Andre Agassi
 Birthday: April 29, 1970 Age: 42 Sign: Taurus Birthplace: Las Vegas, NV Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Big Break: Winning Wimbledon | Biography
Andre Agassi was born on April 29, 1970 in Las Vegas, NV. Andre is one of only five male tennis players to have won all four Grand Slam events. In total, Andre won eight Grand Slam titles. He also won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.After briefly dating Barbara Streisand, Agassi married actress Brooke Shilelds in 1997. After divorcing Shields in 1999, he began dating tennis star Steffi Graf. The two eventually married and have two children. Andre retired from professional tennis in 2006. In addition to his brilliant tennis career, Andre is a philanthropist who has made numerous charitable contributions. Did you know…
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October 27, 2009
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In a new autobiography about his life, Andre will reportedly confess to using meth during his tennis career.
A publicist for Knopf Publishing House says Agassi opens up about using the illegal substance throughout his career. Excerpts of the book will be released in both Sports Illustrated and People later this week.
Paul Bogaards, director of media relations at Knopf said in a statement, “Those excerpts contain revelations about Andre’s use of crystal meth when he was a tennis player.”
The information was first made public this morning on the Twitter page of Sports Illustrated writer Richard Deitsch., who wrote, “FYI: There’s an off-the-charts book excerpt from Andre Agassi in the forthcoming SI: He admits to taking crystal meth during his career.”
Andre Agassi retired in 2006 after 20 years as a professional tennis player. His career record was 870-274. Guess he had a little help along the way. The autobiography, entitled Open, will be available in Nov. 9th.
June 25, 2006
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For over two decades he has ruled the tennis courts and held a tennis legacy like no other. Andre Agassi announced yesterday that the U.S. Open will be his last tournament.
Agassi has won eight major singles titles, one each at Wimbledon and the French Open, two at the U.S. Open and four at the Australian Open, and is one of only five men to have collected at least one championship at each of the Grand Slam tournaments.
Ranked No. 1 as recently as 2003, the oldest man to hold the top spot, he made a stirring run to the U.S. Open final last year, the seventh time he was the runner-up at a Grand Slam. "There's been a lot of challenges," Agassi said, "but it's been 20, 21 years of incredible, incredible memories."
Agassi married former tennis star Steffi Graf in 2001, and they have two children.
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