Tennis player, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He turned professional in 1988, and went on to become the youngest men's US Open champion (1990), a title he subsequently won in 1993, 1995, 1996, and 2002. The most successful player of his generation, his other notable achievements include the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour World Championship title (1991, 1994, 19967), Wimbledon singles title (19935, 19972000), and he also reached number 1 in the world rankings in seven successive years (19932000). In 2000 he set a new milestone by winning his seventh Wimbledon singles, in the process setting a new world record of 14 Grand Slam titles. He announced his retirement in 2003, having won 64 titles, 14 Grand Slam titles, and $43 280 489 in prize money. He started the fund-raising Aces for Charity (participants give $100 to charity for every ace served) in 1997.
Titles (66)
Singles (64)
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Legend
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Grand Slam (14)
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Tennis Masters Cup (5)
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ATP Masters Series (11)
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ATP Tour (34)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (37)
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Clay (3)
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Grass (10)
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Carpet (14)
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent in the final
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Score
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1.
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12 April 1993
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Hong Kong, China
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Hard
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Jim Courier
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6-3, 6-7, 7-6
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18.
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21 June 1993
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Wimbledon
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Grass
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Jim Courier
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7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
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19.
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30 August 1993
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U.S. Open
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Hard
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Cédric Pioline
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6-4, 6-4, 6-3
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20.
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12 June 1995
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Queen's Club, Great Britain
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Grass
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Guy Forget
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7-6, 7-6
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34.
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26 June 1995
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Wimbledon
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Grass
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Boris Becker
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6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
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35.
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28 August 1995
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U.S. Open
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Hard
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Andre Agassi
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6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
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36.
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18 November 1996
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Hanover, Germany
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Carpet (I)
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Boris Becker
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3-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
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45.
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13 January 1997
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Australian Open
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Hard
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Carlos Moyá
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6-2, 6-3, 6-3
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46.
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20 March 2000
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Miami Masters, USA
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Hard
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Gustavo Kuerten
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6-1, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6
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63.
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26 June 2000
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Wimbledon
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Grass
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Patrick Rafter
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6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2
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64.
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26 August 2002
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U.S. Open
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Hard
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Andre Agassi
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6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
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Doubles (2)
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents in the final
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Score
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1.
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12 June 1995
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Queen's Club, Great Britain
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Grass
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Todd Martin
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Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman
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7-6, 6-4
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Singles finalist (24)
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1991: Philadelphia (lost to Ivan Lendl) 1991: Manchester (lost to Goran Ivanišević) 1991: Cincinnati Masters (lost to Guy Forget) 1991: Paris Masters (lost to Guy Forget) 1992: Atlanta
(lost to Andre Agassi) 1992: U.S. Open (lost to Stefan Edberg) 1993: ATP Tour World Championships (lost to Michael Stich) 1994: Queen's Club (lost to Todd Martin) 1994: Grand Slam
Cup (lost to Magnus Larsson) 1995: Australian Open (lost to Andre Agassi) 1995: Miami Masters (lost to Andre Agassi) 1995: Canada Masters (lost to Andre Agassi)
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1995: Lyon (lost to Wayne Ferreira) 1996: Stuttgart Masters (lost to Boris Becker) 1998: San Jose (lost to Andre Agassi) 1998: Cincinnati Masters (lost to Patrick Rafter) 1998: Paris
Masters (lost to Greg Rusedski) 2000: Queen's Club (lost to Lleyton Hewitt) 2000: U.S. Open (lost to Marat Safin) 2001: Indian Wells Masters (lost to Andre Agassi) 2001: Los Angeles
(lost to Andre Agassi) 2001: Long Island (lost to Tommy Haas) 2001: U.S. Open (lost to Lleyton Hewitt) 2002: Houston (lost to Andy Roddick)
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Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (14)
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Year
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Championship
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Opponent in Final
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Score in Final
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1990
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U.S. Open
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Andre Agassi
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6-4, 6-3, 6-2
