At the age of 32, Pete Sampras announced his retirement.

His final match, a victory over Andre Agassi in the 2002 U.S. Open final, had occurred almost a year earlier. Sampras had a bad 2002 season up until he won the U.S. Open.

At what age did Pete Sampras retire?

After his family relocated to southern California in 1978, Sampras started playing tennis.

His parents hired doctor and amateur tennis player Peter Fischer to train their kid when he instantly demonstrated a talent for the game.

Sampras and Fischer, who had never before acted as a coach, grew close, and Fischer was able to successfully lead Sampras to the top of the American juniors.

Sampras and his coach decided he should move from his baseline style of play, which included a two-handed backhand, to a serve-and-volley game when he was 14 years old.

What records does Pete Sampras still hold?

Sampras established a stranglehold on the ATP year-end rankings during his five-year reign of circuit dominance from 1993 to 1998, ending the year as the top player in the world six times in a row, a record he still retains.

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