Biography
Andre Agassi for the time spent on the court, gathered all the titles that are only possible in tennis. According to the Air Force TV channel, it is "the world's largest sports star." Tennis player - the first of the men owner of the Golden Helmet, a successful businessman and a generous benefactor.Childhood and youth
The full name Andre Agassi - Andre Kirk Agassi. By nationality, Armenian. Grandfather David Agassyan lived in Kiev, then went to Iran and changed the surname. The father of an athlete enmunal was born in the city of Celmary, became a boxer, fell to the Olympics in Helsinki, who did not return home, but immigrated to the United States. In America, I took the name Mike Agassi, together with his wife Elizabeth Dudley became parents of the daughters of Rita and Tami and Sons of Philip and Andre.
The second name Kirk is in honor of Millionaire Kirk Kerkorin, who helped T-shirt with the work of gratitude for the fact that the boxer defended his wife from Hooligan.
At birth, Andre diagnosed the displacement of lumbar vertebrae. For this reason, and because of the injuries Agasy, the last few years before finish his career, played in injections. How painful procedures were, the athlete told in the book "Frankly. Autobiography".
In 3 years, Andre was already trained at 4 o'clock a day, at 5 he participated in the first tournament in the sports biography, at 8 Father began to carry the Son on matches around the country, since there were no competitors in the native staff. Sparring partners of the gifted boy became the stars of Bobby Rigs and Harold Solomon. Romanian celebrity or Nastasa 6-year-old Agassi gave his first autograph.
When Andre turned 11 years old, Mike sent a boy to the Academy of Nick Bulletieri, away from the temptations, as he began to look at the girls. Bulletieri was famous for the army discipline. There was no money for study, but looking at Agassi, nickname took to train Wunderkind personally and for free.
From the Academy, Andre was barely expelled for bad behavior, Savior Head - used the right of veto to such a decision. Later, Agassi said that "nonsense, which is not useful to school in school, but interests it exclusively tennis. So the formation of an athlete was limited to grade 8.
Tennis
Professional career Andre Agassi began in 1986, from the tournament of the Grand Prix of Pilot Pen Classic. In the first match, young dating won the opponent, older for 13 years, and gave way to the 3rd at that time the world racket Matsus Vilander. In other competitions, Andre received the first prizes - $ 1 thousand. Then signed the first commercial contract with Nike $ 45 thousand. Now Agasi's condition is estimated at $ 200 million.
At the same time, the tennis player has formed its own style - long hair, denim shorts, parrot colors of T-shirts and bandans. At first he ignored Wimbledon, on which the white color of the form was allowed. Confold Agassi on the court with someone else is simply impossible. And after the victory in the open championship of France in 1999, Andre went to the game without underwear.
At the age of 17, Agasi rose to the 17th line in the world ranking, after a year he became the first, in the course of winning 22 matches in a row and establishing the record. After only 17 years, this achievement surpassed Rafael Nadal.
In 1990, Andre won the first Cup of Davis, by the 1993th, I took part in all tournaments of a big helmet, with the exception of the Australian Open Championship. At the championship of the Green Continent, the tennis player appeared in 1995 and immediately won. After a year, Agassi became the third American champion of the Tennis Olympiad. President George Bush considered the honor of playing with a compatriot.
Then followed the decline, Andre flew out of the first hundred. Return to the elite took 1.5 years. In 1999, Agassi Summors from Patrick Rafter's pedestal, won the US and France's open championships and another 3 tournament.
On the account of the American 17 prizes with 22 competitions of the Higher Masters Series. He is the first winner of a big helmet on all types of coverage (grass, hard, soil). At the home championship Andre, without a break, performed for 21 years. In the 2000s, a set of titles joined another - the most age player incoming to the top five strongest tennis players of the Planet, following Jimmy Connors.
The decoration of the entire history of the Big Tennis was the opposition of Agassi and Nather Samprases. Andre confessed that he would not take so many vertices if it were not for the presence of the grid of this principal opponent. An account in full-time fights - 20:14 In favor of Pit, Andre lasted on the first line of the rating of 101 week, Sampras - 286.
Eccentric Agassi - Pet of the public, Pete is unrelated and closed. And in ordinary life between athletes felt tension. Only when both moved to the rank of "pensioners", competitors relaxed, found general topics for conversations.
The last time Agasi took the racket at the APR tournament in September 2006. Knowing in advance how many viewers will follow the completion of the career of the stars, the matches were put on the evening. Waiting for an exciting battle Andre with Andy Roddich, a meeting with Benjamin Becker was held in the afternoon. Alas, German tennis player did not overcome. To the farewell, the public of the main and neighboring courts arranged Agassi Ovation.
Personal life
In the personal life of Agassi, there was no stability for a long time. High, sports (Andre's growth - 180 cm, weight - 80 kg) The man did not possess the appearance of the Hollywood star, but the charm made her business. Father Mike said that crowds of women were around the athlete.
The first wife Agasi became the actress Brook Shields. For the first time the photo of the girl he saw in 1981 in the groom's groom Tami. A couple introduced common friends. At the wedding, a global selebrity was present at a wedding.
However, the marriage lasted only 2 years. Andre's premonition came true, when, having acquainted with Mother Brooke, at the intuitive level, he realized that further life would not work. Both women adversely perceived the birth of children, believing that it hurts Shields career.
Steffi Count has long caused admiration for Andre, but the girl's heart was employed by the Pilot of Formula 1 by Michael Barters. Athletes got close to Roland Garros 1999.
This time, the tennis player did not attract attention to his own marriage. The witnesses of the ceremony were only the mother of the bride and groom. A week after the wedding, the first of two children was born - the son of Jaden Gil, in 2003 the daughter of Jazz Ellie appeared.
The family lives in Las Vegas, although the Count considers homeland Germany and turns there regularly. Former athletes are managed by a children's charitable foundation, under the auspices of which schools are being built in disadvantaged areas. Agassi is the face of several brands, from Fastfud to Swiss watches, the owner of a building and entertainment business.
According to publications in Twitter and Instagram, the fans of the couples can follow the events from the life of the pets.
Andre Agassi now
Andre Agassi and outside the court remains authority in the tennis world. His best blows, the game on the rear line was led to And Simon Halep, Angelica Kerber and Eugene Bushhar.
In the spring of 2017, Agassi joined the coaching headquarters Novak Djokovich. Serbian tennis player before this was trained by Boris Becker and Mariaan Waida, and Andre was never a personal mentor. Talking with Novakas, Agassi was initially refused, but Shteffi urged to try, suddenly like it.
According to the former first racket of the world, the student paid nothing for the services of the famous coach. Moreover, Andre spent his own funds, just from the desire to help.
"When Djokovic shows his best tennis, it is useful for tennis. And I hope that I make my contribution. "A year later, the cooperation of two sports stars over. According to Agassi, they with Novakas too often began to disperse in opinions. In an interview with this 2018 portal Wimbledon.com, Andre said that I would like to train further and share experience gained in 20 years.
"Especially if a person is ready to listen."Awards
- Four-time winner of the Australian Open Championship
- Two Winner of the US Open Championship
- Winner of the Open Championship of France
- Winner of the Wimbledon Tournament
- Olympic tennis champion
- Winner of the final of the World Tour APR
- Davis Cup winner