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Apollo | Building the walls of Troy | Building the walls of Troy
thumb|left|Laomedon refusing payment to Poseidon and Apollo, by Joachim von Sandrart
Once Apollo and Poseidon served under the Trojan king Laomedon in accordance with Zeus' words. Apollodorus states that the gods willingly went to the king disguised as humans in order to check his hubris.A... |
Apollo | Trojan War | Trojan War
Apollo sided with the Trojans during the Trojan War waged by the Greeks against the Trojans.
During the war, the Greek king Agamemnon captured Chryseis, the daughter of Apollo's priest Chryses, and refused to return her. Angered by this, Apollo shot arrows infected with the plague into the Greek encampment... |
Apollo | Nurturer of the young | Nurturer of the young
Apollo Kourotrophos is the god who nurtures and protects children and the young, especially boys. He oversees their education and their passage into adulthood. Education is said to have originated from Apollo and the Muses. Many myths have him train his children. It was a custom for boys to cut an... |
Apollo | God of music | God of music
thumb|The music of the spheres. Shown in this engraving from Renaissance Italy are Apollo, the Muses, the planetary spheres and musical ratios.
left|thumb|Apollo, Hyacinth and Cyparissus singing and playing, by Alexander Ivanov 1831–1834
Immediately after his birth, Apollo demanded a lyre and invented the... |
Apollo | Apollo's lyre | Apollo's lyre
thumb|upright=.7|Detail of Apollo's lyre|left
The invention of the lyre is attributed either to Hermes or to Apollo himself. Distinctions have been made that Hermes invented lyre made of tortoise shell, whereas the lyre Apollo invented was a regular lyre.Diodorus Siculus
Myths tell that the infant Hermes... |
Apollo | Contest with Pan | Contest with Pan
thumb|The musical duel of Pan and Apollo, by Laurits Tuxen
Once Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo and to challenge the god of music to a contest. The mountain-god Tmolus was chosen to umpire. Pan blew on his pipes, and with his rustic melody gave great satisfaction to hims... |
Apollo | Contest with Marsyas | Contest with Marsyas
Marsyas was a satyr who was punished by Apollo for his hubris. He had found an aulos on the ground, tossed away after being invented by Athena because it made her cheeks puffy. Athena had also placed a curse upon the instrument, that whoever would pick it up would be severely punished. When Marsya... |
Apollo | Contest with Cinyras | Contest with Cinyras
Cinyras was a ruler of Cyprus, who was a friend of Agamemnon. Cinyras promised to assist Agamemnon in the Trojan war, but did not keep his promise. Agamemnon cursed Cinyras. He invoked Apollo and asked the god to avenge the broken promise. Apollo then had a lyre-playing contest with Cinyras, and d... |
Apollo | Patron of sailors | Patron of sailors
Apollo functions as the patron and protector of sailors, one of the duties he shares with Poseidon. In the myths, he is seen helping heroes who pray to him for a safe journey.
When Apollo spotted a ship of Cretan sailors that were caught in a storm, he quickly assumed the shape of a dolphin and guide... |
Apollo | Wars | Wars |
Apollo | Trojan War | Trojan War
Apollo played a pivotal role in the entire Trojan War. He sided with the Trojans, and sent a terrible plague to the Greek camp, which indirectly led to the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon. He killed the Greek heroes Patroclus, Achilles, and numerous Greek soldiers. He also helped many Trojan heroes, ... |
Apollo | Telegony war | Telegony war
A war broke out between the Brygoi and the Thesprotians, who had the support of Odysseus. The gods Athena and Ares came to the battlefield and took sides. Athena helped the hero Odysseus while Ares fought alongside of the Brygoi. When Odysseus lost, Athena and Ares came into a direct duel. To stop the batt... |
Apollo | Indian war | Indian war
When Zeus suggested that Dionysus defeat the Indians in order to earn a place among the gods, Dionysus declared war against the Indians and travelled to India along with his army of Bacchantes and satyrs. Among the warriors was Aristaeus, Apollo's son. Apollo armed his son with his own hands and gave him a b... |
Apollo | Theban war | Theban war
During the war between the sons of Oedipus, Apollo favored Amphiaraus, a seer and one of the leaders in the war. Though saddened that the seer was fated to be doomed in the war, Apollo made Amphiaraus' last hours glorious by "lighting his shield and his helm with starry gleam". When Hypseus tried to kill the... |
Apollo | Slaying of giants | Slaying of giants
Apollo killed the giants Python and Tityos, who had assaulted his mother Leto. |
Apollo | Gigantomachy | Gigantomachy
During the gigantomachy, Apollo and Heracles blinded the giant Ephialtes by shooting him in his eyes, Apollo shooting his left and Heracles his right.Apollodorus, 1.6.2. He also killed Porphyrion, the king of giants, using his bow and arrows.Pindar, Pythian 8.12–18. |
Apollo | Aloadae | Aloadae
The Aloadae, namely Otis and Ephialtes, were twin giants who decided to wage war upon the gods. They attempted to storm Mt. Olympus by piling up mountains, and threatened to fill the sea with mountains and inundate dry land.Grimal, s.v. Aloadae, p. 34. They even dared to seek the hand of Hera and Artemis in mar... |
Apollo | Phorbas | Phorbas
Phorbas was a savage giant king of Phlegyas who was described as having swine-like features. He wished to plunder Delphi for its wealth. He seized the roads to Delphi and started harassing the pilgrims. He captured the old people and children and sent them to his army to hold them for ransom. And he challenged ... |
Apollo | Other stories | Other stories
thumb|Apollo as the rising sun, by François Boucher
In the first Olympic games, Apollo defeated Ares and became the victor in wrestling. He outran Hermes in the race and won first place.Pausanias, 5.7.10.
