Pete Sampras is an American former world No. 1 tennis player.
Is Pete Sampras Greek? Does Pete Sampras speak Greek?
Petros “Pete” Sampras was born on August 12, 1971, in Washington, D.C. He is the third of four children born to Soterios “Sammy” and Georgia Sampras.
His mother emigrated from Sparta, Greece, whereas his father was born in the United States. His paternal grandfather, Costas “Gus” Sampras, was Greek and his maternal grandmother, Sarah Steinberg, was Polish-Jewish.
His older sister, Stella, is the women’s tennis head coach at UCLA, and his younger sister, Marion, is a teacher in Los Angeles. His older brother, Gus, has been tournament director at the Scottsdale ATP event.
However, despite coming from such a rich Greek heritage, he does not speak the language. According to him, he remembers his mother yelling at him in Greek when he was young and was being scolded.
What ethnicity is Pete Sampras?
Sampras was born in Washington, D.C., and identifies as Greek-American.
