1995 Australian Open – Men's Singles 1995 Australian Open – Men's Singles Andre Agassi defeated defending champion Pete Sampras 4–6, 6–1, 7–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1995 Australian Open. Agassi competed in the Australian Open this season for the first time in his career. He would go on to win three more in 2000, 2001, and 2003. A memorable moment occurred in the quarterfinal match between Sampras and Jim Courier. Sampras had fought back from a 2-sets down deficit to tie it at 2-2. Shortly after winning the first game of the fifth set, Sampras was overcome
2009 Rafael Nadal tennis season hard-court Grand Slam singles title, making him the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open and the fourth male tennis player—after Jimmy Connors, Mats Wilander, and Andre Agassi—to win Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces. This win also made Nadal the first male tennis player to hold three Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces at the same time. At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Nadal lost in the final to second-seeded Andy Murray in three sets. During the final, Nadal called a trainer to attend to a tendon problem with his right knee,