Those of you who followed professional tennis over the past couple of decades probably remember Andre Agassi as a cute, fun, and very colorful player, both on and off the court, but do you know what record of distinction he holds?
No, you don't need to wait until tomorrow's post. I will tell you right now. Andre Agassi was the oldest male tennis player to be ranked #1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Andre, who was born in the USA on April 29, 1970, became the highest seeded men's player on May 11, 2003, at the age of 33 years, 11 days. Agassi held the #1 ranking for a total of 101 weeks over his career span.
I was lucky enough to have had an upfront and personal view of Agassi during the 1993 Wimbledon Men's Quarter Finals where he was defeated by Pete Sampras. Sampras went on to win Wimbledon that year, and ironically, Agassi's future wife, Steffi Graf, was the female champion.
~Lori Dotson, CPT, CPFT, PES, BA, MS
President and Trainer, DotsoFit, LLC
Copyright © 2011
No, you don't need to wait until tomorrow's post. I will tell you right now. Andre Agassi was the oldest male tennis player to be ranked #1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Andre, who was born in the USA on April 29, 1970, became the highest seeded men's player on May 11, 2003, at the age of 33 years, 11 days. Agassi held the #1 ranking for a total of 101 weeks over his career span.
I was lucky enough to have had an upfront and personal view of Agassi during the 1993 Wimbledon Men's Quarter Finals where he was defeated by Pete Sampras. Sampras went on to win Wimbledon that year, and ironically, Agassi's future wife, Steffi Graf, was the female champion.
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| Completion of the Men's Quarterfinals, Agassi vs. Sampras Wimbledon, July 1993 (Photograph taken by Dotso) |
President and Trainer, DotsoFit, LLC
Copyright © 2011
