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Pete Sampras' first Grand Slam win comes in 1990 when he becomes the youngest ever US Open champion aged 19

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1993 proves to be a title-laden year for Sampras, beginning with victory at the Australian Open in Melbourne

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Sampras then lays the foundations for his Wimbledon dominance by beating Jim Courier to take his first SW19 title

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Tennis legend Fred Perry joins Pete Sampras after the American wins his second US Open title in 1993

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Sampras follows up his 1994 Wimbledon success by beating Boris Becker in 1995 to make it three Wimbledon titles in a row

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More glory follows for Pete Sampras at Flushing Meadow in 1995 as he picks up another US Open title

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The big surprise in 1996 is that Sampras doesn't win Wimbledon - he loses in the quarter-finals to Richard Krajicek but later takes the US Open title

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1997 starts well as Sampras claims up his second Australian Open title, beating Carlos Moya in the final

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It is business as usual at Wimbledon in 1997 as Sampras smokes Cedric Pioline in straight sets in the final

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Sampras is taken the distance by Goran Ivanisevic in 1998 but still triumphs after five sets to take the title again

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A familiar sight once again in 1999, as Sampras beats Andre Agassi to win his sixth Wimbledon title

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An emotional Pete Sampras wins his 13th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2000 to break Roy Emerson's record

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Pete Sampras rolls back the years in 2002 to win the US Open and become the tournament's oldest ever winner at the age of 31

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That final proves to be Sampras' last competitive match before the announcement his retirement will be marked at the 2003 US Open

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An emotional Sampras bids farewell to tennis during a special ceremony on the opening day of the 2003 US Open at Flushing Meadows