Birth Name: Petros Sampras
Place of Birth: Potomac, Maryland, U.S
Date of Birth: August 12, 1971
Ethnicity: 75% Greek 25% Jewish
Family Background: Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in tennis history. He still holds the ATP record of six year-end No. 1 rankings, which were in consecutive years from 1993 through 1998.
Pete was born to Sammy and Georgia Sampras. His mother emigrated from Sparta, Greece, and his father was born in the United States to a Greek father and a Jewish mother. Pete was raised Greek Orthodox .
Pete has stated: “My mum came to America from Greece when she was 25, without a penny and barely able to speak the language. My dad, who is Jewish but has a Greek father, held down two jobs while I was growing up. So you could say they taught me a lot about hard work and humility“.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jul/01/tennis.features
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