Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi played out a classic US Open encounter in which Sampras won 6-7 (9), 9-6 (2), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) in the quarterfinal/

Pete Sampras set the record for most Grand Slam wins before the arrival of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Goran Ivanisevic overcame the heartbreak of three Wimbledon final losses to win the tournament for the fourth time in 2001.

Sergi Bruguera has a unique record in that he has a positive head-to-head record against both Pete Sampras and Roger Federer.

Andre Agassi became the first player since Rod Laver to win the career slam in the Open Era as he clinched the French Open.