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'''Andre Kirk Agassi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|ɡ|ə|s|i}} {{respell|AG|ə|see}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=056sdwRMuiY&t=8s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211122/056sdwRMuiY| archive-date=2021-11-22 | url-status=live|title=Andre Agassi: from wild child to role model|website=CNN|via=YouTube|date=August 18, 2016|access-date=January 9, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayvEi_7O7fg&t=22s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211122/ayvEi_7O7fg| archive-date=2021-11-22 | url-status=live|title=Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, and Lara Spencer PUNK'D on 'GMA' |publisher=ABC News|work=Good Morning America |via=YouTube|date=November 13, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born April 29, 1970) is an American former [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players|world No. 1]] [[tennis]] player.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/andre-agassi.html |title=Bio:Andre Agassi |website=[[Biography Channel]] |access-date=January 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131010520/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/andre-agassi.html |archive-date=January 31, 2011 }}</ref> He is an eight-time [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] champion, an [[Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Olympic gold medalist]], and a runner-up in seven other majors. Agassi is the second of five men in the [[History of tennis#Open Era|Open Era]] to achieve the [[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions#Career Grand Slam|Career Grand Slam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tennis.com |title=The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era (M): No. 11, Andre Agassi |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/the-50-greatest-players-of-the-open-era-m-no-11-andre-agassi |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Tennis.com |language=en |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225001118/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/the-50-greatest-players-of-the-open-era-m-no-11-andre-agassi |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashish |first=Dev |title=Andre Agassi: His 10 Greatest Achievements |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/60623-andre-agassi-his-10-greatest-achievements |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225001118/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/60623-andre-agassi-his-10-greatest-achievements |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/olympics_blog/2008/08/federer-gets-hi.html |title=Roger Federer gets his gold medal |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 16, 2008 |access-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-date=March 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317040416/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/olympics_blog/2008/08/federer-gets-hi.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/09/36-US-Open-Week-2/US-Open-Monday-Final-Nadal-Completes-Career-Slam.aspx |title=Nadal Completes Career Grand Slam With US Open Title |website=ATP Tennis |access-date=January 27, 2011 |archive-date=January 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125053941/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/09/36-US-Open-Week-2/US-Open-Monday-Final-Nadal-Completes-Career-Slam.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also the first man to complete both the [[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions#Career Golden Slam|Career Golden Slam]]{{#tag:ref|Career Golden Slam also achieved by [[Rafael Nadal]] and [[Novak Djokovic]].|group=lower-alpha}} and the [[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions#Career Super Slam|Career Super Slam]]{{#tag:ref|Career Super Slam also achieved by [[Novak Djokovic]].|group=lower-alpha}}, achieving this feat in 1999.<ref name="SI" />

Agassi was the first man to win all four singles majors on three different surfaces ([[Hardcourt|hard]], [[Clay court|clay]] and [[Grass court|grass]]), and remains the most recent American man to win the [[French Open]] (in 1999)<ref>{{cite web |title=Singles winners from 1891 to 2024 |url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/palmares |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=[[French Open|Roland Garros]] |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515192917/https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/palmares |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Australian Open]] (in [[2003 Australian Open|2003]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/players/107.html |title=Australian Open Past Men's Singles Champions |website=Australian Open |access-date=January 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122044440/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/players/107.html |archive-date=January 22, 2011 }}</ref> He also won 17 [[ATP Tour Masters 1000|Masters]] titles and was part of the winning [[Davis Cup]] teams in 1990, 1992 and 1995.<ref name="tennis" /> Agassi reached the world No. 1 ranking for the first time in 1995, but was troubled by personal issues during the mid-to-late 1990s and sank to No. 141 in 1997, prompting many to believe that his career was over.<ref name="greatath" /> Agassi returned to No. 1 in 1999 and enjoyed the most successful run of his career over the next four years. During his 20-plus year tour career, Agassi was known as "The Punisher".<ref>Jhabvala, Nick. [~~http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/extramustard/10/30/chad-ochocinco-andre-agassi-tale/index.html "Tale of the Tape"]. {{Webarchive|url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/~~20130126063425~~20091103071526/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/extramustard/10/30/chad-ochocinco-andre-agassi-tale/index.html ~~|date=January~~"Tale ~~26,~~of ~~2013~~the Tape"]. }} ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''. November 2, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2012.</ref><ref>