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1993
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Wimbledon
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Jim Courier
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7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
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1993
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U.S. Open (2)
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Cédric Pioline
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6-4, 6-4, 6-3
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1994
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Australian Open
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Todd Martin
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7-6, 6-4, 6-4
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1994
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Wimbledon (2)
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Goran Ivanišević
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7-6, 7-6, 6-0
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1995
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Wimbledon (3)
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Boris Becker
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6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
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1995
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U.S. Open (3)
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Andre Agassi
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6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
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1996
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U.S. Open (4)
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Michael Chang
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6-1, 6-4, 7-6
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1997
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Australian Open (2)
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Carlos Moyá
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6-2, 6-3, 6-3
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1997
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Wimbledon (4)
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Cédric Pioline
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6-4, 6-2, 6-4
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1998
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Wimbledon (5)
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Goran Ivanišević
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6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
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1999
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Wimbledon (6)
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Andre Agassi
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6-3, 6-4, 7-5
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2000
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Wimbledon (7)
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Patrick Rafter
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6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2
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2002
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U.S. Open (5)
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Andre Agassi
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6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
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Runners-up (4)
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Year
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Championship
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Opponent in Final
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Score in Final
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1992
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U.S. Open
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Stefan Edberg
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3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2
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1995
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Australian Open
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Andre Agassi
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4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4
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2000
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U.S. Open
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Marat Safin
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6-4, 6-3, 6-3
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2001
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U.S. Open
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Lleyton Hewitt
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7-6, 6-1, 6-1
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Masters Series singles finals
Wins (11)
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Year
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Championship
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Opponent in Final
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Score in Final
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1992
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Cincinnati
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Ivan Lendl
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6-3, 3-6, 6-3
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1993
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Miami
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MaliVai Washington
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6-3, 6-2
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1994
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Indian Wells
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Petr Korda
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4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
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1994
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Miami (2)
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Andre Agassi
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5-7, 6-3, 6-3
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1994
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Rome
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Boris Becker
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6-1, 6-2, 6-2
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1995
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Indian Wells (2)
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Andre Agassi
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7-5, 6-3, 7-5
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1995
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Paris
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Boris Becker
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7-6, 6-4, 6-4
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1997
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Cincinnati (2)
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Thomas Muster
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6-3, 6-4
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1997
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Paris (2)
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Jonas Björkman
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6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
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1999
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Cincinnati (3)
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Patrick Rafter
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7-6, 6-3
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2000
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Miami (3)
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Gustavo Kuerten
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6-1, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6
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Runners-up (8)
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Year
|
Championship
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Opponent in Final
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Score in Final
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1991
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Cincinnati
