1993
Titles (8)
Sydney
Key Biscayne
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Wimbledon
US Open
Lyon
Antwerp
- Ousted Edberg from the no. 2 position
after the Aussie Open and tailed close
behind Courier.
- On April 12, became the no. 1 ranked
player. Pete was the 11th man to be no. 1
since ranking began in 1993.
- Prior to winning at Wimbledon and US Open, critics
questioned his legitimacy at the no. 1
position because he has not won a GS
title since his first one in 1990. [article]
- The Wimbledon finals was held on the
Fourth of July, the first all-American
men's final since 1984. The top 4 seeds:
1. Pete Sampras, 2. Jim Courier 3. Stefan
Edberg and 4. Boris Becker reached the
semifinal round.
- Defeated in quarterfinals defending
champion Agassi and 3-time Wimbledon
champion Boris Becker in semifinals
enroute to the finals
- When asked if he had noticed that the
princess of Wales (Princess Diana) was
rooting him from the royal box, Sampras
smiled and said, “Maybe she has a
crush on me.”
- First American since John McEnroe in 1984
to win Wimbledon and US Open in the same
year.
- Lost the # 1 ranking on August 22 after
19 weeks but regained it on Sept 13.
- Took 8 titles, including 3 successive
ones: Lipton, Tokyo, Hongkong
- Won 83 matches, the most since Lendl's 84
match record in 1985
- Was runner up at the ATP World
Championship, losing to Michael Stich
- Ended the year rank as no. 1 with an
83-15 win loss record
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Picture
caption Pete
Sampras
Age: 21
Country: USA
The lowdown:
With his swarthy good looks, Pete's the
new golden boy of the tennis courts and
is currently ranked as the world's number
one. He's also Mr. Laidback, so you won't
find Pete getting upset on the court, he
just takes it all in his giant strides.
"It's great to be number one,"
he says. "Although I'd be happy to
be number two if I could win Wimbledon,
but if I don't win, it won't change my
life."
Pete's only got as far as the semi-finals
before, so could this be his year?
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