Editing Pete Sampras (section)

===1993: Two major titles, world No. 1 ===
Sampras reached the semifinals of the [[1993 Australian Open|Australian Open]] in early 1993, losing again to Stefan Edberg and matching the previous year's quarterfinal performance at the French Open. In April 1993, Sampras attained the No. 1 ranking for the first time. His rise to the top of the rankings was controversial because he had not recently won any Grand Slam titles,<ref name=Auto>{{cite book |title=A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis |last=Sampras |first=Pete |author2=Peter Bodo |year=2008 |publisher=Crown Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-38329-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/championsmindles00samp/page/92 92] |url=https://archive.org/details/championsmindles00samp/page/92 }}</ref> but he justified his ranking three months later by claiming his first of seven [[1993 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] titles, beating former world No. 1 and fellow American [[Jim Courier]] in the final. This was followed by his second [[1993 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] title. He finished the year as the clear No. 1 and set a new [[ATP Tour]] record that year by becoming the first player to serve more than 1,000 aces in a season.