A tribute to Andre

Through the years..



Little Andre
Seven-year old Andre Agassi plays tennis April 1977 in Las Vegas, Nv.
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Love the hair
Andre Agassi returns a forehand to his opponent Magnus Gustafsson of Sweden during their match at the French Tennis Open in Paris May 29, 1988. Agassi won the match in four sets.
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For his country ...
Andre Agassi of the USA is seen before the final match between Germany and USA at the Davis Cup on July 21, 1989 in Munich, Germany.
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Agassi vs. Sampras
Pete Sampras of the USA and Andre Agassi of the USA are seen after the final match at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows on August 27, 1990 in New York.
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Trophy time
Andre Agassi celebrates with the trophy after the final match at the ATP Masters on November 1, 1990 in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Old flame
Andre Agassi poses with his girlfriend Wendi Stewart on November 15, 1991.
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Style statement
Andre Agassi returns a serve on November 15, 1991 Agassi made his presence known in 1987 in the semifinals in Stratton Mountain.
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Tally ho!
Andre Agassi holds his trophy after winning at Wimbledon July 5, 1992.
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Star sighting
Andre Agassi with girfriend Brooke Shields after his semifinal victory over Todd Martin at the 1994 U.S. Open.
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Slam special
Andre Agassi of the USA celebrates with the trophy after the final match at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows on September 11, 1994 in New York.
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Strike a pose
Andre Agassi of the U.S. models his new look during a warmup match against Todd Martin of the U.S. at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
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Down Under triumph
Andre Agassi holds up the tropy after winning the men's final against Pete Sampras at the 1995 Australian Open.
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Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, USA team coach Tom Gullikson and Pete Sampras of the USA pose with the Davis Cup trophy after beating Russia to win the Davis Cup final.
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Andre Agassi holds his gold medal, won at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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some will remember the match he had with leander. an awesome effort then..


Pucker up
Andre Agassi of the USA kisses the trophy after his ictory in the 1999 French Open Final match at Roland Garros in Paris, France.
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Another kiss
Andre Agassi kisses the winners trophy after defeating Todd Martin during the singles final of the U.S. Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, New York.
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Aussie triumph
Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia and Andre Agassi of the USA stand together with their Australian Open Trophy after the men's final at the Australian Open Tennis Championships at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. Agassi defeated Kafelnikov



Love match
Tennis players Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf watch the welterweight title fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Andre Agassi of the USA celebrates after winning the Final of the Australian Open Tennis Championships against Arnaud Clement of France, played at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.


Littlest Agassi
Steffi Graf holds her son Jaden Gil as they watch husband and father Andre Agassi's match against Justin Gimelstob at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, NY. Agassi won 6-0, 6-1, 6-1.
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Charitable spirit
Tennis player Andre Agassi poses with children during Kids' Day at rehearsals for the 7th Annual Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation's Grand Slam for Children September 28, 2002 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Shutterbug frenzy
Andre Agassi of the USA holds the winners trophy in front of the photographers against Rainer Schuettler of Germany during the Mens Singles Final during the Australian Open Tennis Championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia on January 26, 2003.


Friendly kiss
Anna Kournikova kisses Andre Agassi on the cheek after "The Battle of the Sexes Celebrity Doubles" tennis match on September 25, 2003 at the Fleet Center in Boston, MA.





When the loser is the winner
Andre Agassi blows kisses to the crowd after being defeated by Benjamin Becker.


Career Record
Singles Record: 868 - 273
Singles Titles: 60
Doubles Record: 40 - 42
Double Titles: 1
Prize Money: $31,110,975



A true Legend

yeah,.......as u & all say it...... A true Legend !
Will Miss him play the shots

started as rebel and metamorphosized to role model...
aspt heading in the papers.

a true champion, along with pete, an all time great.

Only fedrar can match their feats now..

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Actually I think federer will exceed both pete and andre simply because he is head and shoulders above the current crop of players...good forehand, back hand...good upfront and a super backcourt player too...

agreed...
if not anything he is sure to break pete's record on the all england club.

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First of all wonderful post Casablanca

Yep, Agassi is a true champion. My tribute to him can be only summed up saying - if it was Agassi playing - i would never expect him to give-in. He would always push till the last point - his prolonged career only highlights that fact.

He has easily made it to the 'All Time Great Tennis Players' List.

Agassi, Agassi, Agassi.... 3 cheers for the rebel, for the man, for the hearttrob, for the player, for the LEGEND...
the legacy will live on forever, for tennis made him a great player, and he made it worth watching!!

yeah...before him backcourt play wasnt considered as attacking play..but he changed all that...he was one helluva attacking player and that from the backcourt...Also what set him apart frm lot of other baseliners was the fact that he used to stand on the line lot of times and sometimes even inside the baseline rather than behiond it like most...and ofcourse the best service returner ever...easily...
truly a legend..will miss him.