By Xinhua
Washington : Pete Sampras, winner of a record 14 grand slam titles and four grand slam winner Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, late Saturday evening.
Sampras was the world No.1 for a record 286 weeks, including a streak of 102 successive weeks from April 15, 1996 to March 30, 1998 and held the year-end No.1 ranking a record six consecutive years (1993-98).
In his 15-year career, the American captured 64 ATP Tour singles titles and reached the finals of 24 other tournaments. His grand slam title haul was made up of seven Wimbledons, two Australian Opens and five US Opens.
Sanchez-Vicario claimed three singles titles at Roland Garros (1989, 1994, 1998) and in 1994 also became the first Spanish woman to win the US Open.
She captured six doubles and four mixed doubles titles as well in grand slam events.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame, recognized in 1986 as the sport’s official Hall of Fame by the International Tennis Federation, has till date inducted 204 individuals representing 18 countries.