Sampras Sets Mark For Atp Tour Points

Tue., Jan. 28, 1997

Compiled From Wire Services

Australian Open champion Pete Sampras set an ATP Tour record for most points in the rankings, breaking the total Andre Agassi established two years ago.

Sampras has 5,774 during 14 tournaments in the past 12 months. Agassi’s old record was 5,652 in the one-year period ending Aug. 28, 1995.

Boris Becker dropped to No. 13, his lowest spot in three years, in the rankings released Monday while Goran Ivanisevic rose from fourth to second and Carlos Moya moved into the top 10 for the first time at No. 9.

Becker won the Australian Open in 1996 but lost in the first round of this year’s tournament, causing him to drop from No. 6. The last time he was lower was in February 1994, when he was 14th. Agassi, who won the Australian Open title in 1995 but did not enter this year, dropped to No. 12 from No. 8.

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