Pete Sampras

On this day 5.01.2021
10 months ago

January 5, 1994: The day world No 1 Pete Sampras was shocked by world No 205 Alami in Qatar

On this day in tennis history, then world No 1 fell to a...
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Pete Sampras
11 months ago

December 16, 1990: The day Pete Sampras won the first Grand Slam Cup to earn a record prize money of $2 million

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Gilbert Wheaton OTD 12_15
11 months ago

December 15, 1990: The day Gilbert and Wheaton had to be separated by an official in the midst of a heated match

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Leconte OTD 11_29
11 months ago

November 29, 1991: The day Leconte upset Sampras to take step towards France’s first Davis Cup title in half a century

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Pete Sampras
12 months ago

November 28, 1999: The day Pete Sampras won the ATP Finals for the fifth time

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Pete Sampras, O,
12 months ago

November 26, 1998: The day Pete Sampras secured the year-end No 1 ranking for a record sixth straight time

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Andre Agassi, On this day 25.11.2020
12 months ago

November 25, 1999: The day Agassi was crowned year-end world No 1, two years after dropping out of the top 100

On this day, November 25, 1999, Andre Agassi beat Gustavo Kuerten in straight...
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Pete Sampras, On this day
12 months ago

November 24, 1996: The day Sampras won his third ATP Finals crown after an epic battle with Becker

On this day, November 24, 1996, Pete Sampras and Boris Becker put on...
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12 months ago

November 17, 1991: The day Pete Sampras claimed his first season-ending ATP Masters Cup

On this day in tennis history, one young American beat a compatriot to...
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Boris Becker, On this day 30.10.2020
1 year ago

October 30, 1994: The day Boris Becker became the first man in the Open Era to beat the world’s top three at the same event

After a disappointing US Open in 1994,, the German beat Michael Stich, Pete...
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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, 2025 French Open
1 year ago

Greatest Tennis Rivalries of All Time: Matches That Defined the Sport

Rivalries in tennis have an element of history, honour, and even romance, which...
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Cédric Rouquette
1 year ago

July 4, 1999: The day Pete Sampras put on a Wimbledon masterclass against his life-long rival Agassi

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Roger Federer, On this day 07/02
1 year ago

July 2, 2001: The day Federer ended Sampras’ reign at Wimbledon

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Alexandre Sokolowski
2 years ago

April 22, 1998: The day Pete Sampras finally won a match in Monte-Carlo

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Andre Agassi, On this day 10.04.2021
2 years ago

April 10, 1995: The day Andre Agassi became world No 1 for the first time

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