Paes faced ex-world no. 1 Sampras just once, defeated him
Indian tennis player Leander Paes defeated former world number one and 14-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras in the only singles meeting of their careers in the US in 1998. Paes, who turns 45 today, registered the win in straight sets in an hour and 14 minutes. Paes played 200 singles matches in his career, winning 101 and losing 99.