Biography
Pete Sampras was awarded the titles of a big hat in a single discharge more often than other tennis players. He was easily able to win victories in the game in his youth, and in 30 years he remained at a peak in professional tours. Every time Pete went to the court, an extraordinary game happened. Because of the dedication to Tennis, the biography of the champion is devoid of Podatage, but in the athlete there is a mystery, even skeptics are confident.Childhood and youth
Pete Sampras was born on August 12, 1971 in Washington, DC. His parents Sam and Georgia have already had two children - Stella and Gus. The younger Maryon was born later.
Father and mother having Greek roots made their own culture, including religion, an important part of family mistake. Sam worked as a designer engineer in the Ministry of Defense, and at the end of his life became a co-owner of the store. Georgia was engaged in cosmetology in the local beauty salon, and later became a housewife.
Personal life
Time for personal life in Pita found only by the end of the sports career. With American actress Bridget Wilson, he began to meet in September 1999, and a few weeks before the conquest of his record 13th title of a big hat made the proposal. The couple was combined with a marriage in September 2000.The wife presented the celebrity two sons, Christian Charles (2002) and Ryan Nicholas (2005). The family lives on Sherwood Lake, California, and leads a closed lifestyle.
Sampras actively leads an account in Facebook, where it often publishes the photo, but the fans fill in "instagram" for him.
Tennis
Tennis boy opened for himself in childhood, finding an old wooden racket. After moving the family in California, his father brought his son to a sports club, although the child found a disease that could prevent thalassemia (lack of iron in the blood). But the blow to the right of the young man was so powerful and accurate, and the left, two-handed, so similar to the blow of Biorn Borg, that it was impossible to miss such talent.
At the request of the coach, the young man honed sports skills with senior rivals, so the mentor developed his will to victory. By 1981, Pete realized that he would like to become a professional tennis player, and in 1984 he was actively stood out of the players of his age.
In 1988-1989, Sampras established himself in deciding to get into professional tennis. The attacking style of the game helped him win half of the ATP Tour tournaments and take a good position in the ranking. During this period, parting with a coach was happening, and Pete was fully focused on a big sport.
The victories of the tennis player brought him closer to Wimbledon's competitions, allowed to win in the big helmet tournament and prepared for a meeting on the court with Andre Agassi. The young athlete then easily coped with the opponent, receiving the title of the youngest champion of the US Open Championship.
Competitions of the 1990s brought new achievements, changes in the tactics of the game and more than once gave Pitu titles of the best player of the season. During these years, the defeat from Samprases more than once took Andre Agassi and Boris Becker, but the American himself experienced heavy matches with Evgeny Kafelnikov and Magnus Gustafsson.
Wimbledon's second winnings was not easy: it was necessary to know the professional disease of all players - there were problems with footsteps and pneak tendons (a high height of 185 cm also affected). Nevertheless, the athlete managed to keep the championship in the ranking: he received the third title of open championship in the United States, won in the Davis Cup (1995), won the single discharge from Andrei Chesnokov and Evgenia Kafelnikov, won the steam tournament.
Despite the rare losses of the tennis player, by the end of the 90s, the critics began to chase about the best years of their "Jordan Tennis" behind. Pete and himself recognized that the desire for the constant 1st place had a negative impact on his health, both physical and mental.
Embed from getty imagesBecause of the constant injuries, the athlete began to refuse to participate in tournaments, but restoring, invariably went out the winner. In such a state, he remained in the course of Wimbledon's Games of the 2000s, which brought the next title of a big helmet to Sampras. Pete then reached the final of the US Open Championship, but Marat Safin beat him in three sets.
The 2001 season was quiet for the celebrity, although there were strong games in meetings with Andre Agassi, Patrick Rafter and Safin. Nevertheless, the rating of Pita for the first time in 12 years fell to the 10th place. Attempts to recover in sports (change of coach, lifestyle) of large changes in the tennis player career did not bring. At the same time, he went to the third final of the US Open Championship and won the 14th Title of the Grand Helmet in a single discharge.
And yet in August 2003 at the US Open Championship, the athlete officially announced the completion of a career in tennis.
The champion's record was overshadowed only Roger Federer, when, in 2009, Andy Rodidik defeated in Wimbledon's games in Wimbledon in a single discharge.
Pete Smpras now
Now Pita is occupied by children and family. For such a rhythm of life, the former player did not come immediately. After leaving professional tennis in 2003, Sampras continued to play numerous exhibition matches for several years. The champion starred in the cinema, playing himself, and in 2007 his name was added to the lists of members of the international hall of tennis glory.In 2008, before the closed star released the book "Champion reflections. Lessons of tennis life, "which tells about what it was like to have the fact that he calls for nothing. Pete writes about personal trials, with whom the opportunity happened during the career, shares with fans memories of events in it.
A former athlete only sometimes takes a tennis racket or a golf club, but he will gladly visit competitions and shares tips with newcomers.
Achievements
- 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002 - Five-time winner of the US Open Championship
- 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 - Five-time Winner of the Masters Cup
- 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Seven Winner Wimbledon
- 1993-1998 - the first racket of the world (286 weeks)
- 1994, 1997 - Two-Fri Winner of the Australian Open Championship
- 2007 - elected to the international hall of tennis glory