Apollo divides months into summer and winter.Orphic Hymn 34 to Apollon, 21 (Athanassakis and Wolko... |
Apollo | Periphas | Periphas
Periphas was an Attican king and a priest of Apollo. He was noble, just and rich. He did all his duties justly. Because of this people were very fond of him and started honouring him to the same extent as Zeus. At one point, they worshipped Periphas in place of Zeus and set up shrines and temples for him. T... |
Apollo | Molpadia and Parthenos | Molpadia and Parthenos
Molpadia and Parthenos were the sisters of Rhoeo, a former lover of Apollo. One day, they were put in charge of watching their father's ancestral wine jar but they fell asleep while performing this duty. While they were asleep, the wine jar was broken by the swine their family kept. When the s... |
Apollo | Prometheus | Prometheus
Prometheus was the titan who was punished by Zeus for stealing fire. He was bound to a rock, where each day an eagle was sent to eat Prometheus' liver, which would then grow back overnight to be eaten again the next day. Seeing his plight, Apollo pleaded with Zeus to release the kind Titan, while Artemis ... |
Apollo | Heracles | Heracles
After Heracles (then named Alcides) was struck with madness and killed his family, he sought to purify himself and consulted the oracle of Apollo. Apollo, through the Pythia, commanded him to serve king Eurystheus for twelve years and complete the ten tasks the king would give him. Only then would Alcides b... |
Apollo | Plato's concept of soulmates | Plato's concept of soulmates
A long time ago, there were three kinds of human beings: male, descended from the sun; female, descended from the earth; and androgynous, descended from the moon. Each human being was completely round, with four arms and four legs, two identical faces on opposite sides of a head with fou... |
Apollo | The rock of Leukas | The rock of Leukas
Leukatas was believed to be a white-colored rock jutting out from the island of Leukas into the sea. It was present in the sanctuary of Apollo Leukates. A leap from this rock was believed to have put an end to the longings of love.Strabo, Geography, 10.2.8.
Once, Aphrodite fell deeply in love wit... |
Apollo | Slaying of Titans | Slaying of Titans
Once Hera, out of spite, aroused the Titans to war against Zeus and take away his throne. Accordingly, when the Titans tried to climb Mount Olympus, Zeus with the help of Apollo, Artemis and Athena, defeated them and cast them into Tartarus.Hyginus, Fabulae 150. |
Apollo | Female lovers | Female lovers
thumb|Apollo and the Muses, by Robert Sanderson
Apollo is said to have been the lover of all nine Muses, and not being able to choose one of them, he decided to remain unwed. He fathered the Corybantes by the Muse Thalia.Apollodorus, 1.3.4. By Calliope, he had Hymenaios, Ialemus, OrpheusAsclepiades, Trag... |
Apollo | Male lovers | Male lovers
thumb|left|Death of Hyacinth, by Alexander Kiselyov, 1850–1900
Hyacinth (or Hyacinthus), a beautiful and athletic Spartan prince, was one of Apollo's favourite lovers.Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.143 ff. The pair was practicing throwing the discus when a discus thrown by Apollo was blown off course by the jealou... |
Apollo | Children | Children
Apollo sired many children, from mortal women and nymphs as well as the goddesses. His children grew up to be physicians, musicians, poets, seers or archers. Many of his sons founded new cities and became kings.
thumb|Apollo entrusting Chiron with the education of Aescalapius
Asclepius is the most famous so... |
Apollo | List of offspring and their mothers | List of offspring and their mothers
The following is a list of Apollo's offspring, by various mothers. Beside each offspring, the earliest source to record the parentage is given, along with the century to which the source (in some cases approximately) dates.