Mehrotra, Abhishek. [http://www.espnstar.com/editorial/news/detail/item640226/Agassi:-Last-of-the-great-Americans/ "Agassi: Last of the great Americans"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111084538/http://www.espnstar.com/editorial/news/detail/item640226/Agassi%3A-Last-of-the-great-Americans/ |date=January 11, 2012 }} ''[[espnstar.com|ESPN Star]]''. Retrieved July 21, 2012.

</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130104003210/http://sports.in.msn.com/gallery/nickometer-popular-nicknames-in-the-world-of-sport?page=37 "Nickometer: Popular nicknames in the world of sport"]. [[MSN]] Sport. May 3, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.</ref><ref>Calvert, Sean. [http://betting.betfair.com/tennis/australian-open-betting/australian-open-betting-the-best-finals-ever-100111.html "Australian Open Betting: The best finals ever"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227134130/http://betting.betfair.com/tennis/australian-open-betting/australian-open-betting-the-best-finals-ever-100111.html |date=February 27, 2014 }}. [[Betfair]]. January 10, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2012.</ref> After suffering from [[sciatica]] caused by two bulging discs in his back, a [[spondylolisthesis]] ([[vertebra]]l displacement) and a [[bone spur]] that interfered with the [[nerve]], Agassi retired from professional tennis after the [[2006 US Open – Men's singles|2006 US Open]].

He is the founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agassifoundation.org/ |title=Andre Agassi Foundation For Education |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20021029135656/http://www.agassifoundation.org/ |archive-date=October 29, 2002 |url-status=live }}</ref> which has raised over $60 million for at-risk children in Southern Nevada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/tribute/agassi/agassi_charity.asp |website=ATP Tour, Inc. |title=Tribute to a legend: Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation |access-date=February 15, 2007 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2001, the Foundation opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a K–12 public charter school for at-risk children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agassiprep.org |website=Andre Agassi Preparatory Academy |title=Homepage of |access-date=February 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225092139/http://www.agassiprep.org/ |archive-date=February 25, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He has been married to fellow tennis player [[Steffi Graf]] since 2001.<ref>{{cite web |last=Knolle |first=Sharon |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101751&page=1 |title=Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf Wed |work=ABC News |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522145516/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101751&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Agassi was named Laver Cup captain of Team World in 2024, beginning with the 2025 annual competition, succeeding John McEnroe.<ref>https://www.usta.com/en/home/pro/pro-media---news/agassi-captain-laver-cup-team-world.html</ref>

==Early life==

Andre Agassi was born on April 29, 1970, in [[Las Vegas]], Nevada, to [[Emmanuel Agassi|Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi]] (Aghassian) and Elizabeth "Betty" Agassi (née Dudley). His father, an [[Armenians|Armenian]] born in [[Iran]], was a casino worker and former [[Amateur boxing|amateur boxer]],{{sfn|Agassi|Cobello|Welsh|2004|pp=1, 12–14}} and his mother was from a [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]] family in [[Jacksonville, Illinois]].{{sfn|Agassi|Cobello|Welsh|2004|p=63}} His parents married in 1959 after dating for two months, then moved from [[Chicago]] to Las Vegas.{{sfn|Agassi|Cobello|Welsh|2004|pp=62–64, 68}} He has three older siblings: Rita (who was married to former number one tennis player [[Pancho Gonzales]]), Philip and Tami.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=127375 |title=Column: Q&A with Rita Agassi; a tennis life and journey |work=The Daily Courier |author=Howard, Chris |date=January 14, 2014 |access-date=January 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120040638/http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=127375 |archive-date=January 20, 2014 }}</ref> Andre was given the middle name Kirk after [[Kirk Kerkorian]], an Armenian-American businessman. Emmanuel Agassi, then a waiter at [[Tropicana Las Vegas]], had met his employer Kerkorian in 1963 and they became friends.{{sfn|Agassi|2010|p=47}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sassounian|first1=Harut|author-link1=Harut Sassounian|title=New Biography Portrays Kirk Kerkorian, Not Trump, as 'the Greatest Deal Maker'|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/29007312.html|publisher=[[RFE/RL]] via [[The California Courier]]|date=January 30, 2018|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202204/https://www.azatutyun.am/a/29007312.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the age of 12, Agassi and his good friend and doubles partner, Roddy Parks, won the 1982 National Indoor Boys 14s Doubles Championship in Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Andre Agassi: One of the greats in tennis pantheon |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-school/andre-agassi-one-of-the-greats-in-tennis-pantheon/story-iGfIba14DLefRqpkOJsz7J.html |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214185141/https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-school/andre-agassi-one-of-the-greats-in-tennis-pantheon/story-iGfIba14DLefRqpkOJsz7J.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Agassi describes memorable experiences and juvenile pranks with Roddy in his book ''Open''.{{sfn|Agassi|2010|pp=62, 63}}

