This photograph shows tennis player Pete Sampras holding his seventh and final Wimbledon trophy after winning the singles title, tying the record with William Renshaw for men at the All England Club. He had won in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
Sampras won 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his career, which was an Open Era record at the time of his retirement: seven Wimbledon, two Australian Open and a joint Open Era record five US Open titles. He won 64 singles titles in total. He first reached world number one in 1993, and held that position for a total of 286 weeks (second of all time), including an Open Era record of six consecutive year-end number one rankings from 1993 to 1998. A right-handed player with a single-handed backhand, his precise and powerful serve earned him the nickname “Pistol Pete.” In 2007, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Sampras won 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his career, which was an Open Era record at the time of his retirement: seven Wimbledon, two Australian Open and a joint Open Era record five US Open titles. He won 64 singles titles in total. He first reached world number one in 1993, and held that position for a total of 286 weeks (second of all time), including an Open Era record of six consecutive year-end number one rankings from 1993 to 1998. A right-handed player with a single-handed backhand, his precise and powerful serve earned him the nickname “Pistol Pete.” In 2007, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.