Offspring Mother Source Date Amphithemis Acacallis Ap. Rhod... |
Apollo | Failed love attempts | Failed love attempts
Love affairs ascribed to Apollo are a late development in Greek mythology."The love-stories themselves were not told until later." Karl Kerenyi, The Gods of the Greeks 1951:140. Their vivid anecdotal qualities have made some of them favorites of painters since the Renaissance, the result being tha... |
Apollo | Female counterparts | Female counterparts
thumb|Apollo and Artemis, by Gavin Hamilton|left |
Apollo | Artemis | Artemis
thumb|Apollo (left) and Artemis, by Brygos (potter signed). Tondo of an Attic red-figure cup , Musée du Louvre.
Artemis as the sister of Apollo, is thea apollousa, that is, she as a female divinity represented the same idea that Apollo did as a male divinity. In the pre-Hellenic period, their relationship was ... |
Apollo | Hecate | Hecate
thumb|Hecate: procession to witches' sabbath, by Jusepe de Ribera
Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft and magic, is the chthonic counterpart of Apollo. They both are cousins, since their mothers – Leto and Asteria – are sisters. One of Apollo's epithets, Hecatos, is the masculine form of Hecate, and both names m... |
Apollo | Athena | Athena
As a deity of knowledge and great power, Apollo was seen being the male counterpart of Athena. Being Zeus' favorite children, they were given more powers and duties. Apollo and Athena often took up the role of protectors of cities, and were patrons of some of the important cities. Athena was the principal godde... |
Apollo | Apollo in the ''Oresteia'' | Apollo in the Oresteia
thumb|upright=.7|Statue of Apollo Cithaeroedus, Cyprus Museum, Nicosia
In Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy, Clytemnestra kills her husband, King Agamemnon because he had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to proceed forward with the Trojan war. Apollo gives an order through the Oracle at Delphi that... |
Apollo | Roman Apollo | Roman Apollo
The Roman worship of Apollo was adopted from the Greeks. As a quintessentially Greek god, Apollo had no direct Roman equivalent, although later Roman poets often referred to him as Phoebus. There was a tradition that the Delphic oracle was consulted as early as the period of the kings of Rome during the r... |
Apollo | Festivals | Festivals
The chief Apollonian festival was the Pythian Games held every four years at Delphi and was one of the four great Panhellenic Games. Also of major importance was the Delia held every four years on Delos. Athenian annual festivals included the Boedromia, Metageitnia,Smith 1890, s.v. MACELLUM, MATRA'LIA, METAGE... |
Apollo | Attributes and symbols | Attributes and symbols
Apollo's most common attributes were the bow and arrow. Other attributes of his included the kithara (an advanced version of the common lyre), the plectrum and the sword. Another common emblem was the sacrificial tripod, representing his prophetic powers. The Pythian Games were held in Apollo's ... |
Apollo | Apollo in the arts | Apollo in the arts
Apollo is a common theme in Greek and Roman art and also in the art of the Renaissance. The earliest Greek word for a statue is "delight" (, agalma), and the sculptors tried to create forms which would inspire such guiding vision. Maurice Bowra notices that the Greek artist puts into a god the high... |
Apollo | Archaic sculpture | Archaic sculpture
Numerous statues of male youths from Archaic Greece exist, and were once thought to be representations of Apollo, though later discoveries indicated that many represented mortals.Delphi, 467, 1524 In 1895, V. I. Leonardos proposed the term kouros ("male youth") to refer to those from Keratea; this usa... |
Apollo | Classical sculpture | Classical sculpture
thumb|Apollo of Mantua, marble Roman copy after a 5th-century-BCE Greek original attributed to Polykleitos, Musée du Louvre
thumb|Marble sculpture of Apollo and Marsyas by Walter Runeberg, at the arrivals hall of Ateneum in Helsinki, Finland
The famous Apollo of Mantua and its variants are early fo... |
Apollo | Hellenistic Greece-Rome | Hellenistic Greece-Rome
Apollo as a handsome beardless young man, is often depicted with a cithara (as Apollo Citharoedus) or bow in his hand, or reclining on a tree (the Apollo Lykeios and Apollo Sauroctonos types). The Apollo Belvedere is a marble sculpture that was rediscovered in the late 15th century; for centurie... |
Apollo | Modern reception | Modern reception
Apollo often appears in modern and popular culture due to his status as the god of music, dance and poetry. |
Apollo | Postclassical art and literature | Postclassical art and literature |
Apollo | Dance and music | Dance and music
