![]() He surpassed $1 million in career prize money in December 1988, after just 43 tournaments - the quickest player in history to do so.Īgassi married actress Brooke Shields in a lavish ceremony on April 19, 1997. When he was 14, Andre was shipped off to teaching guru Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy in Florida. His sister, Rita, finally had enough of their father, and moved in with Pancho Gonzalez (their son, Skylar, played on Bishop-Gorman High School's tennis team). ![]() Mike had Andre practice with Ilie Nastase and Jimmy Connors. Growing up, he and siblings had to hit 3,000 balls every day, 7 days a week. He was given a full-sized racket when he was 2. Mike Agassi was a tennis fanatic, to put it nicely, determined to turn at least one of his 4 children into a world-class player. ![]() citizen, he changed his name from Agassian to Agassi. His Armenian-born father, Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi, was a boxer for Iran in the 19 Olympics before emigrating to the U.S. As of 2004, he has won over $25 million in prize money and achieved a number 1 ranking on the ATP tour.Īgassi, an ethnic Armenian, was born and raised in Las Vegas, and still lives there when not on tour. ![]() Andre Agassi (born April 29, 1970, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) is a notable American professional tennis player (1986-). ![]()
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