Editing Pete Sampras (section)

===1990: US Open champion===
He lost to Wilander in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Sydney. At the Australian Open, Sampras upset twelfth-ranked Mayotte in the first round before losing to thirteenth-ranked [[Yannick Noah]] in the fourth round in four sets. His first professional singles title came in February at the Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor in Philadelphia, where he defeated sixth-ranked [[Andre Agassi]], eighth-ranked Mayotte, and eighteenth-ranked [[Andrés Gómez]] in the final. This title elevated his ranking into the top 20 for the first time. Sampras finished 1990 at No. 5, having started the year ranked No. 61 just prior to the start of the Australian Open.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pete Sampras' Rankings History for 1990|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/pete-sampras/s402/rankings-history|website=Official ATP World Tour website|access-date=7 February 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207063340/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/pete-sampras/s402/rankings-history|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sampras did not play in the 1990 French Open and again lost in the first round of Wimbledon, this time to [[Christo van Rensburg]]. Sampras played seven consecutive weeks during the North American summer hard-court season. He defeated [[John McEnroe]] in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open, but then lost to Chang in the semifinals. He also reached the semifinals of the tournament in Los Angeles, where he lost to No. 2 [[Stefan Edberg]]. He did not advance past the quarterfinals in his next three tournaments, losing to Chang, [[Richey Reneberg]], and [[Goran Ivanišević]].

In September, Sampras (youngest male player ever) captured his first Grand Slam title, at the [[1990 U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]]. Along the way, he defeated sixth-ranked [[Thomas Muster]] in the fourth round and third-ranked [[Ivan Lendl]] in a five-set quarterfinal, breaking Lendl's streak of eight consecutive US Open finals. He then defeated 20th-ranked McEnroe in a four-set semifinal to set up a final with fourth-ranked Agassi. Sampras beat Agassi in straight sets to become the US Open's youngest-ever male singles champion at the age of 19 years and 28 days.<ref>Srinivasan, 2007, ''Bio-Sporting Legends'', p. 83.</ref> He played five more tournaments and won the [[Grand Slam Cup]] to complete his year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/pete-sampras/s402/player-activity?year=1990 |title=1990 Player Activity for Pete Sampras |work=[[ATP World Tour]] |access-date=January 18, 2018 |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119060602/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/pete-sampras/s402/player-activity?year=1990 |url-status=live }}</ref>