Editing Pete Sampras (section)

==Personal life==
Sampras's mother was born in [[Greece]] and his father was born in the United States to a Greek father and Polish mother. His older sister, [[Stella Sampras|Stella Sampras Webster]], is the women's tennis head coach at [[UCLA]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Ajaybir |last=Behniwal |title=Women's tennis nets good draw through recent wins |date=May 2, 2007 |publisher=ASUCLA Student Media |url=http://dailybruin.com/news/2007/may/02/womens_tennis_nets_good_draw_through_recent_wins/ |work=The Daily Bruin |access-date=May 20, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929130435/http://dailybruin.com/news/2007/may/02/womens_tennis_nets_good_draw_through_recent_wins/ |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and his younger sister, Marion, is a teacher in Los Angeles. His older brother, Gus, has been tournament director at the [[Tennis Channel Open|Scottsdale]] ATP event. In 2007 he became president of the firm managing Pete's business activities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.puresportsmanagement.com/files/Pure_Sports_Management_announcement.pdf |work=Press Release |title=Tennis Legend Pete Sampras Forms New Company – Pure Sports Management |date=March 29, 2007 |access-date=August 24, 2007 |archive-date=September 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925211543/http://www.puresportsmanagement.com/files/Pure_Sports_Management_announcement.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 30, 2000, Sampras married American actress and former [[Miss Teen USA]] [[Bridgette Wilson]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Actress Brigette is Sampras love match |date=October 2, 2000 |agency=Associated Press |url=http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2000/fyi/news/10/02/sampras.wedding/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20060526035920/http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2000/fyi/news/10/02/sampras.wedding/index.html |archive-date=May 26, 2006 |publisher=CNN |access-date=May 20, 2007}}</ref> On November 21, 2002, their first son was born.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sampras Adds New Title: Father |date=November 26, 2002 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DEFD71F39F935A15752C1A9649C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fS%2fSampras%2c%20Pete |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 20, 2007 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210172134/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DEFD71F39F935A15752C1A9649C8B63&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FS%2FSampras%2C%20Pete |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 29, 2005, the couple had their second son.<ref>{{cite news |title=Review 2005: Celebrity births, marriages and deaths |date=December 12, 2005 |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz/s/191/191185_review_2005_celebrity_births_marriages_and_deaths.html |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |access-date=May 20, 2007 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185050/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz/s/191/191185_review_2005_celebrity_births_marriages_and_deaths.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They reside in [[Lake Sherwood, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.home-designing.com/2010/03/pete-sampras-house-in-lake-sherwood-usa |title=Pete Sampras' House in Lake Sherwood |publisher=Home-designing.com |date=March 21, 2010 |access-date=August 3, 2014 |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706203821/http://www.home-designing.com/2010/03/pete-sampras-house-in-lake-sherwood-usa |url-status=live }}</ref> Both Sampras and Wilson were committed to raising their children out of the public eye and both retired from their careers to focus on family life.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-29 |title='She Wanted to Be a Wife and..' - American Tennis Legend Pete Sampras Confessed Why He Decided to Spend Eternity Together With Hollywood Beauty Bridgette Wilson |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-tennis-news-she-wanted-to-be-a-wife-and-american-tennis-legend-pete-sampras-confessed-why-he-decided-to-spend-eternity-together-with-hollywood-beauty-bridgette-wilson/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=EssentiallySports |archive-date=September 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905124337/https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-tennis-news-she-wanted-to-be-a-wife-and-american-tennis-legend-pete-sampras-confessed-why-he-decided-to-spend-eternity-together-with-hollywood-beauty-bridgette-wilson/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sampras has [[β-thalassemia]] minor, a genetic trait that sometimes causes mild [[anemia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/french_open/1952120.stm |title=Clay soils Pete's record |date=May 23, 2002 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=February 22, 2008 |archive-date=March 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325130700/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/french_open/1952120.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Politically, Sampras is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. He supported [[John McCain]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/163024/Sampras-and-Agassi-show-rivalry-at-charity-match|title=Sampras and Agassi show rivalry at charity match|first=Alix|last=Ramsay|date=March 15, 2010|website=Express.co.uk|access-date=January 18, 2018|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120036/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/163024/Sampras-and-Agassi-show-rivalry-at-charity-match|url-status=live}}</ref>