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Guy Forget
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2-6, 7-6, 6-4
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1991
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Paris
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Guy Forget
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7-6, 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
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1995
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Miami
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Andre Agassi
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3-6, 6-2, 7-6
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1995
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Canada
|
Andre Agassi
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3-6, 6-2, 7-6
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1996
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Stuttgart
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Boris Becker
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3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
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1998
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Cincinnati
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Patrick Rafter
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1-6, 7-6, 6-4
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1998
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Paris
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Greg Rusedski
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6-4, 7-6, 6-3
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2001
|
Indian Wells
|
Andre Agassi
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7-6, 7-5, 6-1
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Performance timeline
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Tournament
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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Career SR
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Career Win-Loss
|
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Australian Open
|
A
|
1R
|
4R
|
A
|
A
|
SF
|
W
|
F
|
3R
|
W
|
QF
|
A
|
SF
|
4R
|
4R
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2 / 11
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45-9
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French Open
|
A
|
2R
|
A
|
2R
|
QF
|
QF
|
QF
|
1R
|
SF
|
3R
|
2R
|
2R
|
1R
|
2R
|
1R
|
0 / 13
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24-13
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Wimbledon
|
A
|
1R
|
1R
|
2R
|
SF
|
W
|
W
|
W
|
QF
|
W
|
W
|
W
|
W
|
4R
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2R
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7 / 14
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63-7
|
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U.S. Open
|
1R
|
4R
|
W
|
QF
|
F
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W
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4R
|
W
|
W
|
4R
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SF
|
A
|
F
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F
|
W
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5 / 14
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71-9
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Grand Slam SR
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0 / 1
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0 / 4
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1 / 3
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0 / 3
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0 / 3
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2 / 4
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2 / 4
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2 / 4
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1 / 4
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2 / 4
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1 / 4
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1 / 2
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1 / 4
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0 / 4
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1 / 4
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14 / 52
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N/A
|
|
Grand Slam Win-Loss
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0-1
|
4-4
|
10-2
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6-3
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15-3
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23-2
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21-2
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20-2
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18-3
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19-2
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17-3
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8-1
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18-3
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13-4
|
11-3
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N/A
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203-38
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Tennis Masters Cup
|
A
|
A
|
RR
|
W
|
SF
|
F
|
W
|
SF
|
W
|
W
|
SF
|
W
|
SF
|
A
|
A
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5 / 11
|
35-14
|
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Indian Wells Masters
|
3R
|
3R
|
2R
|
A
|
3R
|
3R
|
W
|
W
|
QF
|
2R
|
3R
|
2R
|
QF
|
F
|
SF
|
2 / 14
|
31-12
|
|
Miami Masters
|
A
|
1R
|
QF
|
2R
|
QF
|
W
|
W
|
F
|
SF
|
SF
|
3R
|
QF
|
W
|
3R
|
3R
|
3 / 14
|
42-10
|
|
Monte Carlo Masters
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
2R
|
A
|
A
|
2R
|
A
|
2R
|
3R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
0 / 4
|
1-4
|
|
Rome Masters
|
A
|
2R
|
A
|
2R
|
QF
|
SF
|
W
|
1R
|
A
|
1R
|
3R
|
2R
|
A
|
1R
|
1R
|
1 / 11
|
18-10
|
|
Hamburg Masters
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
3R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
SF
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
2R
|
1R
|
1R
|
0 / 5
|
5-5
|
|
Canada Masters
|
A
|
A
|
SF
|
2R
|
A
|
3R
|
A
|
F
|
A
|
A
|
QF
|
A
|
QF
|
A
|
3R
|
0 / 7
|
15-7
|
|
Cincinnati Masters
|
1R
|
3R
|
3R
|
F
|
W
|
SF
|
A
|
QF
|
QF
|
W
|
F
|
W
|
3R
|
2R
|
2R
|
3 / 14
|
38-11
|
|
Stuttgart Masters (Essen, Stockholm)
|
A
|
1R
|
SF
|
QF
|
SF
|
2R
|
SF
|
SF
|
F
|
3R
|
SF
|
A
|
A
|
QF
|
A
|
0 / 11
|
23-11
|
|
Paris Masters
|
A
|
A
|
3R
|
F
|
2R
|
QF
|
QF
|
W
|
2R
|
W
|
F
|
3R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
2 / 10
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24-7
|
|
Total Titles
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
5
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
N/A
|
64
|
|
Hardcourt Win-Loss
|
8-7
|
13-10
|
27-8
|
25-7
|
25-5
|
43-6
|
37-3
|
37-6
|
46-4
|
35-5
|
30-10
|
23-5
|
28-7
|
26-10
|
20-8
|
N/A
|
423-101
|
|
Grass Win-Loss
|
0-0
|
2-2
|
6-2
|
5-3
|
7-2
|
7-1
|
11-1
|
12-0
|
4-1
|
8-1
|
8-1
|
12-0
|
11-1
|
6-2
|
2-3
|
N/A
|
101-20
|
|
Carpet Win-Loss
|
2-2
|
1-4
|
18-6
|
19-6
|
18-4
|
21-5
|
17-6
|
16-5
|
10-3
|
10-2
|
14-3
|
1-0
|
1-1
|
0-0
|
0-0
|
N/A
|
148-47
|
|
Clay Win-Loss
|
0-1
|
2-3
|
0-1
|
3-3
|
22-8
|
14-4
|
12-2
|
7-5
|
5-3
|
2-4
|
9-3
|
4-3
|
2-4
|
3-4
|
5-6
|
N/A
|
90-54
|
|
Overall Win-Loss
|
10-10
|
18-19
|
51-17
|
52-19
|
72-19
|
85-16
|
77-12
|
72-16
|
65-11
|
55-12
|
61-17
|
40-8
|
42-13
|
35-16
|
27-17
|
N/A
|
762-222
|
|
Year End Ranking
|
97
|
81
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
10
|
13
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Note: Tournaments were designated as the 'Masters Series' only after the ATP took over the running of the men's tour in 1990.
A = did not participate in the tournament
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
ATP Tour career earnings
|
Year
|
Majors
|
ATP wins
|
Total wins
|
Earnings ($)
|
Money list rank
|
|
1997
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
6,498,311
|
1
|
|
1998
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
3,931,497
|
1
|
|
1999
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
2,816,406
|
2
|
|
2000
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2,254,598
|
5
|
|
2001
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
994,331
|
11
|
|
2002
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1,222,999
|
12
|
|
Career
|
14
|
50
|
64
|
43,280,489
|
1
|
Records
Sampras won a record 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his career.
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