Andre Agassi
About
Andre Agassi, the former Tennis Champion from the USA, known by the name ‘The Punisher’, is an eight-time Grand Slam Champion & a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in singles.
In 1992, Andre was named the 'BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year'. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011, and Sports Illustrated called him the 7th best male player of all time in 2010.
He appeared in the documentary film ‘Love Means Zero’, which highlighted the troubled relationship between his coach Nick Bollettieri & him.
Andre Agassi’s autobiography ‘Open: An Autobiography’ reached No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list & won the Autobiography category of the 2010 British Sports Book Awards.
Andre founded the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which has raised over $60 million for endangered kids in southern Nevada. The Foundation 2001 opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a public charter school for endangered children.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
He is one of the only five male singles players to achieve the Career Grand Slam in the Open Era & the only man to win the Career Golden Slam & the ATP Tour World Championships, a distinction dubbed as a ‘Career Super Slam’.
Former World No. 1 in 1995, Andre was the first male player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces (hard, clay & grass) & the last American male to win both the French Open in 1999 & the Australian Open in 2003.
Why Andre Agassi ?
Arguably one of the greatest tennis players of all time, eight Grand Slam winners and Olympic gold medalist Andre talks about philanthropy and the power to improve the lives of others and the community.
