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 265 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 373 weeks and Roger Federer at 310 weeks. He finished the year as the No. 1 ranked player six consecutive times. His career win–loss record is 762–222 (77.4%). Sampras is 7–0 in Wimbledon finals and is the only male player to win 3 or more consecutive Wimbledon titles twice in his career (1993–1995, 1997–2000) . He is the first player to win 14 grand slam men's singles titles, since surpassed by Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic. His win–loss record in Grand Slam finals is unbeaten at 78% (14 wins in 18 finals) for players who have appeared in at least 10 Grand Slam finals. He is the only American male player to win more than 10 slams. Grand Slam finals Singles: 18 (14 titles, 4 runner-ups) Other significant finals Year-end championships finals Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up) Grand Slam Cup Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ATP Super 9 / ATP Masters Series finals Singles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner-ups) Doubles: 1 (1 title) Career finals Singles: 88 (64 titles, 24 runner-ups) Wins (64) Runner-ups (24) Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) Team competition: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) Wins (2) Runners-up (2) Singles performance timeline 1This event was held in Stockholm through 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001. Record against other players Sampras' record against players who held a top 10 ranking, with those who reached No. 1 in bold Andre Agassi (20–14) Todd Martin (18–4) Jim Courier (16–4) Patrick Rafter (12–4) Petr Korda (12–5) Goran Ivanišević (12–6) Boris Becker (12–7) Michael Chang (12–8) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (11–2) Cédric Pioline (9–0) Jonas Björkman (9–1) Greg Rusedski (9–1) Thomas Enqvist (9–2) Thomas Muster (9–2) Stefan Edberg (8–6) Karol Kučera (7–1) Mark Philippoussis (7–3) Magnus Larsson (7–4) Wayne Ferreira (7–6) Tim Henman (6–1) Andriy Medvedev (6–2) Magnus Gustafsson