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Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 1999. Agassi won 60 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including eight majors, an Olympic gold medal, the 1990 ATP Tour World Championships, and 17 Masters titles, and he was part of the winning United States Davis Cup teams in 1990, 1992 and 1995. Agassi is one of nine men to complete the career Grand Slam in singles, and one of three men to complete the career Golden Slam in singles.
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Stating that there were too many disagreements in the relationship
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Agassi took part in one event of the PowerShares Series, losing to Mark Philippoussis in the final of the Champions Shootout
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Agassi and Sampras squared off for an exhibition in London for the annual World Tennis Day
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Agassi won both tournaments he participated in
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Agassi took part in five tournaments, winning three
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Agassi was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Newport, Rhode Island
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Awarded International Tennis Hall of Fame (2011).
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And participated in a total of seven events while winning two
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Agassi played an Outback Champions Series event for the first time
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And both serve as board members and advisors of the company
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In Macau Agassi and Sampras met for the first time on court since the 2002 US Open final
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Sat on the board of Meadows Bank, an independent bank in Nevada
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Agassi began the year with a five-set loss in the semi-finals of the Australian Open to Marat Safin; the loss ended Agassi's 26-match winning streak at the event
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And sold it to Angel Management Group in 2010
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Which he held for 12 weeks until September 7, 2003
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Agassi won the eighth (and final) Grand Slam title of his career at the Australian Open, where he beat Rainer Schüttler in straight sets in the final
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“s son Jaden took up baseball, playing for the University of Southern California and the German national team. The Graf-Agassi family resides in Summerlin, a community in the Las Vegas Valley. Graf”
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At the Miami Open with Chang being clearly past his prime
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Winning all 8 of their remaining matches
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Joined the Tennis Channel to promote the channel to consumers and cable and satellite industry, and made an equity investment in the network
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The Foundation opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a K–12 public charter school for at-risk children
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Awarded L'Équipe Champion of Champions (1999).
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Which Agassi won in three sets
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When he came back from two sets to love down to beat Andrei Medvedev in a five-set French Open final, becoming, at the time, only the fifth male player (joining Rod Laver, Fred Perry, Roy Emerson and Don Budge—these have
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Paid $1 million for a 10 percent stake in Nevada First Bank and made a $10 million profit when it was sold to Western Alliance Bancorp in 2006
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After completing the career Golden Slam at the French Open, and during this latter half of his career also claimed a US Open title and three Australian Open titles
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And 2000, and finished the year ranked No
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Agassi began a rigorous conditioning program and worked his way back up the rankings by playing in Challenger tournaments
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Prompting many to believe that his run as one of the sport's premier competitors was over and he would never again win any significant tournaments
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Where Agassi was unseeded, and went on to win the title
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Prompting many to believe that his career among the elite was over
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Won the ATP Cincinnati Open with ATP Mens (1996).
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With Chang recording easy straight-set victories in the semi-finals of both the Australian Open and the US Open
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As he failed to reach any Grand Slam final
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Won the ATP Cincinnati Open with ATP Mens (1995).
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Won the ATP Canadian Open with ATP Mens (1995).
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(Cincinnati, Key Biscayne, and the Canadian Open) and seven titles total
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All on hardcourt, with Agassi winning three
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And 2001 (the latter semi-final that went to 5 sets), on his way to the title on both occasions
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Agassi shaved his balding head, breaking with his old "image is everything" style
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Won the ATP Canadian Open with ATP Mens (1994).
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Losing in the first week at the French Open and Wimbledon, although he did receive a much-needed confidence boost after defeating Mark Petchey at the Miami Open in March
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And 1999, while Rafter took their 2000 and 2001 encounters, the latter two matches being grueling 5-setters often being presented on the lists of best matches ever played
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Agassi won the only doubles title of his career, at the Cincinnati Open, partnered with Petr Korda
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Where Agassi was the defending champion and Sampras was the newly minted No
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Won the ATP Canadian Open with ATP Mens (1992).
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On his way to his first Grand Slam title
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Remaining undefeated in singles throughout the year
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A tournament that he professed to hating at the time
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And the 7th greatest male player of all time by Sports Illustrated in 2010
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Agassi reached his second consecutive French Open final, where he faced fellow Bollettieri Academy alumnus Courier
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Leading to weeks of speculation in the media about the clothes he would wear
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At the French Open, where he was favored before losing in four sets to Andrés Gómez, which he later attributed in his book to worrying about his wig falling off during the match
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And 1989 before Agassi reversed the rivalry in 1990, winning 10 of their last 11 matches
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Only to lose in the first round to Henri Leconte) and publicly stated that he did not wish to play there because of the event's traditionalism, particularly its "predominantly white" dress code to which players at the ev
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At the Sul American Open in Itaparica and ended the year ranked No
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Through January 2000 before switching to SFX Sports Group
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Joined ATP Mens in 1986.
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Born 1970-04-29.
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After dating for two months, then moved from Chicago to Las Vegas
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Awarded British Sports Book Awards.
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Career landmark: Participated in 2005 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1990 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1991 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – men's singles (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1995 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Studied at American School of Correspondence.
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Played for United States Davis Cup team.
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Career landmark: Participated in 1989 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1998 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1993 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1997 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1988 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 1992 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2000 Davis Cup (tournament / event).
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