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Petros "Pete" Sampras was born 12 August 1971, in Washington, D.C, USA. During his 15-year career,
he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in just 52 appearances. Sampras finished as World No. 1 on the ATP rankings for six consecutive
years, which was a record for the open era and tied for third all-time. Sampras won the singles title at Wimbledon Championships seven times. He
also won five singles titles at the US Open. Sampras was named as one of the top five men's tennis players of all-time, and TENNIS Magazine named
him the greatest player from 1965 through 2005. On July 17, 2007, Sampras was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Below are some
of his major records and achievements.
Andre Kirk Agassi was born April 29, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The son of an Olympic boxer from Iran,
Andre Agassi began playing tennis at the age of three, with a racket taped to his hand. He turned professional at sixteen years old. His got
his first break when he won the 1992 Wimbledon Championship. Agassi won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles.
He is one of only five male players to have won all four Grand Slam singles titles, but he is the only man to have done so on three different surfaces.
He has won the Tennis Masters Cup and been part of a winning USA Davis Cup team. He won 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments, the most by any player. TENNIS
Magazine has named him the 12th greatest player, male or female, from 1965 through 2005.
John Patrick McEnroe was born on February 16, 1959, in Wiesbaden, Germany, where his father was stationed
with the U.S. Air Force. He grew up in the Long Island suburb of Douglaston, NY. McEnroe took the tennis world by storm at the age of 18 years old
in 1977, when he made it through the qualifying tournament into the main draw at Wimbledon, where he lost to Jimmy Connors in the semifinals. It was
the best performance by a qualifier at a Grand Slam tournament and a record performance for an amateur in the open era. He has won seven Grand Slam
singles titles, three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open. He also has won nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
He is remembered for his shot-making artistry and supreme volleying and also for his famous rivalries with Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, and Ivan Lendl.
Last but not least he is remembered for his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities
thus resulting in fines and suspensions.