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 Name: Andre Kirk Agassi
Birth Date: April 29, 1970
Birth Place: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Height: 5'11" - Weight: 177 pounds
Plays: Right-Handed
Titles: 60 Singles - Doubles: 1
1986Turned pro at age 16
1987Won first ATP title as a wild card in Itaparica, Brazil
1988Won six titles in seven finals. Reached semifinals of French and U.S. Opens
1988Ranked 4th in the world
1990Helped U.S. to Davis Cup title over Australia
1990Reached first Grand Slam final - French Open - and U.S. Open final
1991Reached French Open final
1992Member of winning Davis Cup team
1992Won first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon
1993Won only career doubles title with Petr Korda
1994First unseeded U.S. Open champion since Fred Stolle in 1966
1994Formed Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation to assist at-risk youth in Las Vegas
1995Earned first No. 1 world ranking on April 10 and held it for 30 weeks
1995Won career-high seven titles, including the Australian Open, in a personal-best 11 finals
1995Member of winning Davis Cup team
1995Named winner of the ATP's Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award
1996Won Olympic gold medal in singles (first American men's gold medalist since 1924)
1996First player to win Key Biscayne title three times
1996One of five athletes named "Most Caring Athlete" by USA Today WEEKEND
1997Participated in the Nelson Mandela Tribute tournament in Cape Town, South Africa
1998Won 500th career match at Wimbledon
1998Named ATP Most Improved Player of Year
1999Won the French Open becoming fifth man and second American to win all four Grand Slam titles
1999Compiled 23-2 Grand Slams record, including a second U.S. Open title
1999Finished season at No. 1 for first time
1999Named ATP Player of Year
2000Captured Australian Open (6th career Grand Slam title)
2000First player to reach four straight Grand Slam finals since Rod Laver won Grand Slam in 1969
2001Oldest player (31) to finish in the Top 3 since Jimmy Connors (32) was No. 2 in 1984
2001Only player on ATP circuit to reach quarterfinals or better in all four Grand Slams
2001Won Australian Open (2nd consecutive year and 7th Grand Slam victory)
2001Won Key Biscayne title for a fourth time
2001Named winner of the ATP's Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award
2001USA Today WEEKEND honored Andre (and with Alonzo Mourning) the "Most Caring Athletes"
2002Became oldest player (32 years, 8 months) to finish No. 2 in the history of the ATP Rankings
2002Missed Australian Open, ending his streak of 17 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments
2002Captured fifth career title in Key Biscayne and 700th career match win
2003Won the Australian Open (his 8th career Grand Slam victory and fourth Aussie Open title)
2003Regained No. 1 ranking on May 11, becoming oldest player (33 years, 13 days) to hold that spot
2003Won Key Biscayne, for a record sixth time, beating wife Steffi Graf's mark of five titles
2004Recorded 800th win (only 6th player to reach that milestone since the Open era began in 1968)
2005Finished in Top 10 for 16th time in career
2006On June 24, announced he would be retiring after the 2006 US Open.
2006Played 21st consecutive U.S. Open.
2006Final match against Benjamin Becker, September 3rd, 2006 (lost in four sets, third round)

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