Apollo has featured in dance and music in modern culture. Percy Bysshe Shelley composed a "Hymn of Apollo" (1820), and the god's instruction of the Muses formed the subject of Igor Stravinsky's Apollon musagète (1927–1928). In 1978, the Canadian band Rush released an album with songs "Apollo: Bringer ... |
Apollo | Books | Books
Apollo has been portrayed in modern literature, such as when Charles Handy in Gods of Management (1978) uses Greek gods as a metaphor to portray various types of organizational culture. Apollo represents a "role" culture where order, reason, and bureaucracy prevail.British Library: Management and Business Studi... |
Apollo | Psychology and philosophy | Psychology and philosophy
In the philosophical discussion of the arts, a distinction is sometimes made between the Apollonian and Dionysian impulses, where the former is concerned with imposing intellectual order and the latter with chaotic creativity. Friedrich Nietzsche argued that a fusion of the two was most des... |
Apollo | Spaceflight | Spaceflight
In spaceflight, the 1960s and 1970s NASA program for orbiting and landing astronauts on the Moon was named after Apollo, by NASA manager Abe Silverstein: |
Apollo | Genealogy | Genealogy |
Apollo | See also | See also
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Apollo | Notes | Notes |
Apollo | References | References |
Apollo | Sources | Sources |
Apollo | Primary sources | Primary sources
Aelian, On Animals, Volume II: Books 6–11. Translated by A. F. Scholfield. Loeb Classical Library 447. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1958.
Aeschylus, The Eumenides in Aeschylus, with an English translation by Herbert Weir Smyth, Ph. D. in two volumes, Vol 2, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harva... |
Apollo | Secondary sources | Secondary sources
Athanassakis, Apostolos N., and Benjamin M. Wolkow, The Orphic Hymns, Johns Hopkins University Press; owlerirst Printing edition (29 May 2013). . Google Books.
M. Bieber, 1964. Alexander the Great in Greek and Roman Art. Chicago.
Hugh Bowden, 2005. Classical Athens and the Delphic Oracle: Divinati... |
Apollo | External links | External links
Apollo at the Greek Mythology Link, by Carlos Parada
The Warburg Institute Iconographic Database (c. 1650 images of Apollo)
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Apollo | Table of Content | Short description, Etymology, Greco-Roman epithets, Sun, Wolf, Origin and birth, Place of worship, Healing and disease, Founder and protector, Prophecy and truth, Music and arts, Archery, Appearance, Amazons, Other, Celtic epithets and cult titles, Origins, Healer and god-protector from evil, Dorian origin, Minoan orig... |
Andre Agassi | Short description | Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 1999. Agassi won 60 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including eight majors, com... |
Andre Agassi | Early life | Early life
Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Iranian Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi (Aghassian), a former Olympic boxer from Salmas, Iran, and American Elizabeth "Betty" Agassi (née Dudley). His father is of Iranian Armenian Assyrian heritage and was a casino worker in Tehran and former amateur boxer. His parents ... |
Andre Agassi | Professional career | Professional career |
Andre Agassi | 1986–1993: Breakthrough and the first major title | 1986–1993: Breakthrough and the first major title
Agassi turned professional at the age of 16 and competed in his first tournament at La Quinta, California. He won his first match against John Austin, but then lost his second match to Mats Wilander. By the end of 1986, Agassi was ranked No. 91. He won his first top-lev... |
Andre Agassi | 1994–1997: Rise to the top, Olympic Gold and the fall | 1994–1997: Rise to the top, Olympic Gold and the fall
With new coach Brad Gilbert on board, Agassi began to employ more of a tactical, consistent approach, which fueled his resurgence. He started slowly in 1994, losing in the first week at the French Open and Wimbledon, although he did receive a much-needed confidence ... |
Andre Agassi | 1998–2003: Return to glory and Career Super Slam | 1998–2003: Return to glory and Career Super Slam
thumb|upright=.7|Agassi in 1999
In 1998, Agassi began a rigorous conditioning program and worked his way back up the rankings by playing in Challenger Series tournaments, a circuit for pro players ranked outside the world's top 50. After returning to top physical and men... |
Andre Agassi | 2004–2006: Final years | 2004–2006: Final years
thumb|upright=.7|Agassi in 2006
In 2004, Agassi began the year with a five-set loss in the semi-finals of the Australian Open to Marat Safin; the loss ended Agassi's 26-match winning streak at the event. He won the Masters series event in Cincinnati to bring his career total to 59 top-level singl... |
