Andre Agassi

In 1994, he founded the ‘Andre Agassi Charitable Association’ that helps the needy and young people in Las Vegas, for which he was awarded the ‘ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award’ in 1995.

In 1997, he married actress Brooke Shields but the couple got divorced nearly two years later.

On October 22, 2001, he got married to the famous professional tennis player, Steffi Graf and the couple has two kids.

Andre Agassi was born to Emmanuel Mike Agassi, a former Olympic boxer, in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the age of 13, he left school and joined the ‘Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy’ in Florida.

In 1986, at the age of 16, he became a professional tennis player and played at La Quinta, California.

In 1987, he tasted success for the first time at Sul American Open in Itaparica, after which he was ranked World No. 25. This was followed by six wins in 1988, which confirmed his place in the world of tennis.

In 1990, the United States won Davis Cup after 8 years and Agassi was part of the winning team. In the same year he won the prestigious, ‘Tennis Masters Cup’.

After losing three Grand Slams finals—French Open (1990, 1991) & U.S. Open (1990)—he was severely criticized for his performances, but in 1992 he silenced his critics by winning his first Grand Slam Title by defeating Goran Iranisevic in Wimbledon final.

In 1993, he won his first and only doubles title, while playing with Petr Korda at the ‘Cincinnati Masters’ event.

In 1988, he was named ‘The Most Improved Player of the Year’ by ATP and ‘Tennis’ magazine.

In 1992, he was named the ‘BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year’.

He was listed in the ‘Sports Illustrated’ as the 7th greatest player of all time in 2010.

In 2011, he was inducted into the ‘International Tennis Hall of Fame’ in Rhode Island.

His autobiography bagged the No.1 slot on the ‘New York Times Best Seller list’ and also won the ‘British Sports Book Awards’ in 2010.