Multiple choice general knowledge sports

To whom did Sampras first lose his singles match

  1. Andre Agassi

  2. Sammy Giammalva Jr

  3. Emilio Sanchez

  4. Michiel Schapers
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Explanation

Pete Sampras lost his first singles match to Sammy Giammalva Jr. at the 1988 Volvo International tournament in Stratton Mountain, Vermont. This was Sampras's first ATP tour match as a professional. Andre Agassi, Sampras's famous rival, came later in his career, and the other options are different opponents from various matches.

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Sammy Giammalva Jr. handed Pete Sampras his first professional singles loss, in one of Sampras's earliest matches as a pro before he rose to become one of tennis's greatest champions. Players like Andre Agassi and Emilio Sanchez became notable rivals or opponents later in Sampras's career, not at his very first defeat.

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