Andre Kirk Agassi is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and a runner-up in seven other majors. Widely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi is the second of five men to achieve the career Grand Slam in the Open Era and the fifth of eight overall to make the achievement. He is also the first of two men to achieve the career Golden Slam, as well as the only man to win a career Super Slam.
Pete Sampras is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating his longtime rival Andre Agassi in the final. Sampras won 14 major singles titles during his career, which was an all-time record at the time of his retirement: a then-record seven Wimbledon titles, two Australian Opens and a joint Open Era record five US Open titles. He won 64 ATP Tour-level singles titles in total. He first reached the world No. 1 ranking in 1993, and held that position for a total of 286 weeks, including an Open Era record of six consecutive year-end No. 1 rankings from 1993 to 1998. His precise and powerful serve earned him the nickname "Pistol Pete". In 2007, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Martín Jaite is a former top-10 professional tennis player from Argentina.
Jeffrey Gail Tarango is a retired American tennis player. He was a top-ten doubles player and a runner-up at the 1999 French Open men's doubles tournament. He is now the Director of Tennis at the Jack Kramer Club, which is just south of Los Angeles. In 2018, he was the tournament director of a $30,000 men's California championships. At that championships, ATP world-ranked No. 11, Sam Querrey, beat Davis Cup captain Mardy Fish to win this event.
Defending champion Roger Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2005 US Open. It was his second US Open title and sixth major title overall. This was Agassi's last appearance in a major final.
The 1990 ATP Tour World Championships, also known as the 1990 IBM ATP Tour World Championships for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Frankfurt, Germany. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held between 13–18 November 1990. Andre Agassi won the singles title.
Doug Flach is a former tennis player from the United States.
Jérôme Haehnel is a retired French tennis player who is best known for defeating Andre Agassi in the first round of the French Open in 2004. Haehnel's career-high singles ranking is World No. 78, which he reached in February 2005. Jerome was coached by his wife and has a fear of flying.
Joseph Agassi was an Israeli academic with contributions in logic, scientific method, and philosophy. He studied under Karl Popper and taught at the London School of Economics.
Iran national amateur boxing athletes represents the Islamic Republic of Iran in regional, continental and world tournaments and matches sanctioned by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Hans Ziglarski was a Polish-German boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
The ATP Itaparica Open is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1986 to 1989 and the ATP Tour in 1990. The event was held in Itaparica, Brazil and was played on outdoor hard courts at Club Med Itaparica.
The 1988 Livingston Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was played at Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey in the United States from August 15 through August 21, 1988. First-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.
The 1999 Legg Mason Tenis Classic was the 30th edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was held at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C. from August 16 through August 22, 1999.
Greg Rusedski was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to David Prinosil.
Shimon Ben Aharon Agassi was a Hakham and Kabbalist in Baghdad. He was known as HARASHBA, an acronym for Harav Rabbi Shimon Ben Aharon.
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but Woodbridge did not compete this year. Woodforde teamed up with Jason Stoltenberg and lost in the first round to tournament winners Andre Agassi and Petr Korda.
Open: An Autobiography is a memoir written by former professional tennis player Andre Agassi with assistance from J. R. Moehringer published on November 9, 2009.
The 1992 AT&T Challenge was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Atlanta, Georgia, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from April 27 through May 3, 1992. Second-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.
The 1991 Prudential-Bache Securities Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Orlando, Florida, United States that was part of the ATP World Series of the 1991 ATP Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and took place from April 1 through April 7, 1991. First-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title, his second at the event after 1989.
