Peter “Pete†Sampras (born 12 August 1971, in Washington, D.C.), is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States. During his 15 year career he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in 52 appearances. For six consecutive years Sampras finished as No. 1 on the ATP rankings, a record for the open era and tying him for third all-time. Sampras won the singles title at Wimbledon seven times, a record shared with William Renshaw. He also won five singles titles at the US Open, an open-era record shared with Jimmy Connors. Bud Collins has named Sampras as one of the top five men's tennis players of all-time,[1] and TENNIS Magazine has named him the greatest player from 1965 through 2005.[2] On January 17, 2007, Sampras was inducted into the 2007 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[3]
