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Agassi ended 1990 on a high note as he helped the United States win its first Davis Cup in 8 years on home soil against Australia (3–2) and won his only Tennis Masters Cup, beating reigning Wimbledon champion Stefan Edberg in the final.
May 25, 2024 · Andre Agassi, American professional tennis player who won eight Grand Slam titles as well as the career Grand Slam for winning each of the four major tennis tournaments—Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the French Open, and the Australian Open—at least once. Learn more about Agassi’s life and career.
Aug 10, 2010 · — The New York Times Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game’s highest honors.
Jan 1, 2009 · From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. Agassi’s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a Florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp.
Agassi first became No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings on 10 April 1995, unseating Pete Sampras and staying there for 30 weeks. Sampras took back the top spot on 6 November 1995 and finished that season as the year-end No. 1.
Agassi compiled a 870-274 career record (6 th best in history upon his retirement), but more importantly won a Career Grand Slam by capturing the singles championship at all four majors, a feat only four other male tennis players in history accomplished.
Open: An Autobiography is a memoir written by former professional tennis player Andre Agassi with assistance from J. R. Moehringer published on November 9, 2009.
Apr 10, 1995 · Bio. Activity. Stats. Ranking. Personal. A player of irresistible flair, appeal and shot-making ability since appearing on the professional landscape as a 16-year-old in 1986, Andre Kirk Agassi, was the first Nevadan to make an impact on the game.
Aug 10, 2010 · Andre Agassi. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Aug 10, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 400 pages. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of...
Sep 6, 2019 · He was the human-interest champion. This is abundantly clear in “ Open ,” a 2009 autobiography that adds depth and complexity to Agassi’s reputation as both a champion and an insurgent. “Open” is...
