Editing Andre Agassi (section)

==Post-retirement: Exhibition appearances==
Since retiring after the [[2006 US Open (tennis)|2006 US Open]], Agassi has participated in a series of charity tournaments and continues his work with his own charity. On September 5, 2007, he was a surprise guest commentator for the [[Andy Roddick]]/[[Roger Federer]] [[2007 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] quarterfinal. He played an exhibition match at Wimbledon, teaming with his wife, Steffi Graf, to play with [[Tim Henman]] and [[Kim Clijsters]]. He played [[World Team Tennis]] for the [[Philadelphia Freedoms]] in the summer of 2009.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090304154240/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/02/26/agassi.ap/index.html Andre Agassi Will Play WTT] ''Sports Illustrated'', March 1, 2009</ref> At the [[2009 French Open]], Agassi was on hand to present Roger Federer, who completed his Career Grand Slam by winning the tournament and joined Agassi as one of six men to complete the Career Grand Slam, with the trophy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/07/roger-federer-wins-french-open |title=Roger Federer beats Robin Soderling to win French Open tennis |work=The Guardian |date=June 7, 2009 |access-date=September 7, 2014 |archive-date=June 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611183329/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jun/07/roger-federer-wins-french-open |url-status=live }}</ref>

Also in 2009, Agassi played at the [[Outback Champions Series]] event for the first time. He played the [[Cancer Treatment Centers of America Championship at Surprise|Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships]] at [[Surprise, Arizona]], where he reached the final before bowing to eventual champion [[Todd Martin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.championsseriestennis.com/events/event-results/ |title=Champions Series Tennis – Arizona 2009 |year=2009 |access-date=April 12, 2012 |archive-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315032042/http://www.championsseriestennis.com/events/event-results |url-status=dead }}</ref> Agassi returned to the tour renamed for the PowerShares Series in 2011 and participated in a total of seven events while winning two. Agassi beat Courier in the final of the Staples Champions Cup in [[Boston]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-thrills-the-crowd-and-wins-staples-champions-cup/ |title=Agassi thrills the crowd and wins Staples Champions Cup |date=October 2, 2011 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529223740/http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-thrills-the-crowd-and-wins-staples-champions-cup/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and later defeated Sampras at the CTCA Championships at his hometown Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/vegas-crowd-lifts-hometown-hero-to-victory/ |title=Hometown crowd lifts Agassi to victory in Las Vegas |date=October 16, 2011 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529230327/http://www.powersharesseries.com/vegas-crowd-lifts-hometown-hero-to-victory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2012, Agassi took part in five tournaments, winning three of those. In November, at first he won BILT Champions Showdown in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], beating [[John McEnroe]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/steve-g-tennis-agassi-defeats-mcenroe-to-win-san-jose-powershares-series-event/ |title=Agassi Defeats McEnroe To Win San Jose Powershares Series Event |date=November 17, 2012 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529233336/http://www.powersharesseries.com/steve-g-tennis-agassi-defeats-mcenroe-to-win-san-jose-powershares-series-event/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following day, he defended his title of the CTCA Championships, while defeating Courier in the decisive match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-beats-mcenroe-and-courier-to-capture-home-town-victory-in-las-vegas/ |title=Agassi Beats McEnroe And Courier To Capture Home Town Victory in Las Vegas |date=November 18, 2012 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529224648/http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-beats-mcenroe-and-courier-to-capture-home-town-victory-in-las-vegas/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the series season finale, he beat [[Michael Chang]] for the Acura Champions Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-wins-final-powershares-event-of-the-season/ |title=Agassi Wins Final Powershares Event of the Season |date=December 2012 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529231831/http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-wins-final-powershares-event-of-the-season/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The series and Agassi came back to action in 2014. Agassi won both tournaments he participated in. At the Camden Wealth Advisors Cup's final in Houston, Agassi beat [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] for a rematch of their 2005 US Open quarterfinal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/in-reprise-of-2005-u-s-open-epic-andre-agassi-beats-james-blake-to-win/ |title=In Reprise of 2005 U.S. Open Epic, Andre Agassi Beats James Blake to Win |date=February 21, 2014 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529224350/http://www.powersharesseries.com/in-reprise-of-2005-u-s-open-epic-andre-agassi-beats-james-blake-to-win/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He defeated Blake again in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] to win the title of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-ends-blake-run-with-powershares-series-title-in-portland/ |title=Agassi Ends Blake Run with PowerShares Series Title in Portland |date=February 28, 2014 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529234842/http://www.powersharesseries.com/agassi-ends-blake-run-with-powershares-series-title-in-portland/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, Agassi took part in just one event of the PowerShares Series, losing to [[Mark Philippoussis]] in the final of the Champions Shootout.