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Pete Sampras vs Andre Agassi
Which player? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Pete Sampras United States · 1971– 56% · #10 in the world
- Andre Agassi United States · 1970– 44% · #19 in the world
What the votes say
The world picks Pete Sampras over Andre Agassi, 56% to 44%. Pete Sampras is #10 of the 120 tennis players in the world ranking and Andre Agassi #19; among the 35 from the United States, they are #4 and #10.
The case for each
Pete Sampras: Fourteen Grand Slam titles, seven at Wimbledon, and six straight years as year-end world No. 1 in the 1990s, built on the best serve of his generation.
Andre Agassi: Eight Grand Slam titles and the career Golden Slam: all four majors plus Olympic gold. The American's return of serve made him Sampras's great rival, from the 1990 US Open final to the 2002 one.
Side by side
| Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #10 | #19 |
| Country | United States | United States |
| Born | 1971 | 1970 |
| Grand Slam titles | 14 | 8 |