How did Sampras meet his wife?

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras married 14-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras in 2000. The pair met by chance after Sampras spotted her at a Los Angeles movie theater. "I said to my friend, half-kidding, 'I'd love to meet her,'" he explained to In-Style Magazine, and the friend went through with connecting them.
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Is Pete Sampras still married?

Pete Sampras and Bridgette Wilson – Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis star who is married to actress Bridgette Wilson. Sampras is a former top tennis player in the world with 14 Grand Slam wins and seven indoor titles.
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Are Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi friends?

Sampras, asked about his relationship with Agassi last September during a conference call with reporters, offered this brief, guarded answer: "It's fine. As competitive as we were in the '90s, we got along quite well.
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Where is Steffi Graf now?

Stefanie (“Steffi”) Graf | Former German Tennis Pro and Champion. Although she now lives in Las Vegas, Stefanie Maria Graf was born in Mannheim, West Germany on June 14, 1969. She would later become the world's number one female tennis player.
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Why did Pete Sampras retire?

I just felt, "Maybe I'll play Wimbledon." [But] once Wimbledon was coming up, I felt like I had nothing left to prove to myself. I've done it all. I felt, emotionally, I was done. Once Wimbledon was on the TV and I didn't want to be there, that's when I knew I should stop.
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Why did Bridgette Wilson-Sampras stop acting?

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras continued to act sparingly in the years after her sons were born, but interviews from around the time of her final film make it clear that she was ready to walk away. "For now, I want to be there when [the boys] wake up and I want to be there to put them in bed," she told Pregnancy.
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How much money did Pete Sampras make?

Career Earnings

During his tennis career, Pete Sampras earned $43 million. In today's money, this is the equivalent of about $75 million. He also earned at least $100 million from endorsements and special appearances.
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Why Sampras never won French Open?

Pete Sampras is the most talked about player who never won the French Open. Due to the fact he was so dominant on other surfaces–including grass, hard-courts, and indoors (carpet and hard-court). However, he was unable to transition his dominance to red clay and the French Open.
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Who is the richest tennis player in the world?

1. Ion Tiriac. Former player and businessman Ion Tiriac has been crowned the world's wealthiest tennis player. Ion is the richest tennis player of all time, with a net worth of $1.2 billion.
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How much does Rolex pay Roger Federer?

Federer partnered with the watch brand in 2006, signing a 10-year, $15 million deal, which was one of the largest endorsement deals in sports at the time, netting him $1.5 million annually. When that contract was renewed in 2016, his annual deal to endorse Rolex watches grew to an estimated $8 million per year.
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Can Sampras beat Federer?

In a recent conference call, Pete Sampras said that Roger Federer doesn't see true serve and volley players, and no one could beat him in his prime.
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How old was Pete Sampras when retired?

At the time of his retirement at the age of 32 in 2003, many regarded Sampras as the greatest male singles player of all time winning 14 grand slams and overtaking the previous record of 12 grand slams set by Roy Emerson in 1967.
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Who is better Serena or Steffi?

Williams leads the all-time list of WTA hardcourt victories with 505, rank Graf ranks just outside the top 10 with 343 victories. However, when it comes to winning percentage, Graf is the all-time leader at 89.6 while Williams carries a winning percentage of 85.6.
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What's Andre Agassi doing now?

Off the court, since he retired, he set up the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation that has raised tens of millions of dollars for at risk children in Nevada, where he grew up. It may be 15 years on since he called it a day, but his legacy lives on as one of the most popular and talented players of all time.
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Did Andre Agassi date Barbra Streisand?

Streisand dated tennis champion Andre Agassi from 1992 to 1993.
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