Sampras won 14 major singles titles during his career, which was an all-time record at the time of his retirement: a then-record seven Wimbledon titles, two Australian Opens and a joint Open Era record five US Open titles. He won 64 ATP Tour -level singles titles in total.

On this day, January 24, 1995, after coming back from two-sets-to-love down against fellow American Jim Courier in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, Pete Sampras couldn’t contain his emotions anymore and began bawling on court before the fifth set commenced.

Dec 29, 2024 · Mark Philippoussis beat world number one Pete Sampras at the 1996 Australian Open as a 19-year-old in one of tennis' greatest ever shocks.

Jan 13, 2025 · Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras at the Australian Open. Nine American men have lifted the Australian Open title in the Open Era, with Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, and Jim Courier the three men to win the title on multiple occasions.

4 days ago · 1997 — Pete Sampras. 1996 — Boris Becker. 1995 — Andre Agassi. 1994 — Pete Sampras. 1993 — Jim Courier. 1992 — Jim Courier. 1991 — Boris Becker ... Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev in 3 sets for his second Australian Open title in a row. Novak Djokovic takes a jab at injury ‘experts’ by posting a picture of an MRI of his ...

5 days ago · Here are the words of Australian Open men's singles champion Jannik Sinner: ... Only Pete Sampras (Wimbledon 1995), Federer (Wimbledon 2003) and Rafael Nadal (US Open 2017) have managed that since ...

Sep 30, 2024 · In his first trip to Melbourne Park, Andre Agassi won the entire tournament, beating arch rival Pete Sampras in an iconic final and beginning his love-affair with the Australian Open.

Jan 16, 2025 · Sampras during his career won seven Wimbledon singles championships (1993–95, 1997–2000), five U.S. Open titles (1990, 1993, 1995–96, 2002), and two Australian Open championships (1994, 1997), but a win at the French Open eluded him.

Andre Agassi defeated the defending champion Pete Sampras in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6 (8–6), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1995 Australian Open. It was his first Australian Open title and third major title overall.

Oct 27, 2023 · An explosive upset of world No.1 Pete Sampras at Australian Open 1996 confirmed Mark Philippoussis as an emerging Aussie superstar – a result that reverberated well into the future.