When he was 13, Agassi was sent to [[Nick Bollettieri]]'s Tennis Academy in Florida.<ref name="greatath">{{cite book |last1=Jensen |first1=Jeffry |editor1-first=Dawn P |editor1-last=Dawson |title=Great Athletes |edition=Revised |volume=1 |year=2002 |orig-year=1992 |publisher=Salem Press |isbn=1-58765-008-8 |pages=17–19 |url=https://archive.org/details/greatathletes0000unse |url-access=limited }}</ref> He was meant to stay for only three months, because that was all his father could afford. After thirty minutes of watching Agassi play, Bollettieri, deeply impressed by his talent, called Mike and said: "Take your check back. He's here for free."<ref name="lxbpdn">{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/magazine/08/30/agassi0717/index.html |publisher=Gary Smith for Sports Illustrated |title=Coming into Focus |access-date=February 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105073645/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/magazine/08/30/agassi0717/index.html |archive-date=January 5, 2010 |url-status=~~live~~dead }}</ref> Agassi then dropped out of school in the ninth grade to pursue a full-time tennis career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/books/12agassi.html |work=The New York Times |title=A Team, but Watch How You Put It |first=Charles |last=McGrath |date=November 12, 2009 |access-date=May 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110114052/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/books/12agassi.html |archive-date=January 10, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Professional career==

