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Hit For Haiti - 44 For Fab Four

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Sampras & Federer© Getty ImagesPete Sampras & Roger Federer have spent a combined 559 weeks at World No. 1.

The Hit For Haiti charity exhibition on Friday night at the BNP Paribas Open brings together four of the greatest players to have played on the ATP World Tour.

Together, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal have combined to capture 44 Grand Slam singles titles, finished as ATP World Tour Champion 13 times, and spent 706 weeks at No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings.

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Take a look at the foursome's facts & figures:


Roger Federer
Birthdate: August 8, 1981
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Residence: Bottmingen, Switzerland
Family: Wife, Mirka (married Apr. 11, 2009); Twin daughters, Charlene and Myla (born July 23, 2009)
Indian Wells History: 28-6 record, winning three straight titles in 2004 (d. Henman), 2005 (d. Hewitt) and 2006 (d. Blake)
Career Finals: 62-24 (singles), 8-4 (doubles)

Pete Sampras
Birthdate: August 12, 1971
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Residence: Los Angeles
Family: Wife, Bridgette (married Sept. 30, 2000); Sons Christian (born Nov. 21, 2002), Ryan (born July 29, 2005)
Indian Wells History: 31-12 record, winning title in 1994 (d. Korda), 1995 (d. Agassi) and reaching final in 2001 (l. to Agassi)...Won first career ATP match in 1988, defeating Ramesh Krishnan and followed with win over Eliot Teltscher before losing to Emilio Sanchez in 3rd RD
Last Tournament: 2002 US Open, won title (d. Agassi)
Career Finals: 64-24 (singles), 2-2 (doubles)

Andre Agassi
Birthdate: April 29, 1970
Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada
Family: Wife, Stephanie Graf (married Oct. 22, 2001); Son, Jaden (born Oct. 26, 2001); Daughter, Jaz (born Oct. 3, 2003)
Indian Wells History: 37-16 record, winning title in 2001 (d. Sampras) and reaching the final in 1990 (l. to Edberg) and 1995 (l. to Sampras) ...At age 15 in Feb. 1986, made his ATP tournament debut in LaQuinta and defeated John Austin in the first round before losing in the 2nd RD to Mats Wilander
Last Tournament: 2006 US Open, lost in 4th RD (l. to Benjamin Becker)
Career Finals: 60-30 (singles), 1-3 (doubles)

Rafael Nadal
Birthdate: June 3, 1986
Birthplace: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
Residence: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
Family: Single
Indian Wells History: 22-3 record, winning titles in 2007 (d. Djokovic) and 2009 (d. Murray)
Career Finals: 36-12 (singles), 5-3 (doubles)

The foursome have combined to capture 44 Grand Slam singles titles. Since 1992, one of the four has earned at least one Grand Slam title. Here's a look at the streak of 19 consecutive years:

1992 - Andre Agassi (Wimbledon)
1993 - Pete Sampras (Wimbledon, US Open)
1994 - Pete Sampras (Australian Open, Wimbledon); Andre Agassi (US Open)
1995 - Pete Sampras (Wimbledon, US Open); Andre Agassi (Australian Open)
1996 - Pete Sampras (US Open)
1997 - Pete Sampras (Australian Open, Wimbledon)
1998 - Pete Sampras (Wimbledon)
1999 - Andre Agassi (Roland Garros, US Open); Pete Sampras (Wimbledon)
2000 - Andre Agassi (Australian Open)
2001 - Andre Agassi (Australian Open)
2002 - Pete Sampras (US Open)
2003 - Andre Agassi (Australian Open); Roger Federer (Wimbledon)
2004 - Roger Federer (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open)
2005 - Roger Federer (Wimbledon, US Open); Rafael Nadal (Roland Garros)
2006 - Roger Federer (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open); Rafael Nadal (Roland Garros)
2007 - Roger Federer (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open); Rafael Nadal (Roland Garros)
2008 - Roger Federer (US Open); Rafael Nadal (Roland Garros, Wimbledon)
2009 - Roger Federer (Roland Garros, Wimbledon); Rafael Nadal (Australian Open)
2010 - Roger Federer (Australian Open)

The Breakdown

 
Aust. Open
Roland Garros
Wimbledon
US Open
Federer (16)
4
1
6
5
Sampras (14)
2
0
7
5
Agassi (8)
4
1
1
2
Nadal (6)
1
4
1
0


Career Titles/Match Records

All four players are among the Top 15 on the Open Era (since 1968) titles list. Here is a look at their career titles and how they rank:

 
Titles
W-L (Pct.)
4) Pete Sampras
64
762-222 (.774)
T6) Roger Federer
62
688-162 (.809)
8) Andre Agassi
60
870-274 (.760)
15) Rafael Nadal
36
409-93 (.814)


Year-end No. 1 Rankings
Since the inception of the South African Airways ATP Rankings in 1973, there have been 15 players who have finished No. 1, including this foursome. Here are the years they finished No. 1:

  No. Years
Pete Sampras 6 1993-98 (all-time record)
Roger Federer 5 2004-07, '09
Rafael Nadal 1 2008
Andre Agassi 1 1999


Weeks at No. 1
All four players have spent considerable time at No. 1 with Sampras leading the way followed by Federer, who would take over the record on June 15 if he remains No. 1. Here’s how the four rank on the weeks at No. 1 list:

  Weeks
1) Pete Sampras 286
2) Roger Federer 273 (as of March 8)
7) Andre Agassi 101
11) Rafael Nadal 46


Career Prize Money

The foursome are the all-time leaders in career prize money on the ATP World Tour and they have combined to win $157,292,855:

  Prize Money
1) Roger Federer $55,350,788
2) Pete Sampras 43,280,489
3) Andre Agassi 31,152,975
4) Rafael Nadal 27,508,603


Career Totals

Titles (Grand Slam): 222 (44)
Match W-L: 2,729-751 (.784)
Weeks at No. 1: 706
Year-end No. 1 Finishes: 13
Prize Money: $157,292,855



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