Date of Birth: 12.08.71 Became pro: 1988 World Ranking: 13

Verdict: Pete Sampras needs no introduction, particularly at Wimbledon.

Few would question the statement that the American is the greatest player ever to grace the Centre Court.

He has won this title on seven previous occasions - but he is now undoubtedly on the wane. Sampras has not won a title of any kind since Wimbledon 2000.

Many felt the beginning of the end was last year's fourth-round defeat against Roger Federer and Sampras has yet to prove them wrong.

Suffered a disappointing loss in Halle to Nicolas Kiefer in the warm-up, but if there is to be one last hurrah, it will surely be here.

TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
	02	01	00	99	98	97	96	95	94	93	92
Australian Open	4R	4R	SF	-	QF	W	3R	RU	W	SF	-
French Open	1R	2R	1R	2R	2R	3R	SF	1R	QF	QF	QF
Wimbledon	-	4R	W	W	W	W	QF	W	W	W	SF
US Open	-	RU	RU	-	SF	4R	W	W	4R	W	RU

Key: 1R (first round); 2R (second round); 3R (third round); 4R (fourth round); QF (quarter-finals); SF (losing semi-finalists); RU (Runner up); W (winner).