Andre Agassi Biography
Andre Kirk Agassi, (born April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. 1 men's professional tennis player from the United States. He has won eight Grand Slam singles titles, and is one of only five players to have won all four Grand Slam events. Agassi turned professional in 1986, shortly after his sixteenth birthday, and he won the last tournament of that year and the first tournament of 1988. He advanced from 25th to 4th in the computer rankings by winning six championships in 1988.
Twice he went to the semi-finals of a grand slam event, losing both times, to Mats Wilander in an exciting five-set match at the French Open and to Ivan Lendl in four sets at the U. S. Open. With his long blond hair and his fluorescent outfits, he was famous, or notorious, for several years before he won a major title. Some people,including Agassi, wondered if he would ever win one of the grand slam events until he finally broke through at Wimbledon in 1992.
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| It still seems strange for Andre Agassi to look out on a tennis court which he is still not that far removed from and refer to any present era as “Golden,” other than one he has played in. |
| Agassi is also well known for his Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, which started a school for disadvantaged youth in Las Vegas, where the power tennis couple lives, and is very vocal and involved in his charitable cause. |
| If you haven't heard of the school chances are you've heard of some of its past pupils; Serena and Venus Williams, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, the leggy Maria Sharapova. And if all progresses according to plan the name Ajeet Rai will one day join that ... |
By Robin Leach Steve Wynn, wife Andrea Hissom and stepson Nick Hissom attend the Andre Agassi Grand Slam red carpet and benefit gala at Wynn Las Vegas on Oct. 29, 2011. |
| One morning, a day after I had produced a terrific event with Andre Agassi and Nike employees on the Oregon campus, Phil Knight was behind me in the coffee line. |
| For example, former tennis player Andre Agassi said losing his hair in his late teens was a “big deal” to him. In a television interview after his retirement, he recalled how tormented his brother was when he started losing hair at a young age, ... |
LAS VEGAS - One of the biggest philanthropist towards uplifting economically disadvantaged children in Las Vegas is Andre Agassi and his wife Stefanie Graf, but coming up from behind is Floyd Mayweather and the Mayweather "Money Team". |
| Unrelated: an aging Jimmy Connors was peeved after losing to a young and disrespectful Andre Agassi at the US Open in 1989. |
| by Jen Slothower on Sun, May 6, 2012 at 4:33PM About 164000 people are expected to flock to the Churchill Downs area for Saturday's race, with those not holding out on the horses enjoying the lavish food and drink, unique atmosphere and hats that are ... |
| By Romana Cvitkovic Former US tennis player and current ESPN commentator John McEnroe held a conference call on Monday to discuss his World TeamTennis matchup against Andre Agassi in July and voiced his opinion on several hot topics in men's tennis. |
| Tennis star Andre Agassi turned out to be Lagasse's inspiration for starting the foundation. He learned about Agassi's own successful foundation that created a public school in Las Vegas, which grew from elementary school to now include a middle and ... |
by Tom Gainey Andre Agassi and wife Steffi Graf were in attendance yesterday for 138th running of the Kentucky Derby. The two tennis legends made the trip from Las Vegas as guests of Longines, the official timekeeper of the Derby. |
| ... ability to hit the "specialty shots" (volleys, slices, kick serve), improvisational skills (tweeners, Federer's "reverse thrust" (RIP David Foster Wallace) against Andre Agassi in 2005 US Open Final), and no histrionics on the court. |
MARCH 2, 2012--Andre Agassi serves the ball to Michael Chang (not seen) during the Masters Rendez-Vouz tennis event in Montreal Friday March 2, 2012. |
He mentored tennis legend Andre Agassi when Agassi was a boy. Anyone interested in learning more about the foundation can attend free instructional and informational sessions scheduled from 3 to 4:30 pm Sundays at the tennis courts at Lorenzi Park, ... |
Among them was Andre Agassi, and Isner watched in 1996 when Agassi captured a gold medal at the Atlanta Games. “I didn't know what my tennis career held at that point, but seeing him win the gold medal in the United States was very special to me,” ... |
| Madrid Masters supremo Ion Tiriac with Andre Agassi after the player won the tournament in 2002. On Friday Tiriac promised a gradual improvement in traction on the new blue courts which have come under fire from players in Madrid this week. |
It was tennis players, specifically Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi. You can only imagine my joy when, years later, the golden (Grand Slam) couple got married. |
| By AP Enlarge The Associated Press Tennis legends Stefanie Graf and Andre Agassi, Longines Ambassadors, walk the Kentucky Derby Red Carpet, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, KY. |
The groups include Andre Agassi's Foundation for Education, where Elton John and Emeril Lagasse are on the advisory board, Garth Brooks' Teammates for Kids Foundation and Larry King's Cardiac Foundation. |
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