Talk:Pete Sampras

message: He has aged terrible over the past decade. I just saw him on tv now and last viewed him play in 1999 and compared to back then he looks like an old man. Lost his youth for sure and is balding.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.135.97.187 (talk) 17:37, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Wilander gave up the ghost after 1988 - I am convinced that he sold his soul to the devil just to win those three majors and get the #1 ranking. That doesn't count. No, I'm kidding. Yeah, the Lendl thing is big. Pete was also noted as saying that he felt "relieved" that he didn't have to deal with the pressure of his title defense after he lost in the 1991 U.S. Open quarters, and there's a quote from many of his peers from around that time that widely criticized him for saying that. I think that might be a worthy addition too. I'll try to incorporate all of this ASAP.Trip to Your Heart 18:19, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: He has aged

message: Should it be "considered by some" rather than just "considered"?  Remember for all his abilities he missed out on one event, the French Open, which eluded him. Mandel 08:58, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)
:Currently says "considered by many" which is probably the right level to pitch it at. Would be better to say "considered by many, including InsertFamousTennisPersonHere,"  Pcb21| Pete 20:55, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: "andre agassi is also one of the greatest, yet he's nowhere near Sampras". Big serves, highlighted by making the semis of the French on only one occasion. Agassi is the first Golden Slam champion and a Grand Slam champion, something only a small handful of men have attained. There's no comparison as to who was the more skilled and gifted all-round player.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.139.53.65 (talk) 09:21, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: considered

message: Link to transcript w/Leno is 404, may be temporary. --Doctorcherokee 04:46, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: T-script down

message: The transcript link at the bottom of the main page (http://www.samprasfanz.com/news/020924jayleno.html)
returns a file not found error.
* I just removed that link, it's still broken. Copied below, in case it gets fixed, but not an essential link in any case. Dze27 02:32, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bad link

message: I have removed the entire Equipment section, as it was little more than free advertising for the manufacturers listed.  If it's sourced, it can be re-added, but considerably cut down.  User:Zoe|(talk) 04:03, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have a problem with your removing the section because I consider it fluff.  But just FYI, virtually all the information about his racquet was confirmed in a Tennis Channel interview with Sampras that I saw recently.  Tennis expert 04:49, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: One or two sentences about his tennis racket is fine, four paragraphs raving about it isn't.  User:Zoe|(talk) 02:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Equipment section

message: Some reports are saying that Pete sampras would be offered a wild card into the all England championships if he wanted to enter the mens draw, anyone have anymore info on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.17.108.147 (talk) 18:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Entering Wimbledon 2007?

message: The DVD picture looks abit out of place as there, is it appropriate to use a DVD cover as a picture anyway? Are we really that desperate? 81.168.47.139 04:49, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: DVD picture

message: are so many tennis player articles protected ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.157.132.255 (talk • contribs) 15:00, 28 April 2007
: Because for a while a persistent editor kept changing the agreed upon scoring format on most tennis bios. It was nasty, and it went on for weeks and weeks. Just check how many IPs and accounts the editor took on here!!! --HJensen, talk 19:06, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Why

message: The earnings do not add up to 43 million shown at the bottom. Why is that? On the pages such as Nadal's, it adds up fine.216.99.56.91 19:35, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ATP Tour career earnings

message: In the runners up section it clealry states that Sampras lost to Safin and Hewitt at the U.S Open in 2000 and 2001 respectively. However, he lost these games at Wimbledon, not the us open.  58.160.114.207 (talk) 09:34, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, you are incorrect.  Tennis expert (talk) 18:48, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Runners up section - incorrect. 

message: What is Pete Sampras' weight? 170 lbs or 90 kg?
This is not equivalent, 90 kg is around 200 lbs, and 170 lbs are around 77 kg. According to some other websites, his weight is around 170-175 lbs, which would be converted into 77-79 kg. Could anybody please confirm that?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pascualangulo (talk • contribs) 17:47, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Weight, units

message: Who the hell changed the content in this page? So many grammar mistakes! Do not change the content unless you are proficient in using the english language!!!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.8.135.74 (talk) 08:27, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: GRAMMAR MISTAKES

message: There is a long, ongoing discussion at WP:Tennis about the tournament tables found in tennis articles on English-language Wikipedia (e.g., this type of table). The discussion is about whether the "official sponsored name" of a tournament - such as Pacific Life Open - or another tournament name without the sponsor - such as Indian Wells Masters - must be used in those articles. Please join the discussion here. Thanks.  Tennis expert (talk) 09:29, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Request for wider input on discussion at WikiProject Tennis

message: I would suggest making the "statistics" page a separate article.--Levineps (talk) 19:02, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: split article

message: Guys, it says that he is 75% Greek and 25% Jewish.  He is actually 100% Greek.  His Jewish relatives were Greek-Jews, which refers to Greeks.  Jewish is a religion, not a nationality.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.167.93.101 (talk) 22:53, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a common misconception. It's generally considered to be an ethno-religious group. Many Jewish people identify as both Jewish and agnostic, atheistic, even as an adherent of another religion, without seeing any conflict. It's comparable, somewhat tenously, to the hyphenation of the various ethnic groups in the US. An Italian-American's affirmation of heritage would be no less valid, even if that person had only one Italian great-grandparent and chose not to practise the religion that has predominated amongst that group. The acceptance varies between the different denominations but Sampras himself has described himself as part-Jewish, and his father as Jewish (in a 2006 interview in the Guardian). 92.10.138.120 (talk) 15:30, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I am not sure, but I don't think his paternal grandmother was Greek. In interviews, some of which are cited in the early life section, Sampras states that his father was born in the U.S. to a Greek father and a Jewish mother. In one interview, he states "My dad... is Jewish but has a Greek father" -  - implying the paternal grandmother wasn't Greek. I think she was just a Jewish American woman. All Hallow's (talk) 06:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Early Life

message: Where did all the tournament data go???  You used to be able to find the list of all the tournaments he won, and the scores from the all the finals?  Statistics are an important part of his wikipedia profile (Federer, Nadal, etc have all the stats on their pages). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.196.155.164 (talk) 01:26, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Where did all the tournament data go?

