Andre Agassi has kept busy since retiring from tennis (Image: Getty)
Former Wimbledon champion Andre Agassi is one of the recognisable names on the BBC’s coverage of the Championships. The American, who won at SW19 in 1992, made his debut with the broadcaster last year and will return for the climax of the event. Agassi, 56, is part of a star-studded line-up which will also include 2014 women’s singles runner-up Eugenie Bouchard for the first time. That 1992 Wimbledon title was one of eight Grand Slam triumphs for Agassi, with four of those coming at the Australian Open. Since retiring, the American has remained active but another sport has also entered his repertoire.
In the 90s, Agassi was one half of a celebrity power couple during his marriage to American actress Brooke Shields. They divorced in 1999 and he then married seven-time Wimbledon champion Steffi Graf. They tied the knot in 2001 and the ceremony was as private as they come, with just four people in attendance – the couple and their respective mothers – as the stars opted against a glitzy affair.
Agassi and Graf have two children together, son Jaden and daughter Jaz. They have kept their lives private and their offspring – now both adults – have only made occasional public appearances.
Jaden has followed his own sporting passion at the University of Southern California, though he has chosen baseball over tennis. Jaz, meanwhile, has taken to dance and horseback riding.
“Agassi is a very tennis last name, of course. The goal is to try to make it a baseball one,” Jaden told WKBN in 2024.
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Agassi and Steffi Graf have been married since 2001 (Image: Getty)
Nearly 20 years have passed since Agassi retired from tennis, with the 2006 US Open marking his farewell from the sport. He has played a number of exhibition matches in the years since, while also making forays into coaching.
After a short-lived spell coaching Novak Djokovic between 2017 and 2018, he took on a new role heading up Team World when they beat Team Europe at the 2025 Laver Cup.
Despite coming up against big-name stars such as Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev, Agassi’s team came out on top. Taylor Fritz and Alex De Minaur were among the stars of the show in a 15-9 victory.
Away from tennis, though, one of the former champ’s main passions is another racquet sport, pickleball. Both he and Graf have been seen out on the court and this passion has been backed up financially.
Agassi was one of the big-name investors in Ballers, a start-up launching sports and entertainment venues across the United States with a focus on pickleball and padel. The start-up raised $20m (£15.2m) in a Series A funding round, with fellow tennis stars Sloane Stephens and Kim Clijsters among the others to put their financial weight behind it.
He previously rejected suggestions pickleball was a threat to tennis participation, be that for players or spectators. “I love watching pickleball, but only until I get to that point of wanting to go play it,” he said in 2024.
“I’ve seen pickleball save so many tennis clubs because people come and play. This sport translates culture, it breaks down cultural barriers. It’s people, it’s community, anybody can play it.”