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Home > Tennis > Tennis Players > Andre Agassi (1970)
Andre Agassi (1970)
Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.
There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hardcourt. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players.
Andre Agassi was born on 29 April 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. His height is five foot eleven inches and weight 173 pounds. He is a right handed player and his week rank for doubles is 52, week rank for singles is 39 and current ATP, Association Tennis Professionals Champions Race Position is 91 High Rank for singles is 1 and High rank for doubles is 123 and Career matches won is 868. His Grand slam Result Australian Open is in 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003 and French Open is in 1999 Wimbledon is in 1992 and U.S. Open is in 1994, 1999.
In 1992, he plays Wimbledon champion and defeated three-time champs Becker and J. McEnroe to reach Wimbledon final, where he defeated Ivanisevic in five sets for first Grand Slam title. He also won Toronto and Atlanta and Led U.S. over Sweden and Switzerland to win Davis Cup 1993. He defeated five seeded players route to US Open title, becoming first unseeded champion since Fred Stolle in 1966. In 1995 he won career high seven titles in a personal best 11 finals, and compiled a personal best 73-9 match record and became 12th player in history of ATP Rankings to rank no.1. In 1966 to 1995 he won career-high seven titles in personal-best 11 finals, compiled a personal-best 73-9 match record and became 12th player in history of ATP Rankings to rank no.1.
Andre Agassi is one of the most prominent tennis players who has carved a niche in the world of tennis and left his mark on everyone’s mind for eternity.
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