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Andre Agassi

Part 1: International Star -

Las Vegas NativeAndre Kirk Agassi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on the 29th of April, 1970. His parents are Mike and Elizabeth. One of four children, his sisters are Rita and Tami. His brother is Phillip. Mike, a noted boxer began Andre's tennis training as soon as he was old enough to effectively hold a racket. He practiced with Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors before he was twelve. He was coached at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, and turned pro in 1986. He did not win his first title until the next year. Well we remember the flamboyant young Andre with the long, blond hair in his early appearances on television. He was already known for his powerful forearm and his aggressive style of play. It was thrilling to watch his daring shots. His success on the court brought him high in the rankings. He won Wimbledon in 1992 and played on the United States Davis Cup team of 1991 and 1992. He was very popular with the fans. After surgery, his 1993 tournament schedule was greatly reduced, and it looked as though he might disappear from the tennis scene. But he came back strong, and though unseeded, he won the 1994 U.S. Open, returned to the Davis Cup team and won the gold medal in the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996. We watched his hair thin and his temperament moderate. The television endorsements changed to presenting the 'new' Andre. He dated and married Brooke Shields. They divorced in 1999. A new romance with Steffi Graff surfaced. The present day Andre, the one that won the French Open and the U.S. Open of 1999 and the Australian Open of 2000, is a strong fan favorite once again. He is in the elite company of Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, and Fred Perry, players who won the men's singles title of the four major tournaments. That's Andre Agassi, the international tennis champion. There's another whole side to this complicated and fascinating man.