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He began the next year 2000 by capturing his second Australian Open title, beating Sampras in a five-set semi-final and [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] in a four-set final.<ref name="greatath" /> He was the first male player to have reached four consecutive Grand Slam finals since [[Rod Laver]] achieved the Grand Slam in 1969.{{#tag:ref|[[Roger Federer]] has since surpassed this feat, reaching ten consecutive Grand Slam finals from 2005 to 2007.|group=lower-alpha}} At the time, Agassi was also only the fourth player since Laver to be the reigning champion of three of four Grand Slam events, missing only the Wimbledon title.{{#tag:ref|[[Pete Sampras]] held the 1993 Wimbledon, [[1993 US Open (tennis)|1993 US Open]] and [[1994 Australian Open]] titles simultaneously. [[Jimmy Connors]] (1974), [[Roger Federer]] (2004, 2006 and 2007) and [[Novak Djokovic]] (2011) won those three majors in the same year, although Connors' Grand Slam titles were all played on grass courts. [[Mats Wilander]] won all but Wimbledon in 1988 during his similar rise to the year-end No. 1. [[Rafael Nadal]] won the French Open and Wimbledon "Channel Slam" (2008) and 2009 Australian Open, before replicating the Channel Slam alongside winning the US Open in 2010.|group=lower-alpha}}. 2000 also saw Agassi reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon, where he lost in five sets to Rafter in a match considered by many to be one of the best ever at Wimbledon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_history/3742067.stm |title=Classic Matches: Rafter v Agassi |date=May 31, 2004 |access-date=October 25, 2007 |work=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104221251/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_history/3742067.stm |archive-date=November 4, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the inaugural [[2000 Tennis Masters Cup|Tennis Masters Cup]] in Lisbon, Agassi reached the final after defeating Marat Safin in the semi-finals to end the Russian's hopes to become the youngest No. 1 in the history of tennis. Agassi then lost to [[Gustavo Kuerten]] in the final, allowing Kuerten to be crowned year-end No. 1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Blast_From_the_Past/49663/dec-3-2000-gustavo-kuerten-beats-andre-agassi-to-lift-masters-cup-title/ |title=Dec. 3, 2000: Gustavo Kuerten beats Andre Agassi to lift Masters Cup title |work=Tennis World |last=Ilic |first=Jovica |date=December 4, 2017 |access-date=June 27, 2021 |archive-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629144111/https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Blast_From_the_Past/49663/dec-3-2000-gustavo-kuerten-beats-andre-agassi-to-lift-masters-cup-title/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Agassi opened 2001 by successfully defending his Australian Open title with a straight-sets final win over [[Arnaud Clément]].<ref name="greatath" /> En route, he beat a cramping Rafter in five sets in front of a sell-out crowd in what turned out to be the Aussie's last Australian Open. At Wimbledon, they met again in the semi-finals, where Agassi lost another close match to Rafter, 8–6 in the fifth set. In the quarterfinals at the US Open, Agassi lost a 3-hour, 33 minute epic match<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2001/us_open/news/2001/09/05/sampras_agassi |title=Believe the hype |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=September 6, 2001 |access-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604013156/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2001/us_open/news/2001/09/05/sampras_agassi |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=~~live~~dead}}</ref> with Sampras, 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 6–7,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2001/us_open/news/2001/09/05/agassi_sidebar_ap |title=Unbreakable |date=September 6, 2001 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=February 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217102311/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2001/us_open/news/2001/09/05/agassi_sidebar_ap/ |url-status=~~live~~dead }}</ref> with no breaks of serve during the 52-game match. Despite the setback, Agassi finished 2001 ranked No. 3, becoming the only male tennis player to finish a year ranked in the top 3 in three different decades.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/players/playerpage/201490/2006 |title=SportsLine:Andre Agassi |year=2006 |publisher=Sportsline |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=December 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224194727/http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/players/playerpage/201490/2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="atpbio" />

2002 opened with disappointment for Agassi, as injury forced him to skip the Australian Open, where he was a two-time defending champion.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Guardian Staff |date=January 14, 2002 |title=Injured Agassi and Williams forced out |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/jan/14/australianopen2002.australianopen2 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713022945/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/jan/14/australianopen2002.australianopen2 |url-status=live }}</ref> Agassi recovered from the injury and later that year defended his [[Key Biscayne]] title beating then rising Roger Federer in a four-set final. At the US Open, Agassi overcame No.1 ranked and defending champion [[Lleyton Hewitt]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2020-06-08/full_match_video_coco_vandeweghe_vs_alison_riske_2017_us_open_womens_singles_first_round.html|title=Full Match Video: CoCo Vandeweghe vs. Alison Riske, 2017 US Open women's singles first round|website=Usopen.org|access-date=July 19, 2022|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712195627/https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2020-06-08/full_match_video_coco_vandeweghe_vs_alison_riske_2017_us_open_womens_singles_first_round.html|url-status=live}} {{failed verification|date=July 2022}}</ref> This led to what turned out to be the last duel between Agassi and Sampras in final of the US Open, which Sampras won in four sets and left Sampras with a 20–14 edge in their 34 career meetings. The match was the last of Sampras's career. Agassi's US Open finish, along with his Masters Series victories in Key Biscayne, [[Rome Masters|Rome]] and [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid]], helped him finish 2002 as the oldest year-end No. 2 at 32 years and 8 months.<ref name="atpbio" />

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==Post-retirement: Exhibition appearances==

