ANDRE AGASSI
Name: Andre Agassi
Born: 29 April 1970 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is a former World No. 1 professional
American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an
Olympic gold medal in singles. He is one of only five male players to have won
all four Grand Slam singles events during his career. He is the only player in
the open era to have won every Grand Slam singles title, to have won the Tennis
Masters Cup, to have been part of a winning Davis Cup team, and to have won an
Olympic gold medal. He won 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments, more than any
other player. TENNIS Magazine has named him the 7th greatest male player from
1965 through 2005.
Because of sciatica caused by two bulging discs in his back, a spondylolisthesis
(vertebral displacement), and a bone spur that interferes with the nerve, Agassi
retired from professional tennis on September 3, 2006, after losing in the third
round of the U.S. Open. Agassi is married to Steffi Graf and has two children.
He is the founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which has raised
over $60 million for at-risk children in Southern Nevada. In 2001, the
Foundation opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a K-12
public charter school for at-risk children.
Name: Andre Agassi
Born: 29 April 1970 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is a former World No. 1 professional
American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an
Olympic gold medal in singles. He is one of only five male players to have won
all four Grand Slam singles events during his career. He is the only player in
the open era to have won every Grand Slam singles title, to have won the Tennis
Masters Cup, to have been part of a winning Davis Cup team, and to have won an
Olympic gold medal. He won 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments, more than any
other player. TENNIS Magazine has named him the 7th greatest male player from
1965 through 2005.
Because of sciatica caused by two bulging discs in his back, a spondylolisthesis
(vertebral displacement), and a bone spur that interferes with the nerve, Agassi
retired from professional tennis on September 3, 2006, after losing in the third
round of the U.S. Open. Agassi is married to Steffi Graf and has two children.
He is the founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which has raised
over $60 million for at-risk children in Southern Nevada. In 2001, the
Foundation opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a K-12
public charter school for at-risk children.