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(1988) Andre Agassi: Tennis Magazine: (w/"Cut" Autograph & More!) - $35 (Long Valley)
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1) ... original & complete - "Tennis" magazine (Oct. 1988) ... the front cover features then-teenage phenomenon - Andre Agassi ... the inner pages are loaded with tennis-related articles & photos! (see contents-page scan) ... VG condition! ... (96) total pages - all intact! ... no writings, creases or tears! ... this specific magazine was obtained via mail-order subscription - with the owners name & address typed within the white box on the lower front cover ... it is currently obscured for photo purposes but can easily be whited out.
*NOTE*... a "cut" piece of white paper (approx. 2-1/2" x 2-1/4") - containing a genuine Andre Agassi autograph - is affixed to the lower/left front corner (w/clear tape). Original plain paper was ... hand-signed by tennis Hall of Famer - Andre Agassi ... autograph (in black marker - NOT a reprint, or facsimile!) ... guaranteed to pass JSA or PSA certification!! ... this signature was personally obtained from Agassi - by the magazine addressee himself (in the 1990's) & subsequently affixed by him onto the cover.
2) ... hardcover book (w/dust jacket) ... "OPEN: An Autobiography"... (2009: First Edition!) ... written by Tennis Hall of Famer - Andre Agassi ... new condition! ... (385+) pages! ... Synopsis: by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game’s highest honors. But as he reveals in this autobiography - off the court he was often unhappy & confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come to resent. Agassi writes candidly about his early success and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage to Brooke Shields, his growing interest in philanthropy and the highs & lows of his celebrated career.
3) ... original (late 1990's) ... Andre Agassi / Head tennis - "rub-on" temporary tattoo ... never used & still unopened/sealed within original package! ... "tattoo" measures approx. (1-1/2") square ... produced by the "Head" tennis racquet company as a promotional item - Andre Agassi was a prominent spokesman & ambassador for Head Tennis and he was heavily associated with their iconic Radical-Series line.
Andre Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world #1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 weeks, including as the year-end #1 in (1999). Agassi won (60) ATP Tour-level singles titles, including (8) majors, completing the Career Grand Slam. He also won an Olympic gold medal, the (1990) ATP Tour World Championships, (17) Masters titles and was part of the winning United States Davis Cup teams in (1990, 1992 & 1995) ... Agassi retired from the sport following the (2006) US Open ... Agassi is regarded by many as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He was the first man to win all four singles majors across three different surfaces (hard, clay and grass), and remains the most recent American man to win the French Open (1999) and the Australian Open (2003). During his (20+) year tour career, Agassi was known as "the Punisher" due to his excellent return of serve. He was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in (2011) ... outside of tennis, he's the founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which has raised over $60 million for at-risk children in Southern Nevada. He's been married to fellow tennis player Steffi Graf since (2001)