Since retiring after the [[2006 US Open (tennis)|2006 US Open]], Agassi has participated in a series of charity tournaments and continues his work with his own charity. On September 5, 2007, he was a surprise guest commentator for the [[Andy Roddick]]/[[Roger Federer]] [[2007 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] quarterfinal. He played an exhibition match at Wimbledon, teaming with his wife, Steffi Graf, to play with [[Tim Henman]] and [[Kim Clijsters]]. He played [[World Team Tennis]] for the [[Philadelphia Freedoms]] in the summer of 2009.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090304154240/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/02/26/agassi.ap/index.html Andre Agassi Will Play WTT] ''Sports Illustrated'', March 1, 2009 ~~{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026001825/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/02/26/agassi.ap/index.html |date=October 26, 2012 }}~~</ref> At the [[2009 French Open]], Agassi was on hand to present Roger Federer, who completed his Career Grand Slam by winning the tournament and joined Agassi as one of six men to complete the Career Grand Slam, with the trophy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/07/roger-federer-wins-french-open |title=Roger Federer beats Robin Soderling to win French Open tennis |work=The Guardian |date=June 7, 2009 |access-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-date=June 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611183329/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jun/07/roger-federer-wins-french-open |url-status=live }}</ref>

Also in 2009, Agassi played at the [[Outback Champions Series]] event for the first time. He played the [[Cancer Treatment Centers of America Championship at Surprise|Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships]] at [[Surprise, Arizona]], where he reached the final before bowing to eventual champion [[Todd Martin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.championsseriestennis.com/events/event-results/ |title=Champions Series Tennis – Arizona 2009 |year=2009 |access-date=April 12, 2012 |archive-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315032042/http://www.championsseriestennis.com/events/event-results |url-status=dead }}</ref> Agassi returned to the tour renamed for the PowerShares Series in 2011 and participated in a total of seven events while winning two. Agassi beat Courier in the final of the Staples Champions Cup in [[Boston]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-thrills-the-crowd-and-wins-staples-champions-cup/ |title=Agassi thrills the crowd and wins Staples Champions Cup |date=October 2, 2011 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529223740/http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-thrills-the-crowd-and-wins-staples-champions-cup/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and later defeated Sampras at the CTCA Championships at his hometown Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/vegas-crowd-lifts-hometown-hero-to-victory/ |title=Hometown crowd lifts Agassi to victory in Las Vegas |date=October 16, 2011 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529230327/http://www.powersharesseries.com/vegas-crowd-lifts-hometown-hero-to-victory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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===Equipment and endorsements===

