Who is Andre Agassi?

Andre Agassi is a professional tennis player now retired.

He has also been called the greatest service returner ever to play the game and was described by the BBC upon his retirement as “perhaps the biggest worldwide star in the sport’s history”.

Likely, Agassi is also an eight-time Grand Slam champion and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist, as well as being a runner-up in seven other Grand Slam tournaments.

How old is Andre Agassi?

Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States on  April 29, 1970. His birth name is  Andre Kirk Agassi and he is currently, 53 years old.

His father’s name is Emmanuel Agassi (Olympic boxer) and his mother’s name is  Elizabeth Agassi.

He has three siblings namely, Philip Agassi, Rita Agassi, and Tami Agassi. Andre holds American citizenship and mixed (Armenian-  Assyrian- English) ethnicity. His birth sign is Taurus.

Education, School/ College University

Talking about Andre’s educational history, Andre Agassi attended an American School. At the age of 13, he joined Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy in Florida.

Agassi then dropped out of school in the ninth grade to pursue a full-time tennis career.

Andre Agassi: Professional Life, Career

Talking about his profession, in 1986, at the age of 16, he became a professional tennis player and played at La Quinta, California.

Andre Agassi tasted success for the first time at the Sul American Open in Itaparica, after which he was ranked World No. 25 in 1987.

In 1990, the United States won the 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.

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

In the year 1994 US Open, after his wrist surgery, he became the first ‘unseeded’ player to win the Grand Slam, beating Michael Stich in the final.

For the first time in his career, after winning the 1995 Australian Open, he rose to the rank of World No. 1.

In the year 1995, he won three ‘Master Series events and seven titles.

Whereas, his career went through a slump in 1997 and he played only 24 matches owing to recurring wrist injuries. Due to this problem, his rankings plummeted from no. 1 to no. 141.

In 1998, his career turned for the better after playing in the ‘Challenger Series Tournaments’. His ranking rose to world no. 6 and in 1999, he also won two Grand Slams—the French Open and the U.S. Open.

Additionally, he won the Australian Open tournament for three years; 2000, 2001, and 2003. In 2003 he won his eighth and final Grand Slam title.

Likewise, in 2006, he was recovering from an ankle injury and was also suffering back and leg problems, due to which he couldn’t play for a while.

On September 4, 2006, though Andre Agassi lost his last match to Benjamin Becker of Germany at the U.S. Open, he received a standing ovation for his long and brilliant career in tennis.

Post-retirement, he played for the ‘Philadelphia Freedoms and also the ‘Cancer Treatment Centers of American Tennis Championships.

Awards, Nomination

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.

Andre Agassi has won eight Grand Slam Tournaments: the Australian Open (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003), French Open (1999), Wimbledon (1992), and U.S. Open (1994, 1999).

Andre Agassi: Net Worth ($175 M), Income, Salary

Andre Agassi has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $175 million as of 2023.

Andre Agassi: Rumors and Controversy/ Scandal

Andre Agassi is successful in maintaining his career and has not been part of any rumors and controversies yet.

How tall is Andre Agassi?

Andre Agassi has a height of 5 feet 11 inches. Additionally, he weighs is 82Kg.

He is Bald and his eye color is dark brown.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Being an American tennis player Andre Agassi has a huge fan following rate.

He has been active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He has 5.5K followers on his Facebook.

Around 387K followers on his Twitter and he has around 215K followers on his Instagram.

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Reference: (Wikipedia)

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