1988
- Reached the SF at Schenectady and QF in
Detroit
- At Indian Wells, his second professional
tournament, defeated 37th ranked Ramesh
Krishan and 25th ranked (10th seed) Eliot
Teltscher in first and second rounds
respectively. After these victories
decided to drop out of high school and
turn professional.
- In his U.S. Open and Grand Slam debut, he
lost to Jamie Yzaga 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 5-7,
6-2 in the first round.
- Spent a week practicing with Lendl at
Lendl's Greenwich, Conn., home during
last year's Nabisco Masters in New York.
''It was interesting to see his diet and
how Ivan prepared each day during a big
event,'' Sampras said. ''He was telling
me what to do and I realized what you had
to do to be No. 1.''
- Ended the year ranked 97.
1989
- Upset defending champion Mats Wilander in
Round 16 of US Open : his first victory
against a top 10 player.
- Reached QF in Adelaide and Indianapolis
- Teamed up with Courier for the doubles
and won the Italian Open
- Finished the year ranked 81
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