Pete Sampras won 14 Grand Slam titles, is tied for the records for most wins at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and held the year-end Number One world ranking for a record six consecutive years (1993-1998).

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His ascendancy to the number one spot will add to his record number of weeks at the top of the golf world: By the end of this week, he will have spent 624 weeks in the number one position.

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