Andre Agassi, born April 29, 1970 in Las Vegas, is one of tennis’s most recognizable figures, known for an aggressive baseline game and a style that broke with the sport’s conservative norms. He played his first tournament at seven, trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy from thirteen, and turned professional in 1986.

He won eight Grand Slam singles titles, beginning with Wimbledon in 1992, and became the fifth man to complete a career Grand Slam. His career was defined as much by its reversals as its peaks: injury and a fall down the rankings were followed by a return to world number one in 1999.

Off court, he founded the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, supporting at-risk children and education in Las Vegas. He married Steffi Graf in 2001 and they have two children. His influence now runs through his advocacy and his writing as much as his record.