Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras 

• Born: Aug 12, 1971 (age 43) · Potomac, MD
• Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
• Turned pro: 1988 (age 17)
• Grand Slam titles: 14
• Net worth: $150 million USD (2015)
• Spouse: Bridgette Wilson (Since 2000)

Timeline

1993: Their next Grand Slam meeting was at the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1993, where Agassi was the defending champion and Sampras was the newly minted world number 1.

1995: Their rivalry began to truly develop after Rafter shocked the tennis world by winning the 1997 US Open, a tournament that many expected Sampras to win, having won in 1995 and 1996.

1999: The next time Sampras and Agassi met in a Grand Slam final was at Wimbledon in 1999, where Sampras won in straight sets.

2008: On February 18, 2008, in an exhibition match during the SAP Open, Sampras defeated another active player, former world No. 2 Tommy Haas.

2008: On March 10, 2008, Sampras played another exhibition match against world No. 1 Roger Federer at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

2009: That victory gave Sampras his 13th Grand Slam title, breaking the record of 12 by Roy Emerson for the most Grand Slam titles in history, until Roger Federer broke the record by winning Wimbledon in 2009.

Andre Aggasi his best career

• Born: Apr 29, 1970 (age 45) · Las Vegas, NV
• Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
• Turned pro: 1986 (age 16)
• Grand Slam titles: 8
• Net worth: $175 million USD (2015)
• Spouse: Steffi Graf (Since 2001) · Brooke Shields (1997 - 1999)

Timeline

1990: He reached his first Grand Slam final in 1990 at the French Open, where he was favored before losing in four sets to Andrés Gómez, which he attributes to worrying about his wig falling off.

1995: Agassi and Sampras met in five tournament finals in 1995, all on hardcourt, with Agassi winning three.

2001: He married Steffi Graf on October 22, 2001 at their Las Vegas home, Graf being advanced in her pregnancy.

2002: Agassi's US Open finish, along with his Masters Series victories in Key Biscayne, Rome and Madrid, helped him finish 2002 as the oldest year-end world no. 2 at 32 years and 8 months.

2003: On April 28, 2003, he recaptured the world no. 1 ranking after a quarterfinal victory over Xavier Malisse at the Queen's Club Championships to become the oldest top-ranked male player since the ATP rankings began at 33 years and 13 days.

2010: In 2010, Sports Illustrated named Agassi the 7th greatest male player of all time.