Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Becker–Sampras rivalry


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 17:37, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Becker–Sampras rivalry

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It is just a repository of results and is unsourced. Armbrust Talk  Contribs  01:13, 5 December 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Wizardman  Operation Big Bear 04:31, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 02:47, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Article says they met 19 times, but lists six occasions; one GS meeting, the 93 semis at Wimbledon. If I had an article for every pair of people that met in at least one grand slam semifinal... that'd be a lotta articles. Mandsford 02:06, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep and improve references. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 06:43, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Incomplete, but worthy for a page I think KnowIG (talk) 16:19, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - there is nothing to assert that this rivalry was particularly notable. Rambo's Revenge (talk)  19:49, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete. Cruft.  --Nlu (talk) 04:44, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete no sources --Meritstarzzz (talk) 15:24, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete No evidence for actual 'rivalry'. They played each other quite a few times. What d'you expect from two same period top pros? They also played many other people. This reminds me of journalism(?) of The Sun and The Star type (but - redeeming feature - it doesn't mention Jordan or Cheryl...). Peridon (talk) 18:57, 13 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: The article under discussion here has been flagged for rescue by the Article Rescue Squadron.  Snotty Wong   confer 19:36, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - This article is really just a list of the times that Becker and Sampras played each other. This is not notable.  Two people who play tennis professionally would be expected to play each other many times.  There is no documented rivalry to speak of.  Snotty Wong   confer 19:36, 13 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Only one result in Google books about this rivalry. Google news shows hundreds of articles about games involving these two .  Are there any articles talking about a rivalry, real or made for publicity sake?  Did the two give interviews trash talking each other or anything?   D r e a m Focus  21:06, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * If you couldn't find any, then I'm sure they don't exist. Snotty Wong   confer 23:27, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * No, it just means that 15,900 Google news archive results is a lot to look through. I notice a lot of these articles in Category:Tennis_rivalries are up for deletion right now.   D r e a m Focus  12:52, 14 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete: simply an (unsourced) tabulation of sports results (WP:NOT, WP:NOT, or simply generally WP:IINFO), lacking any WP:SECONDARY source information interpreting or evaluating this "rivalry". HrafnTalkStalk(P) 11:28, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.