Agassi used [[Prince Sports|Prince]] [[Prince original graphite|Graphite]] rackets early in his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2012/05/prince-of-a-racquet/37907/#.VA-dyPldUrU |title=Prince of a Racquet |publisher=Tennis.com |date=May 1, 2012 |first=Steve |last=Tignor |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195822/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2012/05/prince-of-a-racquet/37907/#.VA-dyPldUrU |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/06/03/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Prince.aspx |title=Racket brand regroups and looks to rebound |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=June 3, 2013 |first=John |last=George |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200058/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/06/03/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Prince.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> He signed a $7 million endorsement contract with Belgian tennis racquet makers [[Donnay (sports)|Donnay]].<ref name="LATimes1990">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-26-fi-640-story.html |title=Athletic Firms Going to the Net in Quest for Next Tennis Celebrity |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 26, 1990 |first=Bruce |last=Horovitz |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-date=September 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912031516/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-26/business/fi-640_1_tennis-star |url-status=live }}</ref> He later switched to [[Head (company)|Head Ti Radical]] racket<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/08/20000828/No-Topic-Name/WHAT-THEYRE-WEARING-AND-HITTING-WITH-AT-THE-US-OPEN.aspx |title=WHAT THEY'RE WEARING (AND HITTING WITH) AT THE U.S. OPEN |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 28, 2000 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084440/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/08/20000828/No-Topic-Name/WHAT-THEYRE-WEARING-AND-HITTING-WITH-AT-THE-US-OPEN.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> and Head's LiquidMetal Radical racket, having signed a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal with Head in 1993.<ref name="head2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/11/20031110/Marketingsponsorship/Headpenn-Signs-Agassi-Beyond-Playing-Days.aspx |title=Head/Penn signs Agassi beyond playing days |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=November 10, 2003 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200135/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/11/20031110/Marketingsponsorship/Headpenn-Signs-Agassi-Beyond-Playing-Days.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.head.com/corporate/history.php |title=OUR HISTORY |publisher=HEAD |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200243/https://www.head.com/corporate/history.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> He renewed his contract in 1999, and in November 2003 he signed a lifetime agreement with Head.<ref name="head2003" /><ref name="forbes2004">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2004/0705/093.html |title=King of the Court |magazine=Forbes |date=July 5, 2004 |first=Kurt |last=Badenhausen |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200745/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2004/0705/093.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He also endorses [[Penn Racquet Sports|Penn]] tennis balls. On July 25, 2005, Agassi left [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] after 17 years and signed an endorsement deal with [[Adidas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2116135 |title=Agassi signs Adidas deal after long-term deal with Nike |author=Darren Rovell |date=July 25, 2005 |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604033330/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2116135 |url-status=live }}</ref> A major reason for Agassi leaving Nike was because Nike refused to donate to Agassi's charities, and Adidas did. On May 13, 2013, Agassi rejoined Nike.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://tennis.si.com/2013/05/14/andre-agassi-nike-commercials/ |title=Andre Agassi re-signs with Nike: A look back at his memorable commercials |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=May 14, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609011401/http://tennis.si.com/2013/05/14/andre-agassi-nike-commercials/ |archive-date=June 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nicekicks.com/andre-agassi-rejoins-nike/ |title=Andre Agassi Rejoins Nike |author=Matt Halfhill |publisher=[[Nice Kicks]] |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110214138/https://www.nicekicks.com/andre-agassi-rejoins-nike/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2013/05/14/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Agassi.aspx |title=Back Home: Andre Agassi Returns To Nike After Eight Years With Adidas |publisher=Street & Smith |date=May 14, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030163011/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2013/05/14/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Agassi.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

