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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American tennis player Pete Sampras has had most of his trophies and other memorabilia stolen from a storage facility, he said.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the thieves made off with most of his trophies from his 64 tour wins, two Davis Cups, an Olympic ring and six trophies for his world number one rankings from 1993 to 1998.
But Sampras still has all but one of his grand slam trophies.
"I have 13 of my 14 Grand Slam trophies. My first Australian Open trophy (1994) is gone, and so is everything else," the now-retired Sampras told the newspaper.
Sampras, 39, said his trophies were stored in a warehouse in Los Angeles. He only discovered they were missing about three weeks ago.
"Losing this stuff is like having the history of my tennis life taken away," he said.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina. Editing by Julian Linden. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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The Los Angeles Times reported that the thieves made off with most of his trophies from his 64 tour wins, two Davis Cups, an Olympic ring and six trophies for his world number one rankings from 1993 to 1998.
But Sampras still has all but one of his grand slam trophies.
"I have 13 of my 14 Grand Slam trophies. My first Australian Open trophy (1994) is gone, and so is everything else," the now-retired Sampras told the newspaper.
Sampras, 39, said his trophies were stored in a warehouse in Los Angeles. He only discovered they were missing about three weeks ago.
"Losing this stuff is like having the history of my tennis life taken away," he said.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina. Editing by Julian Linden. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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