I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy, a Californian kid.

Sampras did not advance past the quarterfinals in his next three tournaments although he did record wins over world number 79 Jim Courier in their first career match-up and world number 8 Tim Mayotte. Tennis career


Early life and career
Pete Sampras was born in Potomac Maryland and is the third child of Sammy and Georgia Sampras.

During his 14-year tour career he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. 1 player Jimmy Connors. 1.