Andre Agassi

Andre Kirk Agassi is an American former professional <a href="/facts/Tennis/GwVaWdn0">tennis</a> player. He was ranked as the <a href="/facts/List_of_ATP_number_1_ranked_singles_players/SR2eXoPf">world No. 1</a> in men's singles by the <a href="/facts/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals/156Psd62">Association of Tennis Professionals</a> (ATP) for 101 weeks, including as the <a href="/facts/List_of_ATP_number_1_ranked_singles_players/SR2eXoPf">year-end No. 1</a> in <a href="/facts/1999_ATP_Tour/dpm5HxsY">1999</a>. Agassi won 60 <a href="/facts/ATP_Tour/sVgN3wUR">ATP Tour</a>-level singles titles, including eight <a href="/facts/Grand_Slam_(tennis)/ByjyRGUW">majors</a>, completing the <a href="/facts/List_of_Grand_Slam_men%2527s_singles_champions/DKzhFGTd">Career Grand Slam</a>. He also won an <a href="/facts/Tennis_at_the_Summer_Olympics/akn76obq">Olympic gold medal</a>, the <a href="/facts/1990_ATP_Tour_World_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Singles/345xV2FF">1990 ATP Tour World Championships</a>, 17 <a href="/facts/ATP_Masters_1000_tournaments/nH5kwNG9">Masters</a> titles and was part of the winning <a href="/facts/United_States_Davis_Cup_team/tIrwe7rR">United States Davis Cup teams</a> in 1990, 1992 and 1995. Agassi is one of eight men in history to win the Career Grand Slam in singles. and one of three men to complete the <a href="/facts/List_of_Grand_Slam_men%2527s_singles_champions/DKzhFGTd">career Golden Slam</a> in singles.
A teen phenom, Agassi contested multiple major finals before winning his first at the <a href="/facts/1992_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/M0UEmDJ7">1992 Wimbledon Championships</a>. He won the <a href="/facts/1994_US_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/9qDL2gjn">1994 US Open</a> and <a href="/facts/1995_Australian_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/8BBb3rmh">1995 Australian Open</a> to reach the world No. 1 ranking for the first time, but was troubled by personal issues during the mid-to-late 1990s. Despite an Olympic gold medal at the <a href="/facts/Tennis_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/5mpaLJHD">1996 Atlanta Olympics</a>, Agassi's ranking declined to as low as No. 141 in 1997, prompting many to believe that his career among the elite was over. Following a rigorous training regimen, Agassi then enjoyed the most successful run of his career over the next several years. He returned to the world No. 1 position in 1999 after completing the Career Golden Slam at the <a href="/facts/1999_French_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/1SSBTbsR">French Open</a>, and during this latter half of his career also claimed a US Open title and three Australian Open titles. Competing well into the 2000s, Agassi retired from the sport following the <a href="/facts/2006_US_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/0aDR2JXs">2006 US Open</a>.
Agassi is regarded by many as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He was the first man to win all four singles majors across three different surfaces (<a href="/facts/Hardcourt/DjgzgKlg">hard</a>, <a href="/facts/Clay_court/W6Xxk75I">clay</a> and <a href="/facts/Grass_court/jfICRWDG">grass</a>), and remains the most recent American man to win the <a href="/facts/French_Open/u7ReD4G0">French Open</a> (in 1999) and the <a href="/facts/Australian_Open/10VoWm79">Australian Open</a> (in <a href="/facts/2003_Australian_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/LufRd1kW">2003</a>). During his 20-plus year tour career, Agassi was known as "The Punisher" due to his excellent <a href="/facts/Serve_(tennis)/xKS5b2N8">return of serve</a>. Outside of tennis, 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. He has been married to fellow tennis player <a href="/facts/Steffi_Graf/SFGb5zjf">Steffi Graf</a> since 2001.

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