While he was admittedly “taken by” the fellow tennis player in the early 1990s, the pair did not tie the knot until a decade later.
Agassi, who was previously married to actress Brooke Shields, once told Forbes India that the “highest point of his life” was when Graf accepted his marriage proposal.
“She was the hardest to win,” he declared.
Speaking to The Cut in 2014, Agassi noted that he respected Graf “from a distance and marveled at her” early on. The tennis power couple, who have both since retired from the sport, went on to wed in 2001 and are now parents of two.
“What has transcended everything has been the common ground we share and our basic approach toward life. It’s better to be lucky than good sometimes,” Agassi told Parade of him and Graf. “I don’t feel like I have any answer to how to have successful relationships, but I do feel overwhelmed with the joy that I feel every day.”
In January 2024, the couple rang in the new year together, posing for a photo that Agassi shared on Instagram. “With Love ❤️,” he wrote in the caption.
From their first introduction to their marriage and family life, here’s everything to know about Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf’s relationship.
Agassi had a crush on Graf prior to meeting her
Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi playing in Roland-Garros Tennis Tournament in 2009
Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi playing in Roland-Garros Tennis Tournament in 2009. LAURENT ZABULON/GAMMA-RAPHO/GETTY
Agassi developed a crush on his future wife before meeting her in person. “I’ve had a crush on Steffi since I first saw her doing an interview on French TV,” he wrote in his memoir Open. “I was thunderstruck, dazzled by her understated grace, her effortless beauty.”
Following the French Open in 1991, Agassi tried to get a message to his crush. “But she didn’t respond,” he shared in his book.
new tennis film depicting the relationship between Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf will screen later this summer.
Perfect Match, which will premiere on June 28 on Amazon Prime, stars German actress Lena Klenke and British actor Toby Sebastian. The latter is best-known for his role as Trystane Martell in HBO’s Game of Thrones
They were formally
