VIENNA, Oct 18: Pete Sampras made full use of a wild card handed over by Boris Becker to beat Slovak Karol Kucera 6-3 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 in the final of the CA-Trophy today.Sampras, who is bidding to end 1998 as the world's number one for a record sixth consecutive year, ensured his top ranking for the next two weeks with his first title since Wimbledon.The American, an 11-time Grand-Slam winner, won $125,400 and, more importantly, 361 ATP points.The 27-year-old American was given the wild card by Becker for ``sporting reasons'' after losing in the first round in Basle last week.Sampras now has 22 indoor titles and 56 in all. He has won three other titles this year - Wimbledon, Philadelphia and Atlanta.BECKER PULLS OUT: German veteran Boris Becker, who had obtained a wildcard, has decided against playing the million-dollar ATP event in Ostrava, tournament director Peter Kovarcik said today.
