My name is Pete Sampras,I was born on August 12,1971,in Washington,D.C.I was a former World No.1 tennis player from the United States of America.During my 15-year career,I won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles (two Australian Open,seven Wimbledon,five US Open),and had a 203–38 win-loss record over 52 Grand Slam singles tournament appearances.
I debuted on the professional tour in 1988 and played his last top-level game in 2002.I was the year-end World No.1 for six consecutive years (1993–1998),a record for the open era and tied for third all-time.My seven Wimbledon singles championships is a record shared with William Renshaw.My five US Open singles titles is an open era record shared with former World No.1s Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.I am considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.The American journalist and television sportscaster Bud Collins has named Sampras as one of the top five men's tennis players of all-time,and Tennis Magazine has named me the greatest tennis player from 1965 to 2005.On July 17,2007,I was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.