All About the Marriage and Family of Tennis Stars Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
The actress Brooke Shields was Agassi’s previous spouse. Agassi famously told Forbes India that Graf’s acceptance of his marriage proposal marked the “highest point of his life.”
He said, “She was the hardest to win.”
In a 2014 interview with The Cut, Agassi said that he had long admired Graf “from a distance and marveled at her.” The tennis power couple married in 2001 and have two children together. They have both since retired from the game.
“Our fundamental outlook on life and the common ground we all share have transcended everything. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good,” Agassi said of Graf and him to Parade. “I feel overwhelmed with the joy that I feel every day, but I don’t feel like I have any answers on how to have successful relationships.”
The pair celebrated the new year together in January 2024 by posing for a picture that Agassi posted to Instagram. “With Love ❤️,” he captioned the photo.
Here is all the information you need to know about Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf’s relationship, from their initial meeting to their marriage and family life.
Before they ever met, Agassi developed a crush on Graf. Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf during the 2009 Roland-Garros Tennis Tournament.
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Before ever seeing his future bride, Agassi had a crush on her. In his memoir Open, he stated, “I’ve had a crush on Steffi since I first saw her doing an interview on French TV.” She exuded effortless beauty and understated grace, leaving me speechless.
In 1991, after the French Open, Agassi made an attempt to message his romantic partner. But in his book, he said, “She didn’t respond.”
Following their victory at Wimbledon that year, Teffi Graf and Andre Agassi were formally introduced at the post-Wimbledon Dinner.
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After winning Wimbledon in 1992, Agassi had the opportunity to meet Graf. This was his first Grand Slam victory. That same year, she emerged victorious in the tournament’s women’s singles tennis division. Agassi was “dying to go” to the renowned Wimbledon Ball, which had been talked about for years, because the winners of the men’s and women’s divisions got to dance. He even bought a tuxedo for the occasion at Harrods, but he was told the dance was called off.
There will be a formal introduction, which is sort of like a consolation match, but I don’t get to dance with Steffi. All night long, I look forward to it. And then it does,” he wrote in his book. “I hope Steffi didn’t misunderstand my intentions when I tried to reach her at the French Open last year,” I tell her, shaking her hand. I say, “I really would like to talk to you at some point.”
