There's literally nothing more in Pete Sampras's career for him to prove. To think that Pete Sampras has close to twice as many majors -- and in some cases three times as many -- as some of the greatest players of all time, such as Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, Mats Wilander and Andre Agassi is astounding. What more does a player have to do to be considered the greatest?

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	Washington Former ATP Tour pro MaliVai Washington, a tennis analyst for ESPN, reached the 1996 Wimbledon final, the only time in a span of eight years that Pete Sampras did not reach the final.

Lack of a French Open title makes no difference to me. The fact that Pete has been able to be the premier tennis player of the last decade and to sustain his level of play as the No. 1 player for six consecutive years is a tribute to not only his natural ability but also to his work ethic, his desire to win, and his single-minded drive to perfection.

I sometimes sense that tennis fans and the world audience don't really grasp what Pete Sampras has accomplished. As great as Tiger Woods is, Pete Sampras' career right now dwarfs Tiger's accomplishments.

Pete's impact on the game of tennis will be felt for decades and 100 years from now people will be looking back through the record books in awe at his accomplishments. The impact he's had on the game has spanned generations from those who watched him win his first major to those young kids who are just now hearing who Pete Sampras is as they get their careers under way. Pete Sampras brought an effortless precision to the court that bordered on ballet. We will never see a player do what he's done in this lifetime.

It's funny to think back that at one point we were roommates as junior players and I competed on the same level as he did as a professional and at the time not knowing that I was competing against the man who would go on to be the greatest of all time.

Sampras' 14 Slams

1990 U.S. Open Final: Beat fourth-seeded Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 Highlights: Won four of seven matches in straight sets; eliminated three-time U.S. Open champion and third-ranked Ivan Lendl in five sets in quarterfinals; also beat John McEnroe and Thomas Muster. Washington: "In addition to becoming the youngest player to ever win the U.S. Open, Sampras' quarterfinal victory over Ivan Lendl was huge and signified a changing of the guard at the U.S. Open. Lendl had reached eight consecutive finals, but Sampras snapped the streak."

1993 Wimbledon Final: Beat third-seeded Jim Courier 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-3 Highlights: Also beat fourth-ranked Boris Becker (in straight sets) and 13th-seeded Andre Agassi. Washington: "Rain pushed the men's final back a day, and when it was played, Sampras and fellow American Jim Courier met for the title -- on July 4. Sampras went on to win his first of many Wimbledon titles."

1993 U.S. Open Final: Beat No. 15 seed Cedric Pioline 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 Highlights: Won five of seven matches in straight sets while dropping just two sets in the tournament. Washington: "Sampras' second Grand Slam of the year (he also won Wimbledon) really starts his domination the men's tennis tour; he wins at least two Grand Slam titles a year for three consecutive years."

1994 Australian Open Final: Beat ninth-seeded Todd Martin 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-4 Highlights: Needed five sets to beat Yevgeny Kafelnikov in a second-round victory that included a 9-7 fifth set. Washington:"Sampras wins his first major in Australia -- and also has his best year yet, winning a career-high 10 titles, including five straight and seven of his first eight tournaments of the year."

1994 Wimbledon Final: Beat No. 4 seed Goran Ivanisevic 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 Highlights: Overcame 25 aces in final -- and two tie-breakers -- to win second straight Wimbledon title; also beat sixth-ranked Todd Martin in semifinal. Washington: "Sampras notches his eighth win of the year, and becomes the second American (Agassi was the first, in 1992) in three years to deny Goran Ivanisevic his first Wimbledon title."

1995 Wimbledon Final: Beat third-seeded Boris Becker 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Highlights: As the No. 2 seed, Sampras also notched a five-set semifinal victory over Goran Ivanisevic. Washington: "After beating Becker in the final, Becker essentially handed over the reigns to Sampras. Although I can't remember the exact words, Becker, one of the greatest grass-court players ever, told Sampras, 'Now you're better than I am.' "

1995 U.S. Open Final: Beat top-seeded Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 Highlights: Lost just three sets en route to title. Washington: "This match is the one that triggered Agassi's two- or three-year decline in the mid-1990s decline.Although Agassi had achieved a No. 1 ranking before, he had never been No. 1 at the end of the year, which is what really matters. That year, Thomas Muster won the French Open, Agassi won the Australian Open and Sampras won Wimbledon, and entering the U.S. Open, Agassi said whoever won would be the tour's legitimate No. 1. For the next few years, Agassi really struggled mentally."

