Andre Agassi
Former professional tennis player
Andre Agassi is a retired American tennis player who reached world number one and won eight major titles. He also founded a charity and a school for at-risk children.
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American Born 1970 in Las Vegas, United States
About Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 29, 1970. He played professionally until he retired after the 2006 US Open. Besides his eight major titles, he won an Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and he completed the career Golden Slam by winning the French Open in 1999. Away from the court, he founded the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which supports at-risk children in Southern Nevada. The foundation opened a public K-12 charter school in Las Vegas in 2001, called the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy. He has been married to tennis player Steffi Graf since 2001. His book in our catalog is Open.