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Andre Agassi (1970)close

Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He became a professional tennis player at age 16 and was ranked 4th by the age of 18. Agassi became the first unseeded tennis player since 1930 to win the US Open in 1994. Two years later he won the first Olympic men's singles gold medal for the United States in 72 years.

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