Agassi was sponsored by [[DuPont (1802–2017)|DuPont]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/224595325262905344 |title=1989 Andre Agassi ad for DuPont's CoolMax material |publisher=Twitter |date=July 15, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918022847/https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/224595325262905344 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2020}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1998/08/19980831/No-Topic-Name/Sponsor-Deals-To-Gauge-Tennis-Appeal.aspx |title=Sponsor deals to gauge tennis' appeal |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 31, 1998 |first=Mike |last=Reynolds |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195944/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1998/08/19980831/No-Topic-Name/Sponsor-Deals-To-Gauge-Tennis-Appeal.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ebel]],<ref name="LATimes1990" /> [[Mountain Dew]] in 1993,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/08/20020812/Special-Report/Soft-Drink-Recasts-Image-To-Mirror-Teen-Spirit.aspx |title=Soft drink recasts image to mirror teen spirit |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 12, 2002 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204803/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/08/20020812/Special-Report/Soft-Drink-Recasts-Image-To-Mirror-Teen-Spirit.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mazda]] in 1997,<ref name="kiamotors">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/09/20020930/This-Weeks-Issue/Kia-After-Good-Agassi-Mileage.aspx |title=Kia after good Agassi mileage |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=September 30, 2002 |first=Daniel |last=Kaplan |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200141/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/09/20020930/This-Weeks-Issue/Kia-After-Good-Agassi-Mileage.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kia Motors]] in 2002,<ref name="forbes2004" /><ref name="kiamotors" /> [[American Express]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/08/20030804/Marketingsponsorship/Mastercard-Mounts-Challenge-As-Visas-NFL-Deal-Enters-Final-Year.aspx |title=MasterCard mounts challenge as Visa's NFL deal enters final year |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 4, 2003 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910222809/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/08/20030804/Marketingsponsorship/Mastercard-Mounts-Challenge-As-Visas-NFL-Deal-Enters-Final-Year.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Deutsche Bank]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540132230.html |title=Sporting Life |newspaper=The Age |date=March 4, 2003 |first=Geoff |last=McClure |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=October 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001073255/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540132230.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, he appeared in a television commercial for [[Canon Inc.]], promoting the [[Canon EOS]] Rebel camera.<ref name="canon2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/08/20040809/Marketingsponsorship/Agassi-Still-In-Canons-Picture.aspx |title=Agassi still in Canon's picture |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 9, 2004 |first=Daniel |last=Kaplan |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204814/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/08/20040809/Marketingsponsorship/Agassi-Still-In-Canons-Picture.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Between 1999 and 2000, he signed a multimillion-dollar, multiyear endorsement deal with [[Schick (razors)|Schick]] and became the worldwide spokesman for the company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/04/20000410/No-Topic-Name/IMG-SFX-Both-Claim-Deal146s-Theirs.aspx |title=IMG, SFX both claim deal's theirs |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=April 10, 2000 |first=Liz |last=Mullen |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200055/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/04/20000410/No-Topic-Name/IMG-SFX-Both-Claim-Deal146s-Theirs.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Agassi signed a multiyear contract with [[Twinlab]] and promoted the company's nutritional supplements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/03/20000313/Marketingsponsorship/Marketingsponsorship.aspx |title=Marketing/Sponsorship |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=March 13, 2000 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195829/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/03/20000313/Marketingsponsorship/Marketingsponsorship.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In mid-2003, he was named the spokesman of Aramis Life, a fragrance by [[Estée Lauder Companies|Aramis]], and signed a five-year deal with the company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105786446.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921210153/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105786446.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2014 |title=THE AGASSI AND THE FRAGRANCY.(Andre Agassi to market Aramis Life)(Brief Article) |publisher=Daily News Record |date=July 21, 2003 |last=Palmieri |first=Jean E. |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/02/20030224/This-Weeks-Issue/Agassi-Sniffs-Out-5-Year-Endorsement.aspx |title=Agassi sniffs out 5-year endorsement |publisher=SportsBusiness Daily |date=February 24, 2003 |first=Liz |last=Mullen |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200220/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/02/20030224/This-Weeks-Issue/Agassi-Sniffs-Out-5-Year-Endorsement.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2004, he signed a ten-year agreement worth $1.5 million a year with [[24 Hour Fitness]], which will open five Andre Agassi fitness centers by year-end.<ref name="forbes2004" /> Prior to the 2012 Australian Open, Agassi and Australian winemaker [[Jacobs Creek (Australia)|Jacobs Creek]] announced a three-year partnership and created the Open Film Series to "[share] personal stories about the life defining moments that shaped his character on and off the court."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacobscreek.com/australia/news/australian-open-success! |title=Australian Open Success! |publisher=Jacobs Creek |date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2007, watchmaker [[Longines]] named Agassi as their brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longines.com/ambassadors/andre-agassi |title=AMBASSADORS – Andre Agassi |publisher=Longines |access-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924222916/http://www.longines.com/ambassadors/andre-agassi |archive-date=September 24, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vegasmagazine.com/watches/articles/andre-agassi-teams-with-longines |title=Andre Agassi Teams with Longines |work=Vegas Magazine |first=Matt |last=Stewart |access-date=September 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814163518/http://vegasmagazine.com/watches/articles/andre-agassi-teams-with-longines |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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===Grand Slam finals (8 titles, 7 ~~runners~~runner-upups)===

By winning the [[1999 French Open]], Agassi completed a men's singles Career Grand Slam. He is the 5th of 8 male players in history (after [[Don Budge|Budge]], [[Fred Perry|Perry]], [[Rod Laver|Laver]] and [[Roy Emerson|Emerson]], and before [[Roger Federer|Federer]], [[Rafael Nadal|Nadal]] and [[Novak Djokovic|Djokovic]]) to achieve this.

