Pete Sampras

February 12, 1996: The day Thomas Muster passed Andre Agassi to become world No 1

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at some of the biggest moments in tennis history. On February 12, 1996, Thomas Muster spent the first of his six weeks at the top of the world rankings

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February 12, 2025

January 31, 1993: The day Courier beat Edberg to win his second consecutive Australian Open

On this day in January 31, 1993, Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg to win his fourth and what would be his final Grand Slam singles title

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January 31, 2025

January 24, 1995: The day a heartbroken Pete Sampras burst into tears on court at the Australian Open

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 1995 to witness how Pete Sampras couldn't control his tears during his quarter-final clash against Jim Courier after an emotional fortnight

Alexandre Sokolowski

January 24, 2025

January 13, 1997: The day Carlos Moya upset defending champ Boris Becker in the first round of the Australian Open

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 13, 1997, an unheralded Carlos Moya beat defending champion Boris Becker and then went on to reach the final of the Australian Open

Alexandre Sokolowski

January 13, 2025

January 5, 1994: The day world No 1 Pete Sampras was shocked by world No 205 Alami in Qatar

On this day in tennis history, then world No 1 fell to a shock defeat at the hands of a qualifier at the Qatar Open

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January 5, 2025

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December 15, 1990: The day Gilbert and Wheaton had to be separated by an official in the midst of a heated match

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December 3, 1995: The day Pete Sampras found his feet on clay and won the Davis Cup

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December 1, 1991: The day Forget stunned Sampras to give France its first Davis Cup title since 1932

On December 1, 1991, Guy Forget beat Pete Sampras to give France their...

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3 months ago

November 29, 1991: The day Leconte upset Sampras to take step towards France’s first Davis Cup title in half a century

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November 28, 1999: The day Pete Sampras won the ATP Finals for the fifth time

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3 months ago

November 26, 1998: The day Pete Sampras secured the year-end No 1 ranking for a record sixth straight time

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November 25, 1999: The day Agassi was crowned year-end world No 1, two years after dropping out of the top 100

On this day, November 25, 1999, Andre Agassi beat Gustavo Kuerten in straight...

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3 months ago

November 24, 1996: The day Sampras won his third ATP Finals crown after an epic battle with Becker

On this day, November 24, 1996, Pete Sampras and Boris Becker put on...

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3 months ago

November 17, 1991: The day Pete Sampras claimed his first season-ending ATP Masters Cup

On this day in tennis history, one young American beat a compatriot to...

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4 months ago

November 7, 1993: The day the Paris crowd booed Goran Ivanisevic for serving too well

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October 30, 1994: The day Boris Becker became the first man in the Open Era to beat the world’s top three at the same event

After a disappointing US Open in 1994,, the German beat Michael Stich, Pete...

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October 27, 1996: The day Boris Becker beat Pete Sampras in an epic Stuttgart final

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October 7, 1999: The day John McEnroe started his Davis Cup captaincy by offending Zimbabwe, his team’s first opponents

The day U.S. Davis Cup captain John McEnroe caused controversy with his 'cow...

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September 9, 1990: The day Pete Sampras became the youngest US Open champion in history

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September 8, 2002: Pete Sampras goes out on a high with US Open title

On this day in tennis history, Pistol Pete faced an old foe in...

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