Stella Sampras-Webster ( el, Στέλλα Σάμπρα, Stella Sampra; born March 9, 1969) is an American former professional

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Biography

Born in

Potomac, Maryland Potomac () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, named after the nearby Potomac River. Potomac is the seventh most educated small town in America, based on percentage of residents with postsecondary deg ...

to Greek-American parents, Sampras is one of four siblings. Her younger brother is tennis player

Pete Sampras Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...

. She grew up in

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and played college tennis for the

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from 1987 to 1991, earning All-American honors on four occasions. In her freshman year she teamed up with Allison Cooper to win the NCAA doubles championship. Sampras competed briefly on the professional tour, reaching a career best singles ranking of 248, with two ITF titles to her name. As a doubles player she twice appeared in the main draw of the US Open and was ranked as high as 142 in the world. Since 1996, she has been the head coach of UCLA women's tennis. Sampras is married to marketing executive Steve Webster, with whom she has twin daughters, born in 2005.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Doubles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sampras, Stella 1969 births Living people American female tennis players UCLA Bruins women's tennis players UCLA Bruins coaches American tennis coaches American people of Greek descent American people of Greek-Jewish descent American people of Polish-Jewish descent Tennis people from California People from Potomac, Maryland College tennis coaches in the United States