• Sampras won a record 14 Grand Slam singles titles, including 7 Wimbledon titles in his career. He retired after winning his final Grand Slam at the US Open in 2002, where he defeated long time rival Andre Agassi

• Sampras won 64 ATP Tour titles, including 5 Tour Championships and 11 ATP Masters Series titles

• On July 17, 2007, Sampras was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Named ATP Player of the Year six straight years (1993-98) and Jim Thorpe Tennis Player of Year in 1993

• Began playing tennis at age sevenˇKChanged from a two-handed to one-handed backhand in 1987ˇK Grew up idolizing Rod Laver, and often watched tapes of him

• Enjoys playing golf and watching Formula One racing and is an avid fan of Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

• Parents, Georgia and Sam, a retired civilian engineer for Dept. of Defense, do not watch Sampras play often because it makes them nervous but they attended their sonˇ¦s Grand Slam record-breaking title performance at Wimbledon in 2000

• Made appearance on Wheaties cereal box in August 2000 after his Grand Slam record

• Served as chairman of the ATP Charities program in 1992ˇK A member of the American Cancer Societyˇ¦s Public Awareness Council and in 1997 started Aces for Charity, in which he donated $100 for each ace he servedˇK In three years, raised close to $1 million through personal contributions and a number of sponsors, with a percentage going to the Tim and Tom Gullikson Foundation, of which he is a board member... Also benefiting is the Vitas Gerulaitis Youth Foundation and Kidsˇ¦ Stuff Foundation, founded by Andrea Jaeger, and Avon Breast Centre and Revlon Breast Cancer Research Centre

• In 1997, named U.S. Olympic Committee Sportsman of the Year, first tennis player to receive award... To commemorate 25th anniversary of ATP in 1997, a panel of 100 current and past players, journalists and tournament directors voted for the Top 25 players of past 25 years and Sampras was selected No. 1

• Voted 48th athlete of Top 50 Greatest North American Athletes of ESPNˇ¦s Sports CenturyˇK In March 2000, held the inaugural Pete Sampras Classic, a celebrity golf event that raised $100,000 to benefit the Tim and Tom Gullikson Foundation

• A British audience of 12.5 million viewers watched 2000 Wimbledon final on BBC, highest figures since 1992

• Named GQ magazineˇ¦s Individual Athlete Award for Man of the Year in 2000

• Wife, Bridgette Wilson (married Sept. 30, 2000) is an actress; Sons, Christian Charles (born November 21, 2002) and Ryan Nikolaos (born July 29, 2005)