Open: An Autobiography

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. - "Agassi's memoir is just as entrancing as his tennis game." --Time

"Honest in a way that such books seldom are." --The New York Times

Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, 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 searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and 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--described in haunting, point-by-point detail--the highs and lows of his celebrated career.

Author: Andre Agassi
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 08/10/2010
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.28w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780307388407


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 09/05/2010 pg. 24

About the Author

Andre Agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. Often ranked number one, he captured eight Grand Slam singles championships. Founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, he has raised more than $85 million for the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy for underprivileged children in Las Vegas, where he lives with his wife, Stefanie Graf, and their two children.

Visit the author's website: www.agassifoundation.org