Sampras to face Buzz: July 18 WTT match first visit to Schenectady since 1988.

Byline: Mark Singelais

Jul. 4--Pete Sampras will take his rightful place in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in an induction ceremony July 14.

Four days later, Sampras will return to where his brilliant career began to take off -- Schenectady's Central Park.

Sampras will play against the New York Buzz in World TeamTennis, his first trip back to the courts where he reached the semifinals of the now-defunct OTB Open as a 16-year-old in July 1988.

That was the first time Sampras advanced to the semis of an ATP event. He would go on to win a record 14 Grand Slam singles titles, including seven Wimbledon championships.

"I was just …