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James Spencer Courier is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He won four major singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He was the youngest man to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won five Masters 1000 series titles. Since 2005 he has worked as a tennis commentator, notably for the host broadcaster of the Australian Open, and as an analyst for Tennis Channel.
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Andre Agassi defeated the defending champion Pete Sampras in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1995 Australian Open. Agassi was making his Australian Open debut. He would go on to win three more editions of the tournament in 2000, 2001, and 2003.
Pete Sampras defeated Todd Martin in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1994 Australian Open.
Defending champion Stefan Edberg defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1992 US Open.
Pete Sampras defeated the defending champion Andre Agassi in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1995 US Open.
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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Championship Series, Single-Week, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup.
Pete Sampras was the defending champion and won in the final 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 against Andre Agassi.
The 1995 Lipton Championships – Men's Singles event was at the second Masters Series event of the year, the Lipton Championships held at Key Biscayne, Florida. Pete Sampras was the two time defending champion, but he failed to defend his title as he lost to Andre Agassi in the final.
The 1995 RCA Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the Championship Series of the 1995 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from July 14 through July 20, 1995.
The Oliver Group Champions Cup is an event in the Outback Champions Series for senior tennis players. It is held each year in Naples, Florida, and it was known as the Champions Cup Naples prior to 2007 when sponsorship for the event was picked up by The Oliver Group, a Florida-based real estate development firm.
Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Paul Haarhuis.
The 2008 Countrywide Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 82nd edition of the Los Angeles Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California, United States, from August 4 through August 10, 2008.
This is a list of the main career statistics of former tennis player John McEnroe. McEnroe won a total of 155 ATP titles during his career — 77 in singles, 78 in men's doubles, and 1 in mixed doubles. He won seven Grand Slam singles titles. He also won a record eight year end championship titles overall, the Masters championships three times, and the WCT Finals, a record five times. His career singles match record was 875–198 (81.55%). He posted the best single-season match record in the Open Era with win-loss record: 82–3 (96.5%) set in 1984 and has the best carpet court career match winning percentage: 84.18% (411–65) of any player. McEnroe is the second male player to reach 3 consecutive Grand Slams finals in a calendar year in 1984 since Rod Laver reached all four grand slams finals in 1969 in open era.
The career of American former tennis player Pete Sampras started when he turned professional in 1988 and lasted until his official retirement in August 2003. During his career Sampras played in 266 official tournaments and won 64 singles titles, including 14 titles at Grand Slam events. He competed in 16 ties for the United States Davis Cup team between 1991 and 2002 and was a member of the cup winning team in 1992 and 1995. Sampras reached the No. 1 ranking on April 12, 1993 and in total held that position for 286 weeks, third behind Novak Djokovic at 347 weeks and Roger Federer at 310 weeks. He finished the year as the No. 1 ranked player a six consecutive times. His career win-loss record is 762–222 (77.4%).
This is a list of the main career statistics of former tennis player Andre Agassi.
This is a list of the main career statistics of former professional tennis player Stefan Edberg.
Jim Courier was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Michael Chang.
Guy Forget was the defending champion, but lost to Todd Woodbridge in the second round.