Andre Agassi | Rivalries | Rivalries |
Andre Agassi | Agassi vs. Sampras | Agassi vs. Sampras
The rivalry has been called the greatest of the generation of players competing in the 1990s, as Sampras and Agassi were the most successful players of that decade. They also had very contrasting playing styles, with Sampras being considered the greatest server and Agassi the greatest serve returner... |
Andre Agassi | Agassi vs. Chang | Agassi vs. Chang
Michael Chang was the opponent Agassi faced most frequently from all the players other than Sampras. They met 22 times on the tour level with Agassi leading 15–7. Chang, unlike most of Agassi's big rivals, had a playing style similar to his. Both players preferred to stay at the baseline with Chang bei... |
Andre Agassi | Agassi vs. Becker | Agassi vs. Becker
Boris Becker and Agassi played 14 times with Agassi leading 10–4. Becker won their first three matches in 1988 and 1989 before Agassi reversed the rivalry in 1990, and won 10 of their last 11 matches. One contributing factor is that after their third match, Agassi picked up a tell regarding Becker's s... |
Andre Agassi | Agassi vs. Rafter | Agassi vs. Rafter
Agassi and Pat Rafter played fifteen times with Agassi leading 10–5. The rivalry has been considered special and delivered memorable encounters, because of the players' contrasting styles of play, with Rafter using traditional serve-&-volley methods against Agassi's variety of return of serves and pas... |
Andre Agassi | Agassi vs. Federer | Agassi vs. Federer
Agassi and Roger Federer played 11 times, and Federer led their head-to-head series 8–3. With the retirement of Sampras, the rivalry against the 11-years-younger Federer, who was another great server like Sampras, became Agassi's main rivalry for the final years of his career. Agassi won their first ... |
Andre Agassi | Agassi vs. Lendl | Agassi vs. Lendl
Agassi and Ivan Lendl played eight times, and Lendl led their head-to-head series 6–2. |
Andre Agassi | Agassi vs. Edberg | Agassi vs. Edberg
Agassi and Stefan Edberg played nine times, and Agassi led their head-to-head series 6–3. |
Andre Agassi | Post-retirement: Exhibition appearances | Post-retirement: Exhibition appearances
Since retiring after the 2006 US Open, Agassi has participated in a series of charity tournaments and continues his work with his own charity. On September 5, 2007, he was a surprise guest commentator for the Andy Roddick/Roger Federer US Open quarterfinal. He played an exhibitio... |
Andre Agassi | Legacy | Legacy
Considered by numerous sources to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time,"Stars pay tribute to Agassi" . BBC. Retrieved May 15, 2010. Agassi has also been called one of the greatest service returners ever to play the game, and was described by the BBC upon his retirement as "perhaps the biggest worldw... |
Andre Agassi | Playing style | Playing style
Early in his career, Agassi would look to end points quickly by playing first-strike tennis, typically by inducing a weak return with a deep, hard shot, and then playing a winner at an extreme angle. On the rare occasion that he charged the net, Agassi liked to take the ball in the air and hit a swinging ... |
Andre Agassi | Business ventures | Business ventures
Agassi established a limited liability company named Andre Agassi Ventures (formerly named Agassi Enterprises). Agassi, along with five athlete partners (including Wayne Gretzky, Joe Montana, Shaquille O'Neal, Ken Griffey Jr., and Monica Seles) opened a chain of sports-themed restaurant named Official... |
Andre Agassi | Equipment and endorsements | Equipment and endorsements
Agassi used Prince Graphite rackets early in his career. He signed a $7 million endorsement contract with Belgian tennis racquet makers Donnay. He later switched to Head Ti Radical racket and Head's LiquidMetal Radical racket, having signed a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal with Head in ... |
Andre Agassi | In popular culture | In popular culture
In 2017, Agassi appeared in the documentary film Love Means Zero, which highlighted the troubled relationship between his coach Nick Bollettieri and him. |
Andre Agassi | Other endeavors | Other endeavors |
Andre Agassi | Politics | Politics
Agassi has donated more than $100,000 to Democratic candidates, and $2,000 to Republicans. On September 1, 2010, when he appeared on daily WNYC public radio program The Brian Lehrer Show, he stated that he is registered as Independent. |
Andre Agassi | Philanthropy | Philanthropy
