Andre Agassi was born in 1970, in Las Vegas, United States.
He is of Armenian descent, although he was born and raised in Las Vegas.
His father Emmanuel “Mike” Agassi I participate in Olympic Games 1942 and 1952, representing Iran in the Boxing.
After emigrating to the United States, he reduced his last name from Agassian to Agassi.
Tennis fan, Mike He was determined to do everything possible to make one of his sons a renowned player, to the point that he gave his first racket to Andre when he was two years old.
In his childhood, Andre hit about 3,000 balls a day, 7 days a week, and when he turned 14, he was sent to the Bolletieri Academy, turning pro at 16.
He was the youngest player to win more than a million dollars in prizes, in December ’88 with 43 tournaments.
In April 1997, Andre got married with Brooke shields, after 4 years of courtship, although in 1999 he divorced, after his wife tried to Andre sign a prenuptial agreement.
After the separation it was rumored that he was dating Steffi graf, and in a short time it was discovered that it was true.
Since Laver will win the Grand slam in 1969, there was no other male tennis player who has done it, and Andre Agassi has been the only tennis player who won the 4 tournaments of Grand slam, although it was not in the same year.
The tournaments were: Australian Open (1995,2000,2001 and 2003) Roland Garros (1999), Wimbledon (1992) and US Open (1994 and 1999).
It should also be noted that I won the Olympic Gold Medal on nineteen ninety six.
The June 24, 2006, after 21 years of professional sports activity, announced his retirement in the US Open.
After suffering several pain in his back in the game against the German Benjamin Becker, in the stadium Arthur Ashe, people encouraged him by generating a climate similar to that of some Davis Cup disputed by Andre.
This is how one of the most important tennis players in the history of the United States and the world said goodbye.