O MEU TRIBUTO A UM GÉNIO QUE AGORA DÁ POR TERMINADA A SUA BRILHANTE CARREIRA DESPORTIVA...PETE SAMPRAS

Pete's Records

All time-leader in Grand Slam Singles titles [14]

ESPY Awards: ESPY Best Moment (winning 2002 US Open)

World # 1: RECORD total of 276 weeks

ESPY Male Tennis Player of the Decade (90 - 00)

Voted as ATP Tour Player of the Century

ESPY Male Outstanding Tennis Performer Of The Year (1993-1999, 2001 total of seven awards)

World # 1 at year- ends: RECORD total of 6 consecutive years

ESPY Record Breaking Performance of the Year 2000

Tied with Willie Renshaw with most Wimbledon Titles [7] and tied with Jimmy Connors with most US Open titles [5]

Voted as the Best Tennis Player and ranked #13 Sportsman of the 20th Century by Reuter's Poll

Voted as 20th Century's Best Tennis player by CNN/Sports Illustrated poll. CNNSI Awards Night

The MARCA Legend Award [1998] in recognition of his spectacular achievement in tennis. Pete is the 10th sports personality to receive the award, after Michael Jordan, Pele, Carlos Sainz, Miguel Indurain, Gary Kasparov, Michael Doohan, Alberto Tomba, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and Manuel Estiarte. The Spanish newspaper MARCA, is the best-selling publication in Spain

Voted by current and past players and the media: Best Male Tennis Player for the past 25 years [1997]


GQ Magazine "Man of the Year 2000 - Individual Athlete"


TENNIS magazine male tennis player of year 2000

Voted as the Greatest Player of the 20th Century by TENNIS magazine reader's poll [Dec 1999]