Pat rafter pete sampras biography

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    Pete Sampras

    American earlier tennis participant (born 1971)

    Sampras force 2011

    Country (sports) United States
    ResidenceLake Sherwood, Calif., U.S.
    Born (1971-08-12) August 12, 1971 (age 53)
    Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Spouse
    Children2
    Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
    Turned pro1988
    RetiredSeptember 8, 2002 (last match)
    August 25, 2003 (official)
    PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
    CoachPeter Fischer (1980–1989)
    Joe Brandi (1989–1991)
    Tim Gullikson (1992–1995)
    Vitas Gerulaitis (1994 Rome)
    Paul Annacone (1995–2001)
    Tom Gullikson (2001–2002)
    José Higueras (2002)[2]
    Paul Annacone (2002)
    Prize moneyUS$43,280,489[3]
    Int. Tennis HoF2007 (member page)
    Career record762–222 (77.4%)
    Career titles64 (9th in picture Open Era)
    Highest rankingNo. 1 (April 12, 1993)
    Australian OpenW (1994, 1997)
    French OpenSF (1996)
    WimbledonW (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
    US OpenW (1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002)
    Tour FinalsW (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)
    Grand Slam CupW (1990, 1997)
    Olympic Games3R (1992)
    Career record64–70 (47.8%)
    Career titles2
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    Wimbledon: How Pete Sampras defied injury to become 'the greatest' in 2000

    Greek families are typically tight-knit. The Sampras family is no different, even though father Soterios (known as Sam) is second generation and the children - Pete, Gus, Marion and Stella - were all born in the United States too.

    Sam and his wife Georgia, born in the Greek city of Sparta, relocated from Maryland to California in the late 1970s, when a young Pete Sampras picked up a racquet for the first time.

    "They weren't your typical tennis parents who are constantly coming out in a demonstrative way, being front and centre," says Flink, who has spent hours interviewing Sampras in recent years for his 'Greatness Revisited' biography.

    Right from the beginning of his career, mum and dad stayed out of the way. They allowed their son to flourish under the eye of the experts.

    Remarkably, they had never seen him win any of his previous 12 major titles in the flesh.

    Not that Sampras hadn't invited them. "You're doing fine. We don't want to get in the way," Sam always told him.

    That all changed going into the Wimbledon final against Rafter. Sampras' girlfriend Bridgette, who would soon become his wife, asked them to fly over to London. T

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    Pat Rafter

    Australian tennis player

    Rafter at the 2015 Australian Open

    Full namePatrick Michael Rafter
    Country (sports) Australia
    ResidenceBroken Head, New South Wales, Australia
    Born (1972-12-28) 28 December 1972 (age 52)
    Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
    Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
    Turned pro1991
    Retired2003 (last match November 2001)
    PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
    Prize moneyUS$11,133,128
    Int. Tennis HoF2006 (member page)
    Career record358–191
    Career titles11
    Highest rankingNo. 1 (26 July 1999)
    Australian OpenSF (2001)
    French OpenSF (1997)
    WimbledonF (2000, 2001)
    US OpenW (1997, 1998)
    Tour FinalsRR (1997, 2001)
    Grand Slam CupF (1997)
    Olympic Games2R (2000)
    Career record214–111
    Career titles10
    Highest rankingNo. 6 (1 February 1999)
    Australian OpenW (1999)
    French OpenSF (1998)
    WimbledonSF (1996, 1998)
    US OpenSF (1996)

    Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Pro