Sampras

American

[sam-pruhs] / ˈsæm prəs /

noun

Peter Pete, born 1971, U.S. tennis player.

Sampras British

/ ˈsæmpˌræs /

noun

Pete. born 1971, US tennis player: winner of fourteen Grand Slam single titles (1990–2002), including the US Open (1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002) and Wimbledon (1993–95, 1997–2000)

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Kalshi, which dragged the hermetic Pete Sampras out for a weird ad, actually had its name on another video goofing on attendees who didn’t know basic stuff about tennis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Back then, tennis stars such as Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanišević routinely hit dominant serves and played short points, offering little variety or intrigue for fans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The unusual job came about after Davis spotted pigeons interrupting play during the 1999 Wimbledon final between Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Numerous attempts to shoo them away, including Sampras batting his racquet at them, failed, and the match had to be suspended.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Buyers from Shanghai were hovering and even an infusion of investment money from Tennis Magazine, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King and Sampras couldn’t hold off the banks forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

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