Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and was considered the greatest player of all time before Roger Federer came along.
He was born on August 12, 1971 in Washington D.C from Greek parents.
Pete Sampras won 14 Grand Slams and that was an all-time record when he retired.
His near-invincible game on fast courts is still considered as a standard of excellence today.
Sampras serve is still the best serve in all tennis history and he’s remembered for his very aggressive playing style.
He collects significant records to his name, even though some of them have been broken in recent years.
Indeed, he has the highest number of year-end finishes as World No.1, the most consecutive years ended as World No.1.
He’s one of the only 3 players to win a Grand Slam in his teens, 20s and 30s; he’s one of the only 3 players to win 5 US Open titles in the Open Era.
He’s the youngest US Open champion at 19 years old.
Sampras was an example of professionalism in the tennis world and always dominated his rivals like Andre Agassi.
And even now, many state that Sampras has no equal on fast courts.