Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, 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. 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. He first reached the world No. 1 ranking in 1993, and held that position for a total of 286 weeks (third all time), including an Open Era record of six consecutive year-end No. 1 rankings from 1993 to 1998. His precise and powerful serve earned him the nickname "Pistol Pete". In 2007, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. More about Pete Sampras
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Pete Sampras was born on August 12, 1971, in Washington, D.C. He is the third child of Soterios "Sammy" and Georgia (née Vroustouris) Sampras. When she was 19, his mother emigrated from Sparta, Greece. His father was born in the United States to a Greek father, Costas "Gus" Sampras, and a Polish-Jewish mother, Sarah Steinberg. He attended regular services of the Greek Orthodox Church on Sundays. His mother would pray for him every day,'' she said. ''Somebody is watching you up there, no matter what you are doing.' Things happen" At the age of 3, he discovered a tennis racket in the basement of his home and spent hours hitting balls against the wall.In total, we tracked 78 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Pete Sampras (2019 TOPPS TRANSCENDENT TENNIS AUTO AUTOGRAPH #1/25 PETE SAMPRAS) was sold in July 2021 for £506.01 while the cheapest item (Pete Sampras Hand Signed colour photo (6 x 4)) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (5) was July 2023 with an average selling price of £76.44 for an autographed item of Pete Sampras. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with £506.01 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.94 was May 2021. In average, an autographed item from Pete Sampras is worth £39.95.
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Pete Sampras autograph Tennis Ball JSA Certified authentic | £130.93 | ||
Pete Sampras autograph Tennis Magazine | £39.76 | ||
Pete Sampras Autographed signed photo | £23.83 | ||
PETE SAMPRAS Signed Index Card IC Tennis PSA Certificate HOF | £39.92 | ||
Pete Sampras Signed Penn 1 Tennis Ball Auto JSA COA Champion Autograph | £117.16 | ||
Pete Sampras Tennis Signed 8x6” Photo wCOA | £10.00 | ||
Pete Sampras US Open Grand Slam Rare Signed Autographed Tennis Ball Size RCA COA | £20.16 | ||
Tennis Pete Sampras Signed Large 20” X 16” Double Mounted Display | £69.99 | ||
Vintage PETE SAMPRAS Signed BABOLAT Tennis Racquet Promo Poster Auto Beckett COA | £55.49 | ||
wimbledon 1994 tennis programme 3rd day has a signed pete sampras autograph | £2.00 |
Who is Pete Sampras' wife Bridgette Wilson? Everything you need to know after sh (10/30/23): Retired tennis star Pete Sampras publicized an important piece of his private life on Sunday, sharing the news of his wife Bridgette Wilson's ovarian cancer diagnosis.
Pete Sampras reveals wife Bridgette, 50, has ovarian cancer and that she is cont (10/29/23): In statement the 14-time Grand Slam champion said: 'As most have come to know, I am a pretty quiet and private person. However, this past year has been an exceptionally challenging time.'