🔥 Andre Agassi: What You Need to Know Right Now!
Key Overview
Andre Kirk Agassi ( AG-ə-see; born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 1999. Agassi won 60 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including eight majors, completing the career Grand Slam. He also won an Olympic gold medal, the 1990 ATP Tour World Championships, 17 Masters titles and was part of the winning United States Davis Cup teams in 1990, 1992 and 1995.
Early life
Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Iranian Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi (Aghassian), a former Olympic boxer from Salmas, Iran, and American Elizabeth "Betty" Agassi (née Dudley). His father is of Iranian Armenian Assyrian heritage and was a casino worker in Tehran and former amateur boxer. His parents married in 1959 after dating for two months, then moved from Chicago to Las Vegas.
Post-retirement: Exhibition appearances
Since retiring after the 2006 US Open, Agassi has participated in a series of charity tournaments and continues his work with his own charity. On September 5, 2007, he was a surprise guest commentator for the Andy Roddick/Roger Federer US Open quarterfinal. He played an exhibition match at Wimbledon, teaming with his wife, Steffi Graf, to play with Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters.
Legacy
Considered by numerous sources to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has also been called one of the greatest service returners ever to play the game, and was described by the BBC upon his retirement as "perhaps the biggest worldwide star in the sport's history". As a result, he is credited for helping to revive the popularity of tennis during the 1990s.
Playing style
Early in his career, Agassi would look to end points quickly by playing first-strike tennis, typically by inducing a weak return with a deep, hard shot, and then playing a winner at an extreme angle. On the rare occasion that he charged the net, Agassi liked to take the ball in the air and hit a swinging volley for a winner.
Business ventures
Agassi established a limited liability company named Andre Agassi Ventures (formerly named Agassi Enterprises). Agassi, along with five athlete partners (including Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana, Shaquille O'Neal, Ken Griffey Jr., and Monica Seles) opened a chain of sports-themed restaurant named Official All Star Café in April 1996. The restaurant closed down in 2001.
In popular culture
In 2017, Agassi appeared in the documentary film Love Means Zero, which highlighted the troubled relationship between his coach Nick Bollettieri and him.
Professional awards
ITF World Champion: 1999. ATP Player of the Year: 1999. ATP Most Improved Player: 1988, 1998
Video
Wimbledon 2000 Semi-final – Agassi vs. Rafter (2003) Starring: Andre Agassi, Patrick Rafter; Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005, Run Time: 213 minutes, OCLC 61774054. Charlie Rose with Andre Agassi (May 7, 2001) Charlie Rose, Inc., DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006, Run Time: 57 minutes.
Video games
Andre Agassi Tennis for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis, Game Gear, Master System, and mobile phones Agassi Tennis Generation for PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and Windows Agassi Tennis Generation 2002 for Windows Smash Court Pro Tournament for PlayStation 2 Top Spin 4 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii Tennis World Tour for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows T.
See also
All-time tennis records – men's singles List of Grand Slam men's singles champions Tennis male players statistics Tennis records of the Open Era – men's singles
Sources
Agassi, Andre (2010). Open: An Autobiography. London: Vintage. ISBN 978-0-307-38840-7. Agassi, Mike; Cobello, Dominic; Welsh, Kate (2004). The Agassi Story. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-656-0.
External links
Andre Agassi at the Association of Tennis Professionals Andre Agassi at the International Tennis Federation Andre Agassi at the Davis Cup Andre Agassi at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Andre Agassi Ventures Andre Agassi at IMDb
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