Andre Agassi- A Great Player with Personal Style
When he initially arrived on the international courts, Andre Agassi rocked the world not only with his skill but also with his glam-rock hair and his rebellious nature.
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Andre Kirk Agassi is one of the most well known names in tennis.
Born on April 29, 1970, Andre Agassi is also married to Steffi Graf, another top name in tennis.
He began playing professionally in 1986 and by 1988, he had won over 2 million dollars in prize money.
In 1996, in the Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he won a gold medal in singles tennis.
He has won more than 850 singles matches and is the only player in the Open Era to have won all the Grand Slam singles titles. This includes the Tennis Masters Cup.
He has won 60 titles.
He is the champion of 8 Grand Slams, as follows:
The Australian Open, 2003
The Australian Open, 2001
The Australian Open, 2000
The U.S. Open, 1999
The French Open, 1999
The Australian Open, 1995
The U.S. Open, 1994
Wimbledon, 1992
He won 17 ATP Masters Series Tournaments.
When he initially arrived on the international courts, Andre Agassi rocked the world not only with his skill but also with his glam-rock hair and his rebellious nature.
Quoted as saying, “Image is everything”, Andre Agassi is currently the new face of Longines.
Longines is a member of the Swatch group and was founded at St. Imier, Switzerland in 1832. The founder’s name was Auguste Agassiz.
Andre Agassi was chosen in 2007 to be one of the ambassadors of excellence for the brand for which “Elegance is an attitude”.
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His favorite designer is John Varvatos.
John Varvatos designs contemporary American menswear. He has designed shoes for Converse and in 2005 was the GQ Designer of the year.
Agassi is quoted as saying, “Elegance is not something that calls attention to itself. Elegance is doing the right thing, not for recognition, but just because it’s the right thing to do … Longines as a company has a very strong social conscience, and I appreciate that very much”.
