Jimmy Connors is the only other player to finish in the Top 10 for 16 consecutive years from Along with his Top 10 consistency, Agassi is among an elite group of players who have ranked at least weeks at No. Agassi's 60 career titles have come over 20 years from , except Agassi set a record by defeating five seeds en route to his second Grand Slam title and he became the first unseeded player to win the U. In , No. This marked the first time a player rallied from a deficit in an Open final since John Newcombe in Besides being a champion player, Agassi is perhaps the most charitable athlete of his generation and was awarded the ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian award in for his efforts to help disadvantaged youth.
Personally, I would count marrying Brooke Shields as a major off-court accomplishment too. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! As he fought back constant tears and blew kisses to the adoring crowd, Agassi received a four-minute standing ovation in his last professional event.
During his career, and particularly since retirement, Agassi has focused on philanthropic ventures primarily in the areas of children and education.
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Davis Cup Member of the U. Davis Cup Team , , , , Member of the U. Grand Slams. Career Timeline. That was the case in an era s and early s when mainly the women played their own game regardless of surface. The other interesting thing is that Agassi played on clay in a quite typical hardcourt manner—virtually on the baseline, hitting through the ball trying to control the middle of the court and not much sliding at all.
Agassi, along with Monica Seles, revolutionised the return of serve. Agassi was not the most athletic player but had extremely quick footwork and reflexes, which he relied on to take the ball very early on return of serve and from the baseline. Agassi would occasionally take to the net off good approach shots and was a competent volleyer, but also possessed a great backhand smash. Sampras was a more conventional all-court player of his era who served and volleyed on grass virtually every point, but rallied on his own serve much more on hardcourts and clay.
On hardcourts, Sampras liked to stay back on his second serve to rally and not offer his opponent a target. On clay and rebound ace which were slower, Sampras was happy to stay back on first serve as much as coming in to net. Sampras was the more athletic player who initially relied on his natural talent to coast through matches. As he became more experienced, he combined his natural ability with a strong work ethic and will to win which made for a virtually unbeaten combination.
They played each other 34 times, with 20 wins for Sampras and 14 wins for Agassi. They played in nine Grand slam meetings with a record to Sampras, and five Grand Slam finals with a record to Sampras including three wins at the US Open in , and Sampras beat Agassi in the Wimbledon final. He was romantically linked to singer Barbra Streisand before marrying actress Brooke Shields in Beginning in , Agassi went through a difficult patch, both professionally and personally.
He failed to win any tournaments that year, and the former number-one player dropped significantly in the rankings. According to his autobiography Open , Agassi had been introduced to crystal meth by a friend. He tested positive for drugs in , but he told the Association of Tennis Professionals that his drug use had been accidental. Agassi claimed that he had "unwittingly" drank a drug-laced beverage belonging to a friend. Speaking about his drug use, he later told People magazine that "I can't speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you're using anything as an escape, you have a problem.
Eventually turning his life around, Agassi launched an impressive comeback in Agassi also made changes in his personal life, divorcing his wife after nearly two years.
He remained focused on his game, allowing him to continue his winning ways. Agassi emerged victorious at the Australian Open in , and By , Agassi's health issues had begun to limit his ability to play. He had been born with spinal abnormality and had to withdraw from several competitions that year because of back problems. Agassi fought for one more Grand Slam title, but it was not to be.
On September 4, , Agassi lost his last professional match to Benjamin Becker. At the end of the match, Agassi said an emotional good-bye to the game and to the roughly 23, people who had packed the stadium to see him play for the last time.
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