"Pistol" Pete Sampras
Name: Pete Sampras
Birthdate: August 12, 1971
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, USA
Height: 6'1" (1.85 meters)
Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)
Turned Pro: 1988
Plays: Right-handed
One-handed forehand
One handed-backhand
Career Prize Money: $25,562,347
Highest singles ranking: 1 (April 12, 1993)
Highest doubles ranking: 27 (February 12, 1990)
YEAR-END RANKING HISTORY
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1996: 1 | 1993: 1 | 1990: 5 |
| 1995: 1 | 1992: 3 | 1989: 81 |
| 1994: 1 | 1991: 6 | 1988: 97 |
ATP TOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
| Record | | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 90 |
| 22-9 | | won | SF | won | rup | SF | won | RR |
Time Table of Significant Events
1978: Pete Sampras begins playing tennis at age 7
1987: Pete changed from a double-handed backhand to one-handed
1988: Turns Pro at the age of 17
1988: Loses in the first round at the U.S. Open
1989: Loses in the fourth round at the U.S. Open
1990: Wins his first grand slam at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows
1992: Served as chairman of ATP Tour charities program
1993: Wins both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open grand slam events
1993: Named ATP Tour Player of the Year
1993: Jim Thrope Tennis Player of the Year
1994: Wins his first Australian Open title as well as his second Wimbledon
1994: Named ATP Tour Player of the Year for the second time
1994: Donates Lipton trophy to Arthur Ashe foundation
1994: Selected as one of The 25 Fittest People of the Year by Fitness magazine
1995: Wins Wimbledon and the U.S. Open for the third time in a row each
1995: Named ATP Tour Player of the Year for the third consecutive year
1995: Changed coach to current coach Paul Annacone in January after Gullickson gets ill
1997: Starts "Aces for Charity" in which he donates $100 for every ace served by him in 1997
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