Andre Agassi

Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. 1 men's professional tennis player from the United States. He has won eight Grand Slam singles titles, and is one of only five players to have won all four Grand Slam events. He is considered by many fans to be among the all-time great tennis players.

Famous matches

• French Open final 1990: lost to Andrés Gómez 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Agassi's first Grand Slam final.
• US Open final 1990: lost to Pete Sampras 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. The first of five Grand Slam finals contested by the top two players of their generation.
• Wimbledon final 1992: defeated Goran Ivani?evi? 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Agassi's first Grand Slam title and only Wimbledon championship.
• Wimbledon quarterfinal 1993: lost to Pete Sampras 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4. The first of only two 5-set matches between the two (The other was the 2000 Australian Open semis).
• Australian Open 1995 final: defeated Pete Sampras 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(6), 6-4. Agassi's only Grand Slam Final victory over Sampras.
• French Open final 1999: defeated Andrei Medvedev 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. A spectacular come-from-behind victory that completed his career Grand Slam.
• US Open final 1999: defeated Todd Martin 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2. Another come-from-behind thriller.
• Australian Open 2000 semi-final: defeated Pete Sampras 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(0), 7-6(5), 6-1. En route to his second Australian Open crown.
• Wimbledon semi-final 2000: lost to Patrick Rafter 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
• US Open 2001 quarter-final: lost to Pete Sampras 6-7(9), 7-6(2), 7-6(2), 7-6(5). Match featured no breaks of serve.
• US Open 2002 final: lost to Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Sampras' final competitive match.
• Australian Open 2005 fourth round: defeated Joachim Johansson 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 6-4. Won despite Johansson's world-record 51 aces.
• US Open 2005 quarter-final: defeated James Blake 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(6). Agassi had never come back from two sets down in the US Open.