message: This is the former date in the grand slam record section, and below it is an explanation of my changes:
Championship/ 	                Years/ 	        Record accomplished/ 	                Player tied
1995 Wimbledon - 2000 Wimbledon/ 1995-2000/ 	8 consecutive wins in Grand Slam finals/ Stands alone
Wimbledon/ 	                1993-2000/ 	7 wins overall/ 	                Stands alone
2002 U.S. Open/ 	        1990-2002/ 	14 Grand Slam wins/ 	                Roger Federer
U.S. Open/ 	                1990-2002/ 	5 wins overall/ 	                Roger Federer, Jimmy Connors
U.S. Open/ 	                1990-2002/ 	8 finals overall/ 	                Ivan Lendl
Wimbledon/ 	                1993-2000/ 	7 finals overall/ 	                Roger Federer, Boris Becker
ATP World Tour Finals/ 	        1991-1999/ 	5 wins overall/ 	                Ivan Lendl
In the first row of the first column, I removed the years and simply reduced the term to "Wimbledon."  The years are superfluous, since they are included in the second column (i.e., "years.)
I highly doubt that Sampras won 14 U.S. Open titles in 2002.  In the third row of the first column, I removed the year and changed the term to "Grand Slam Singles.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.36.249.18 (talk) 18:51, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Records

message: Should it be mentioned? I say yes. 70.83.23.68 (talk) 03:16, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Poor tipper?

message: Years ago he was listed as born in Washington, D.C. Some sites still have the D.C. birth place. Where did Maryland come from?
Also, there is no mention in the article of his birth name, Petros which was later changed to Pete.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.35.161.105 (talk) 05:53, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Born in Maryland?

message: What does it matter that he is of Greek origin? It does not, certainly not enough to mention it in the first sentence. He was born in the U.S., and so was his father. He is American, period. Later you mention who his parents were.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.87.13.6 (talk) 17:47, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greek Origin 

message: , that "5+" means "Five or more" is not obvious at all. To me, "5+" means "More than five". It's an ambiguous way of denoting it. If you want to keep that record it would be better to reword it to remove the obvious potential for misunderstanding. Tvx1 01:08, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Records 

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message: Pete Sampras has been widely considered by many tennis analysts to be the greatest male grass player of all time, due to his 7 Wimbledon victories in 8 years from 1993-2000, and being undefeated in the 7 Wimbledon finals he contested in, After Roger Federer won his record eight Wimbledon title in 2017, Pat Cash and John McEnroe lauded Federer to the greatest male grass court player of all time. Federer's stats are more impressive aren't they,  he has won an Open Era record 17 grass court titles including an all-time record 9 Halle Open titles and an all-time record of 8 Wimbledon Gentleman singles titles. He reached an all-time record 7 consecutive Wimbledon finals from 2003–09, and has reached the Wimbledon finals 11 times and is the only player to achieve these feats in the Open Era. Federer has the longest grass court winning streak in the Open Era as he won 65 consecutive matches on grass from 2003 to 2008 where he was beaten by Rafael Nadal in the 2008 Wimbledon final. Surely now with the record 8th Wimbledon title he is now ahead of Sampras as  the greatest grass courter now he has won his 8th Wimbledon title ?.86.163.28.129 (talk) 18:34, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: He is certainly one of the greatest grass-court players. But when you start talking tennis history, there are plenty of other players whose numbers are also impressive. I'd leave Federer as one of the greatest. Fyunck(click) (talk) 18:49, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  is Roger Federer now ahead of sampras as  the greatest grass courter now he has won his 8th Wimbledon title  

message: Is is SAM-prəs or SAMP-rəs?  LoveVanPersie (talk) 07:02, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  The respelling 

message: Article states he was an all court player. But was he? Sure he was excellent player so from time to time he achieved a degree of success on clay but his clay record lags behind other surfaces significantly.  Nimdil (talk) 16:40, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe sourcing says otherwise? It is kind of strange as I never considered him an all-court player either. Fyunck(click) (talk) 20:13, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  "All court" is an ambiguous term. In this case it does not refer to a player's expertise on the different court surfaces but to his/her versatility in playing styles (baseliner, counter-puncher,  serve-and-volleyer). The term in the article is linked to the tennis strategy article.--Wolbo (talk) 20:56, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: But he was not a baseliner, and when forced to take that strategy it was usually bad for him. But I understand what you are saying about it being ambiguous. Fyunck(click) (talk) 21:32, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

text: But Sampras could certainly play from the baseline as in the 95 AO final. Anyone who thinks these guys couldn't play and win vs today's competition is sadly mistaken. And this is with much inferior rackets. Fyunck(click) (talk) 22:01, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  All court player