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Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is a former World No. 1 (List of ATP number 1 ranked players) professional American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam (Grand Slam (tennis)) singles tournaments and an Olympic (Tennis at the Summer Olympics) gold medal in singles. He is generally considered by critics and fellow players to be among the greatest tennis players of all time, and has been called the best service returner in the history of tennis. Known for his unorthodox apparel and attitude, Agassi is often cited as one of the most charismatic players in the history of the game, and along with Pete Sampras is credited for the revived popularity of tennis in the U.S. during the 1990s. He is married to fellow retired professional tennis player and multiple Grand Slam (Grand Slam (tennis)) champion Steffi Graf.
Agassi is, with Rod Laver, Don Budge, Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, and Roger Federer, one of only six men to have achieved a Career Grand Slam (Grand_Slam_(tennis)#Career_Grand_Slam), one of only three (with Laver (Rod Laver) and Federer (Roger Federer)) since the beginning of the Open Era (History_of_tennis#Open_Era), and the only male player to have achieved a Career Golden Slam. In addition to his Grand Slam and Olympic singles titles, he won the Tennis Masters Cup and was part of a winning Davis Cup team. He won 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments, more than any other player. Agassis Grand Slam composition is (4 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 1 Wimbledon (The Championships, Wimbledon), 2 US Open (US Open (tennis))) for his career. Tennis magazine (TENNIS Magazine) named him the 7th greatest male player?and 12th greatest player overall?for the period 1965 through 2005.
After suffering from sciatica caused by two bulging discs in his back, a spondylolisthesis (vertebral (vertebrae) displacement) and a bone spur that interferes with the nerve, Agassi retired from professional tennis on September 3, 2006, after losing in the third round of the US Open (US Open (tennis)). He is the founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which has raised over $60 million for at-risk children in Southern Nevada. In 2001, the Foundation opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a K-12 public charter school for at-risk children.
Playername: Andre Agassi
Allias Name: The Punisher
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Date of birth: 1970-04-29
Placebirth: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Height: 1.81 Mtr
Weight: 80 Kg
Turnedpro: 1986
Plays: Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Careerprizemoney: US$ (United States dollar)31,152,975 * 3rd All-time leader in earnings (ATP Tour records#Earnings)