Andre Agassi
Tennis Player Profiles
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| Country | United States |
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| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Date of birth | April 29, 1970 (1970-04-29) (age 40) |
| Place of birth | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | September 3, 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
US$31,152,975
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| Singles | |
| Career record | 870–274 (76.05%) (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 60 according to the ATP and 68 in total |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (April 10, 1995) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | W (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003) |
| French Open | W (1999) |
| Wimbledon | W (1992) |
| US Open | W (1994, 1999) |
| Major tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1990) |
| Olympic Games | W (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 40–42 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 123 (August 17, 1992) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (1992) |
| US Open | 1R (1987) |
SOCIAL COMMITMENTSAgassi is the founder of Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation whichraises money for at-risk children in South Nevada. NicknameAgassi is nicknamed "The Punisher". PLAYING STYLEas Agassi used to make the players run around point after point. Andre Agassi had the best backhand-forehand combo in tennis history. |
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| Records Attained in Open Era of tennis | |||
| Grand Slam | Years | Record accomplished | Player tied |
| Wimbledon US Open Australian Open Olympics French Open |
1992 1994 1995 1996 1999 |
Career Golden Slam | Stands alone |
| Wimbledon US Open Australian Open French Open |
1992 1994 1995 1999 |
Career Grand Slam | Rod Laver Roger Federer |
| Olympics - U.S. Open | 1996–1999 | Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and grand slams on clay and hardcourt | Rafael Nadal |
| Olympics - Australian Open | 1996–2000 | Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and three grand slams | Rafael Nadal |
| Australian Open | 1995–2003 | 4 wins overall | Roger Federer |
| Australian Open | 2000-04 | 26 consecutive match victories | Stands alone |
| Australian Open | 2000-03 | 3 wins in 4 years | Roger Federer |
| Australian Open | 2000-01 | 2 consecutive titles | Ken Rosewall Guillermo Vilas Johan Kriek Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Ivan Lendl Jim Courier Roger Federer |
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Other records: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (formerly ATP Masters Series) titles: 17 (Second only to Nadal: 18) Oldest top ranked male player in the ATP Entry Rankings: 33 years 4 month |
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