for the third time in March. After getting knocked out in the first round at the French Open, he won his seventh and final title at Wimbledon Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind, battling through tendinitis in his right shin and a painful back Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind in the process equalling the then all time gentleman's singles title record of . In the final, Sampras was a set down and down in the second set tie break Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind Rafter, but went on to win in four sets. In the US OpenSampras overcame in four sets at the quarterfinals including a comeback from down in a tiebreaker but lost the final to . Sampras' Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind Wimbledon win streak ended in a five set loss to Roger Federeraged 19, in the fourth round ; this was the only time the two tennis legends ever played an official professional match. InSampras suffered an early exit from Wimbledon, losing in the second round to No. Paul-Henri Mathieu. At the US OpenSampras was seeded 17th. Greg Rusedskiwhom Sampras had defeated in a long five-set third round match at the US Open, said that Sampras was "a step and a half slower" and predicted that Sampras would lose his next match. Sampras, however, then defeated two young stars, in the fourth round and in the quarterfinals. This time, he faced Agassi, whom he had met in his very first Grand Slam final 12 years earlier. After a four-set battle between the two veterans, Sampras claimed a then-record 14th Grand Slam singles title and matched Jimmy Connors ' Open Era record of five US Open singles championships. Sampras did not compete in any tour events in the following 12 months, but he did not officially announce his retirement until Augustjust prior to the US Open. He was ranked the world No. Sampras was known for his natural attacking serve-and-volley game, all-round game, and Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind competitive instinct. Sampras's best surface was undoubtedly the fast-playing grass courts, [38] Sampras won seven Wimbledon Gentleman's Singles titles Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind, —broken only by a loss in the quarterfinals to eventual winner Richard Krajicek. Sampras's seven Wimbledon Gentleman's Singles titles, tied with William Renshawhas only been surpassed by who won a record eighth Gentleman's Singles title in Combined with his two Australian Open titles, this gave Sampras a total of fourteen majors won on grass and hard courts. Sampras's only real weakness was on clay courts, where the slow surface tempered his natural attacking serve-and-volley game. His best performance at the French Open came inwhen he lost a semifinal match to the eventual winner, . Despite his limited success Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind Roland Garros, Sampras did win some significant matches on clay. Sampras also won a tournament in Atlanta, defeating Jason Stoltenberg in the final. Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind style and demeanor influenced future generations according to Pete Sampras: A Champions Mind Sammy Giammalva, as he stated in the book "Facing Sampras": "I think Pete transformed — in a subtle, silent way — the attitude of the game and the attitude of the best players," said Giammalva who played Pete in Philadelphia. On April 6,three and a half years after his retirement, Sampras resurfaced and played his first exhibition match in River Oaks, , Texasagainst year-old . Ginepri won the match in two sets. Sampras later announced that he would be playing in World Team Tennis events. However, Sampras was able to win the last match of the series, winning in two sets on fast carpet.