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Pete Sampras vs. Andre Agassi in Macau (Oct 25, 2009)

Pete Sampras at the SAP Open

February 12, 2009 - Pete Sampras in an exhibition match against Tommy Haas at the SAP Open in San Jose, CA. Video shows Pete losing his shoe.

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Limited Edition Pete Sampras Lithograph

Pete Sampras - "14 Time Grand Slam Champion"

Tennis Legend Pete Sampras and Malcolm Farley, America's Premier Sports Artist have teamed up to bring an elite group of tennis fans an opportunity to purchase a Limited edition 32x24 lithograph commemorating the record 14 Grand Slam Championships. This archival quality lithograph is limited to only 500 pieces worldwide and is personally signed and numbered by both Pete Sampras and Malcolm Farley. $20.00 S/H (Click thumbnail to view larger picture in pdf. File size: 3.3 MB)

To order your exclusive piece of history visit www.cmpr.net

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Pete Sampras on The Charlie Rose Show

Air date: August 7, 2008

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Pete Sampras - A Grand Champion in Brazil

Pete Sampras wins his first trophy in the BlackRock Tour of Champion.

Match Summary
June 19: Pete Sampras def. Fernando Meligeni 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 (TB)
June 20: Pete Sampras def. Marc Goellner 6-3, 6-4
June 21: Pete Sampras def. Thomas Muster 6-3, 6-2
June 22: Pete Sampras def. Marcelo Rios 6-2, 7-6 (5)


Pete Sampras also dropped by Chile for the "Duel of the Masters" exhibition match against Marcelo Rios. The match was closely contested with the final set decided on a tiebreak. Score was 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (7)

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Pete Sampras: A Champion's Mind

Pete's autobiography co-written with Peter Bodo has been released on June 10, 2008. Link to Amazon

Here's an audiobook excerpt of the book.

Pete has been doing various media interviews to promote his book:

• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Time.com
• KRQE Interview

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Pete Sampras Joins the BlackRock Tour of Champions

Pete Sampras will be participating in two tournaments - the Grand Champions Brasil in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 21-24 June 19-22 and the BlackRock Masters Tennis event in December at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.

The BlackRock Tour of Champions is an ATP senior tennis circuit. To be eligible to compete, players must have been either a World No. 1 during their competitive playing careers, a Grand Slam singles finalist, or a singles player in a victorious Davis Cup team; and they should have retired from the ATP circuit.

Matches are played in a round robin format in 3 sets, with the 3rd set taking the tiebreak format.

Pete Sampras - Roger Federer at Madison Square Garden, NY

Watch the internet broadcast of the match between the two tennis greats. Live coverage will be provided by the following websites -

USTA.com
TVUNetworks.com
MSG.com

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Pete Sampras - Roger Federer Asian Tour

November 20: Seoul, Korea
November 22: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Part 1 Part 2
November 24: Macau, China - Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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Congratulations Pete on Your Induction to the Tennis Hall of Fame

"I embrace the quiet way and I walked the high road as best as I could. Above all, I wanted to represent myself, my family, and the game in a way in which we could all be proud of.

"So as I take my place among the greatest players of all time here in the Hall of Fame, I stand before you both humble and grateful. I'm a tennis player, nothing more and nothing less. It's more than enough for me, it always has been, I thank you,"

- Pete Sampras, Hall of Fame Induction, July 14, 2007

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The Legend Continues - Pete Sampras Wins 3 Champions Cups in 2007

Pete Sampras continued his winning ways by defeating Todd Martin 6-3, 6-4 at the Championships at The Palisades, Charlotte, NC. This marked his third win in as many events.

Pete Sampras has also won the Champions Cup in Boston and in his ancestral homeland Greece.

The Champions Cup in Boston was Pete's first competitive tennis match since winning the US Open in 2002. En route to his victory, he routed Petr Korda 6-1 6-2, steamrolled past Tim Mayotte 6-2 6-1, dominated John McEnroe 6-3 6-4 to face againt Todd Martin in the finals. Pete faced three matchpoints against Martin, but the champion prevailed 6-3, 5-7, 11-9 (TB).

The trip to Athens was special for Pete. Not only did he win his second Champions Cup, it was also his first visit to his ancestral homeland. "It's special being here, seeing my heritage," said Sampras, whose mother was born in Greece. "I plan on being back."

Pete's 14th Grand Slam

From his debut in the professional tennis in 1988 until the time he formally retired in 2003, Pete Sampras had accumulated a record 14 Grand Slams titles.  While each and every title was memorable, none was sweeter than the last one, the 2002 US Open Championship.  [Read more]