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.powersharesseries.com/mark-philippoussis-defeats-andre-agassi-to-win-15-powershares-series-opener-in-salt-lake-city/ |title=Mark Philippoussis Defeats Andre Agassi to Win '15 PowerShares Series Opener in Salt Lake City |date=March 25, 2015 |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=September 18, 2015 |archive-date=October 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015194622/http://www.powersharesseries.com/mark-philippoussis-defeats-andre-agassi-to-win-15-powershares-series-opener-in-salt-lake-city/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following year he took part in two events, at first losing to Blake in Chicago, and the next day defeating Mardy Fish, but losing to Roddick in Charleston.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://invescoseries.com/2016-event-results/ |title=2016 Event Results |publisher=PowerShares Series |access-date=April 4, 2018 |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420141254/http://invescoseries.com/2016-event-results/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2009, in [[Macau]] Agassi and Sampras met for the first time on court since the 2002 US Open final. Sampras won the exhibition in three sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/113944-sampras-beats-agassi-in-macau-exhibition |title=Sampras beats Agassi in Macau exhibition |publisher=NDTV Sports |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610183932/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/113944-sampras-beats-agassi-in-macau-exhibition |archive-date=June 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The rivalry between the former champions headlined sports media again in March 2010 after the two participated in the "Hit for Haiti" charity event organized to raise money for the victims of the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|earthquake]]. Partnered with [[Roger Federer]] and [[Rafael Nadal]], the old rivals began making jokes at each other's expense, which ended up with Sampras intentionally striking a serve at Agassi's body. After the event, Agassi admitted that he had crossed the line with his jokes and publicly apologized to Sampras.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/16/andre-agassi-apologises-pete-sampras |title=Andre Agassi apologises for mocking Pete Sampras in charity match |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=March 16, 2010 |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713023915/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/16/andre-agassi-apologises-pete-sampras |url-status=live }}</ref> Agassi and Sampras met again one year later for an exhibition match at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York in front of 19 000 spectators as Sampras defeated Agassi in two sets.<ref>{{cite news |last=McCarvel |first=Nicholas |date=March 1, 2011 |title=Agassi and Sampras Meet a Year After Flare-Up |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/sports/tennis/01tennis.html |access-date=May 29, 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=April 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417044144/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/sports/tennis/01tennis.html? |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 3, 2014, Agassi and Sampras squared off for an exhibition in London for the annual [[World Tennis Day]]. This time, it was Agassi who came out on top in two straight sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stevegtennis.com/2014/03/world-tennis-day-exhibition-showdown-results-from-hong-kong-london-and-new-york/ |title=World Tennis Day Exhibition Showdown Results From Hong Kong, London and New York |publisher=SteveG Tennis |date=March 2014 |access-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529225416/http://www.stevegtennis.com/2014/03/world-tennis-day-exhibition-showdown-results-from-hong-kong-london-and-new-york/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He returned to the tour in May 2017 in the position of coach to [[Novak Djokovic]] for the French Open.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/sports/novak-djokovic-andre-agassi-coach.html|title=Novak Djokovic Picks Andre Agassi to Be His Coach at the French Open|first=Ben|last=Rothenberg|date=May 21, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=May 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522060855/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/sports/novak-djokovic-andre-agassi-coach.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Agassi announced the end of the partnership on March 31, 2018, stating that there were too many disagreements in the relationship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/03/novak-djokovic-andre-agassi-coaching-partnership/73034/ |title=Novak Djokovic and Andre Agassi end player-coach partnership |publisher=Tennis.com |date=March 31, 2018 |access-date=March 31, 2018 |archive-date=April 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401075242/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/03/novak-djokovic-andre-agassi-coaching-partnership/73034/ |url-status=live }}</ref>