Agassi founded the Andre Agassi Charitable Association in 1994, which assists Las Vegas' young people. He was awarded the ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian award in 1995 for his efforts to help disadvantaged youth. He has been cited as the most charitable and socially involved player in professional tennis. It ... |
Andre Agassi | Pickleball | Pickleball
On April 2, 2023, Agassi participated with Michael Chang, Andy Roddick and John McEnroe in the first live airing of Pickleball on ESPN in the Million dollar Pickleball Slam at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida.Pickleball Slam seminolehardrockhollywood.com
Both he and wife Steffi Graf play Pickleba... |
Andre Agassi | Personal life | Personal life |
Andre Agassi | Relationships and family | Relationships and family
In the early 1990s, after dating Wendi Stewart, Agassi dated American singer and entertainer Barbra Streisand. He wrote about the relationship in his 2009 autobiography, "We agree that we're good for each other, and so what if she's twenty-eight years older? We're sympatico, and the public outc... |
Andre Agassi | Autobiography | Autobiography
Agassi's autobiography, Open: An Autobiography, (written with assistance from J. R. Moehringer"Agassi Basks in His Own Spotlight" by Janet Malin New York Times November 8, 2009 . Retrieved December 11, 2009.), was published in November 2009. In it, Agassi talks about his childhood and his unconventional ... |
Andre Agassi | Career statistics | Career statistics |
Andre Agassi | Singles performance timeline | Singles performance timeline
Tournament 198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006 SR W–L Win % Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenNH A A A A A A A A W SF A 4R 4R W W A W SF QF A 4 / 9 48–5 90.6 French Open A 2R SF 3R F F SF A 2R QF 2R A 1R W 2R QF QF QF 1R 1R A 1 / 17 ... |
Andre Agassi | Grand Slam finals (8 titles, 7 runner-ups) | Grand Slam finals (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
By winning the 1999 French Open, Agassi completed a men's singles Career Grand Slam. He is the 5th of 8 male players in history (after Budge, Perry, Laver and Emerson, and before Federer, Nadal and Djokovic) to achieve this.
ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1990Fre... |
Andre Agassi | Open Era records | Open Era records
These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis and in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series since 1990.
Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.
Time span Selected Grand Slam tournament records Players matched 1990 YEC – 1999 French Open Career Super Slam Novak Djokovic 1992 Wimbled... |
Andre Agassi | Professional awards | Professional awards
ITF World Champion: 1999.
ATP Player of the Year: 1999.
ATP Most Improved Player: 1988, 1998 |
Andre Agassi | Video | Video
Wimbledon 2000 Semi-final – Agassi vs. Rafter (2003) Starring: Andre Agassi, Patrick Rafter; Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005, Run Time: 213 minutes, .
Charlie Rose with Andre Agassi (May 7, 2001) Charlie Rose, Inc., DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006, Run Time: 57 minutes.
Wimbledon: The R... |
Andre Agassi | Video games | Video games
Andre Agassi Tennis for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis, Game Gear, Master System, and mobile phones
Agassi Tennis Generation for PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and Windows
Agassi Tennis Generation 2002 for Windows
Smash Court Pro Tournament for PlayStation 2
Top Spin 4 for Xbox 360, Pla... |
Andre Agassi | See also | See also
All-time tennis records – men's singles
List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
Tennis male players statistics
Tennis records of the Open Era – men's singles |
Andre Agassi | Notes | Notes |
Andre Agassi | References | References |
Andre Agassi | Sources | Sources
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Andre Agassi | External links | External links
Andre Agassi Ventures
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Andre Agassi | Table of Content | Short description, Early life, Professional career, 1986–1993: Breakthrough and the first major title, 1994–1997: Rise to the top, Olympic Gold and the fall, 1998–2003: Return to glory and Career Super Slam, 2004–2006: Final years, Rivalries, Agassi vs. Sampras, Agassi vs. Chang, Agassi vs. Becker, Agassi vs. Rafter, A... |
Austroasiatic languages | Short description | The Austroasiatic languages ( ) are a large language family spoken throughout Mainland Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia. These languages are natively spoken by the majority of the population in Vietnam and Cambodia, and by minority populations scattered throughout parts of Thailand, Laos, India, Myanmar, Malays... |