Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 November | Topper South American Open\nBuenos Aires, Argentina\nATP World Series\n$288,750 | Àlex Corretja\n6–3 5–7 7–6(5) | Javier Frana | Francisco Clavet\n Karel Nováček | Alberto Berasategui\n Luiz Mattar\n Slava Doseděl\n Juan Albert Viloca |
| 7 November | Topper South American Open\nBuenos Aires, Argentina\nATP World Series\n$288,750 | Sergio Casal\n Emilio Sánchez\n6–3 6–2 | Tomás Carbonell\n Francisco Roig | Francisco Clavet\n Karel Nováček | Alberto Berasategui\n Luiz Mattar\n Slava Doseděl\n Juan Albert Viloca |
| 7 November | Kremlin Cup\nMoscow, Russia\nATP World Series\n$1,100,000 | Alexander Volkov\n6–2 6–4 | Chuck Adams | Jacco Eltingh\n Marc Rosset | Petr Korda\n Daniel Vacek\n Yevgeny Kafelnikov\n Carl-Uwe Steeb |
| 7 November | Kremlin Cup\nMoscow, Russia\nATP World Series\n$1,100,000 | Jacco Eltingh\n Paul Haarhuis\nW/O | David Adams\n Andrei Olhovskiy | Jacco Eltingh\n Marc Rosset | Petr Korda\n Daniel Vacek\n Yevgeny Kafelnikov\n Carl-Uwe Steeb |
| 7 November | European Community Championships\nAntwerp, Belgium\nATP World Series\n$1,100,000 | Pete Sampras\n7–6(5) 6–4 | Magnus Larsson | Jared Palmer\n Olivier Delaître | Byron Black\n Patrick Rafter\n Jonas Björkman\n Sébastien Lareau |
| 7 November | European Community Championships\nAntwerp, Belgium\nATP World Series\n$1,100,000 | Jan Apell\n Jonas Björkman\n4–6 6–1 6–2 | Hendrik Jan Davids\n Sébastien Lareau | Jared Palmer\n Olivier Delaître | Byron Black\n Patrick Rafter\n Jonas Björkman\n Sébastien Lareau |
| 14 November | IBM ATP Tour World Championships Singles\nFrankfurt, Germany (singles)\nATP Championships\n$3,000,000 | Pete Sampras\n4–6 6–3 7–5 6–4 | Boris Becker | Andre Agassi\n Sergi Bruguera | Michael Chang\n Alberto Berasategui\n Stefan Edberg\n Goran Ivanišević |
| 21 November | IBM ATP Tour World Championships Doubles\nJakarta, Indonesia\nATP Championships\n$1,300,000 | Jan Apell\n Jonas Björkman\n6–4 4–6 4–6 7–6 7–6 | Todd Woodbridge\n Mark Woodforde | David Adams / Andrei Olhovskiy\n Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis | David Adams / Andrei Olhovskiy\n Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis |
| 28 November | Davis Cup by NEC: Final\nMoscow – Carpet | Sweden\n4–1 | Russia |  |  |
Question:
who was the first american to become a champion?
Answer:
Pete Sampras