andre agassi

Andre Agassi

Agassi is a trailblazer of defiant cool. The Las Vegan shattered tennis conventions and dazzled fans with his fearless baseline game, rebellious image, and emotional openness. He emerged on the professional stage at 16, and won his eighth major, and fourth Australian Open, at 33.

“Image is everything.”
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Agassi is one of only eight men to have completed the career Grand Slam and among even fewer to have done so while reshaping how tennis was seen, culturally and globally. Winning gold at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics, Agassi is one of three men to complete the career Golden Slam in singles ahead of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Agassi was renowned for his aggressive, tactical style of play and his insight into tennis and life. On court, he was a relentless baseline strategist, an expert at reading serves and body language, and a master at moving opponents from side to side. His precision and intensity earned him the nickname, “The Punisher.” He won 60 singles titles across a 21-year career span and compiled an 870-274 singles win-loss record.

“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.”
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After retiring in 2006 at the US Open, he established the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation helping at-risk youth in Last Vegas. His on-going philanthropy earned Agassi the ATP’s Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award for 1995 and 2001.