{| class="sortable wikitable"

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Year

!scope="col"|Tournament▼

!scope="col"|Surface

!scope="col"|Opponent▼

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Score▼

~~!Result~~

~~!Year~~

▲!Tournament

~~!Surface~~

▲!Opponent

▲! class="unsortable"|Score

|- style="background:#ebc2af;"▼

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| [[1990 French Open – Men's singles|1990]]

| style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[French Open]]

▲|- style="background:#ebc2af;"|Clay

~~| Clay~~

| data-sort-value="Gómez" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez]]

| 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6

|- style="background:#ccf;"▼

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| [[1990 US Open – Men's singles|1990]]

| style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]

▲|- style="background:#ccf;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Sampras" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|US}} [[Pete Sampras]]

| 4–6, 3–6, 2–6

|- style="background:#ebc2af;"▼

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| [[1991 French Open – Men's singles|1991]]

| style="background:#ebc2af;"|French Open

▲|- style="background:#ebc2af;"|Clay

~~| Clay~~

| data-sort-value="Courier" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|US}} [[Jim Courier]]

| 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6, 4–6

|- style="background:#cfc;"▼

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| [[1992 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1992]]

| style="background:#cfc;"|[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]

| style="background:#cfc;"|Grass

| data-sort-value="Ivanišević" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]

| 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4

|- style="background:#ccf;"▼

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| [[1994 US Open – Men's singles|1994]]

| style="background:#ccf;"|US Open

▲|- style="background:#~~cfc~~ccf;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Stich" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|GER}} [[Michael Stich]]

| 6–1, 7–6(7–5), 7–5

|- style="background:#ffc;"▼

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| [[1995 Australian Open – Men's singles|1995]]

| style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open]]

▲|- style="background:#ffc;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Sampras" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|US}} Pete Sampras

| 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–4

|- style="background:#ccf;"▼

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| [[1995 US Open – Men's singles|1995]]

| style="background:#ccf;"|US Open

▲|- style="background:#ccf;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Sampras" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|US}} Pete Sampras

| 4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7

|- style="background:#ebc2af;"▼

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| [[1999 French Open – Men's singles|1999]]

| style="background:#ebc2af;"|French Open

▲|- style="background:#ebc2af;"|Clay

~~| Clay~~

| data-sort-value="Medvedev" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|UKR}} [[Andrei Medvedev (tennis)|Andrei Medvedev]]

| 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

|- style="background:#cfc;"▼

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1999]]

| style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon

| style="background:#cfc;"|Grass

| data-sort-value="Sampras" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|US}} Pete Sampras

| 3–6, 4–6, 5–7

|- style="background:#ccf;"▼

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| [[1999 US Open – Men's singles|1999]]

| style="background:#ccf;"|US Open

▲|- style="background:#ccf;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Martin" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|US}} [[Todd Martin]]

| 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2

|- style="background:#ffc;"▼

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| [[2000 Australian Open – Men's singles|2000]]

| style="background:#ffc;"|Australian Open

▲|- style="background:#~~cfc~~ffc;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Kafelnikov" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]

| 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4

|- style="background:#ffc;"▼

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| [[2001 Australian Open – Men's singles|2001]]

| style="background:#ffc;"|Australian Open

▲|- style="background:#ffc;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Clément" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Clément]]

| 6–4, 6–2, 6–2

|- style="background:#ccf;"▼

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| [[2002 US Open – Men's singles|2002]]

| style="background:#ccf;"|US Open

▲|- style="background:#ccf;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Sampras" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|US}} Pete Sampras

| 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6

~~|- style="background:#ffc;"~~

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| [[2003 Australian Open – Men's singles|2003]]

| style="background:#ffc;"|Australian Open

▲|- style="background:#ffc;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Schüttler" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|GER}} [[Rainer Schüttler]]

| 6–2, 6–2, 6–1

~~|- style="background:#ccf;"~~

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| [[2005 US Open – Men's singles|2005]]

| style="background:#ccf;"|US Open

▲|- style="background:#ccf;"|Hard

~~| Hard~~

| data-sort-value="Federer" | {{~~flagicon~~flag icon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]]

| 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 1–6

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* ''Smash Court Pro Tournament'' for PlayStation 2

* ''[[Top Spin 4]]'' for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii

* ''[[~~Top~~Tennis ~~Spin~~World ~~2k25~~Tour]]'' for ~~PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5,~~ Xbox One, ~~Xbox~~PlayStation ~~Series X~~4

* ''[[Top Spin 2K25]]'' for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

==See also==