1995
Titles (5)
Indian Wells
Queens
Wimbledon
US Open
Paris Indoor
 A tough year for Pete when
his coach Tim Gullikson was diagnosed as
suffering from brain cancer at the
Australian Open. Played an emotional
match in the quarterfinals against Jim
Courier and came back from 2 sets down to
win the match. At the start of the final
set, Sampras broke down in uncontrollable
tears when a fan in the crowd shouted,
"Do it for your coach."- Reached the AO finals but lost to Agassi.
- Won his first title of the year at Indian
Wells, but lost the ranking to Agassi on
April 10 after 82 consecutive weeks at
the top spot.
- Had a frustrating clay season. Withdrew
from Monte Carlo due to right ankle
injury He returned in May at Hamburg.
- At the French
Open, lost in the 1st round to
Schaller
- Won the title at Queen's
- Won Wimbledon
for the 3rd consecutive year by defeating
Becker. Pete did not face a single
breakpoint during the match.
"Unfortunately, Pete owns the Centre
Court. I used to own it, but it is his
now, " said Becker after his loss.
- In winning his third consecutive
Wimbledon title, Sampras joins Fred Perry
(1934-36) and Bjorn Borg (1976-80) as the
only men to win at least three straight
since World War I, and the first American
to win three Wimbledon titles in a row.
- Won the US Open
against Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. In the
first set with Agassi serving at 5-4
--and Sampras trying to convert his
second break-point opportunity--the two
engaged in a breathtaking,
net-cord-kissing, 22-stroke rally that
for sheer power and athleticism surpassed
anything seen in men's tennis for a very
long time. Sampras prevailed on a
backhand topspin crosscourt winner.
- Regained the no. 1 ranking on Nov. 6
after winning the Paris Indoor, where
Agassi withdrew and was sidelined the
rest of the year due to chest muscle
injury
- The Agassi-Sampras shuffle in the No. 1
and No. 2 spots marked the first time in
the history of the ATP rankings, which go
back to 1973, that the top two positions
were occupied by the same two players
every week of the year.
- Won 5 titles out of the 9 finals
- Became the first player to win US $ 5
million in a year, the biggest money
winner in history with $ 21.7 million.
- Won the Davis Cup singlehandedly against
Russia. On the first day, defeated
Chesnekov in 5 sets and had to be dragged
off the court due to cramps. Teamed up
the next day with Todd Martin to defeat
Kafelnikov and Andrei Olhovskiy in the
doubles. In the reverse singles, defeated
Kafelnikov in straight sets to claim the
Cup.
- Voted ATP Player of the Year and named
ESPY Best Male Tennis Player of the Year
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