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The Agassi–Sampras rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras, who were both ranked world No. 1 during the 1990s. Sampras held the world's top ranking for (a then-record) 286 weeks while Agassi held it for 101 weeks. [ 1 ]
Two-time defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his record sixth Wimbledon title (surpassing Björn Borg 's Open Era record) and twelfth major men's singles title overall (matching Roy Emerson 's all-time ...
Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier in the final, 7–6 (7–3), 7–6 (8–6), 3–6, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his second major title and the first of a then-joint-record seven Wimbledon men's singles titles, shared with William Renshaw (later surpassed by Roger Federer in ...
It was his fifth US Open title (an Open Era record) and his all-time record-extending 14th major title overall. The final was a rematch of the 1990 and 1995 US Open finals, where Sampras won his first and seventh major titles respectively. It was Sampras' last professional appearance, though he did not officially declare his retirement until 2003.
It was his first major title, and the first of a then-record 14 men's singles major titles overall. Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost to Agassi in the semifinals. Sampras defeated Ivan Lendl in the quarterfinals, ending Lendl's record streak of eight consecutive men's finals appearances at the US Open.
The high-profile quarterfinal match between Sampras and Andre Agassi was an all-time classic, and saw Sampras and Agassi hold serve in every one of their 24 service games each. The match had no breaks of serve, and ended with Sampras winning 6–7 (7–9) , 7–6 (7–2) , 7–6 (7–2) , 7–6 (7–5) .
Former professional tennis player Pete Sampras looked nearly unrecognizable when he was spotted getting coffee during a recent public outing.. Sightings of Sampras, 53, have been rare in recent ...
Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2000 US Open. It was his first major title. Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément.