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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-breaking sixth Wimbledon title (surpassing Björn Borg 's Open Era record) and record-equalling twelfth major singles title overall (matching Roy ...
Agassi ended 1999 as the No. 1, ending Sampras's record of six consecutive year-ending top rankings (1993–98). [14] This was the only time Agassi ended the year at No. 1. Agassi was runner-up to Sampras at the year-end Tennis Masters Cup losing 1–6, 5–7, 4–6 despite beating Sampras in the round-robin 6–2, 6–2. [55]
Agassi–Sampras: 1989–2002 34 14–20 16 7–9 9 3–6 5 1–4 ... ≈ minimum confirmed (early records are incomplete) See also. List of sports rivalries;
Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. [4] His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating his longtime rival Andre Agassi in the final.
Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–1, 7–5, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1999 Tennis Masters Cup. It was his fifth and last Tour Finals title. [ 1 ]
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.
His career win–loss record is 762–222 (77.4%). Sampras is 7–0 in Wimbledon finals and is the only male player to win 3 or more consecutive Wimbledon titles twice in his career (1993–1995, 1997–2000).