1996 U.S. Open Final: Beat No. 2 seed Michael Chang 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) Highlights: Down two sets to one, Sampras rallied to beat Alex Corretja 7-6 (5), 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals. Sampras, suffering from the flu, vomited courtside during the match. Washington: "Sampras is the best pressure player there is, and proved it here, denying fellow American Michael Chang, who was ranked No. 2 at the time, his only opportunity to become No. 1 in the world."

1997 Australian Open Final: Beat Carlos Moya 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 Highlights: Beat fifth-ranked Thomas Muster in straight sets in the semifinals. Washington: "Sampras went 8-0 in championship matches in 1997, and overwhelmed Moya, who was making his first Grand Slam final appearance."

1997 Wimbledon Final: Beat Cedric Pioline 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 Highlights: Also beat 18th-ranked Boris Becker, the highest-ranked opponent Sampras faced at the All England Club in '97. Washington: "After losing in the 1996 Wimbledon quarterfinals, Sampras begins another dominating three years at the All England Club as he wins his fourth title."

1998 Wimbledon Final: Beat No. 14 seed Goran Ivanisevic 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (11-9), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Highlights: Sampras joins Bjorn Borg as the only player in the Open Era to win at least one Grand Slam title in six consecutive years; six sets decided by tie-breaker. Washington: "For the second time in the 1990s, Sampras denies Ivanisevic, who served 32 aces, a Grand Slam title. It was Goran's best opportunity to win. The final was incredible. Rarely do you see a five-set final in a Grand Slam."

1999 Wimbledon Final: Beat fourth-seeded Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 Highlights: Lost just one set (3-6 to sixth-ranked Tim Henman in semifinals) throughout tournament. Washington: "Sampras plays arguably his best match ever to win his sixth Wimbledon title in seven years, and beats Agassi just a month after Agassi's French Open win."

2000 Wimbledon Final: Beat No. 12 seed Patrick Rafter 6-7 (10), 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-2 Highlights: Sampras wins his 28th consecutive Wimbledon match (and improves to 53-1 at the All England Club over the past eight years) to surpass Roy Emerson for the most Grand Slam titles (13) and tie Willie Renshaw for the most Wimbledon titles (seven). In final, which was interrupted twice because of rain, Sampras served 27 aces at up to 133 mph and fought a 4-1 deficit in the second-set tiebreaker, all while playing with acute tendinitis in his left shin, which prevented him from practicing between matches. Washington: "Pete's ability to come from behind in that second-set tiebreaker goes to show you why Pete is Pete -- he can somehow perform at the absolute top of his game when he needs it the most and at the absolute biggest moments. What's even more incredible is the amount of pressure he was able to put up with during Wimbledon. There wasn't a single press conference where someone wasn't asking him about the record (13 Grand Slams), and that had to be on his mind every day. But to play the kind of tennis he did -- and to be able to handle Rafter, who was playing his best grass-court tennis of his career -- was pretty phenomenal."

2002 U.S. Open Final: Beat sixth-seeded Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 Highlights: Played some long matches early, but as the second week went on, with rain delays eliminating his days off, he played even better. Washington: "Twelve years after he wins his first major, he finds himself in the biggest tournament win drought of his career going into this event. Throughout 2002, he had given no indication that he had one more major left in him. Ironically it was he who continued to say he had one or two major wins to go in his career before he was finished. I personally thought 2000 Wimbledon would be his last. But what Pete showed in New York is why he can be considered the greatest of all time. His ability to shrug off a two-year drought and enter the U.S. Open saying, 'I feel I can win this tournament,' is the epitome of a great tennis champion. I've never won a major, so I don't know what it feels like but I imagine his three biggest wins are his first major in 1990, his 13th major at Wimbledon to break the record, and the 2002 U.S. Open to resurrect a disappointing two years are probably the three biggest accomplishments he has had in his career. Isn't it be something for him to end his career with his last two victories being majors? His last one had him beating Tommy Haas, who has the ability to win majors, a huge server in Greg Rusedski, one of the hottest players on the tour in Andy Roddick, beating Sjeng Schalken in the semifinals as a heavy, heavy favorite, which is not always an easy position to play in, and then beating his greatest rival Andre Agassi."