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.

Personal and family life

After a four-year courtship, Agassi married actress Brooke Shields in a lavish ceremony on April 19 1997. That February, they had filed suit against The National Enquirer claiming it printed "false and fabricated" statements: Brooke was undergoing counseling, binge-eating and taking pills; Agassi "lashed into" Brooke and he and Brooke's mother "tangled like wildcats" when she demanded a prenup; the case was dismissed. Agassi filed for divorce, which was granted on April 9, 1999.

Related Topics:
Brooke Shields - April 19 - 1997 - The National Enquirer - Prenup - April 9 - 1999

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By the time the divorce was final, Agassi was dating the German tennis legend Steffi Graf. With only their mothers as witnesses, they were married at his home on October 22 2001. Their son, Jaden Gil, was born 6 weeks prematurely on October 26 that year. Their daughter, Jaz Elle, was born on October 3 2003.

Related Topics:
Steffi Graf - October 22 - 2001 - Jaden Gil - October 26 - Jaz Elle - October 3 - 2003

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In 1995, when Agassi's former brother-in-law, Pancho Gonzales, died broke and nearly friendless in Las Vegas, it was Andre Agassi who paid for his funeral.

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