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==Business ventures== Agassi established a [[limited liability company]] named Andre Agassi Ventures (formerly named Agassi Enterprises).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/rogers-steps-down-as-agassi-enterprises-president/ |title=Rogers steps down as Agassi Enterprises president |newspaper=Las Vegas Review Journal |date=October 16, 2008 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181941/https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/rogers-steps-down-as-agassi-enterprises-president/ |archive-date=May 12, 2018 }}</ref> Agassi, along with five athlete partners (including [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Joe Montana]], [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Ken Griffey Jr.]], and [[Monica Seles]]) opened a chain of sports-themed restaurant named [[Official All Star Café]] in April 1996. The restaurant closed down in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1999/nov/29/its-official-strips-all-star-cafe-to-close/ |title=It's official: Strip's All Star Cafe to close |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date=November 29, 1999 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200235/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1999/nov/29/its-official-strips-all-star-cafe-to-close/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, he paid $1 million for a 10 percent stake in Nevada First Bank and made a $10 million profit when it was sold to Western Alliance Bancorp in 2006.<ref name="bloomberg2007">{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aOozd2LtdR1M |title=Agassi, Graf Stake Tennis Winnings on $600 Million Idaho Resort |publisher=Bloomberg |date=July 26, 2007 |first=Anthony |last=Effinger |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002556/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aOozd2LtdR1M |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002, he joined the [[Tennis Channel]] to promote the channel to consumers and cable and satellite industry, and made an equity investment in the network.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 9, 2002 |title=Complete For the Record |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2002/09/09/For-The-Record/Complete-For-The-Record.aspx |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 9, 2014 |newspaper=[[American City Business Journals|Sports Business Daily]] |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713022950/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2002/09/09/For-The-Record/Complete-For-The-Record.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> After meeting chef [[Michael Mina]] at one of his restaurants in San Francisco, Agassi partnered with him in 2002 to start Mina Group Inc. and opened 18 concept restaurants in San Francisco, [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[Dana Point]], [[Atlantic City]] and Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starchefs.com/cook/chefs/bio/michael-mina |title=Chef Michael Mina of Michael Mina – Biography |publisher=Starchefs.com |date=November 2011 |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911152443/http://www.starchefs.com/cook/chefs/bio/michael-mina |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.andreagassi.com/michael-mina/ |title=COMMON TASTES |website=Andre Agassi Ventures |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911145117/http://www.andreagassi.com/michael-mina/ |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Agassi was an equity investor of a group that acquired [[Golden Nugget Las Vegas]] and [[Golden Nugget Laughlin]] from [[Mirage Resorts|MGM Mirage]] for $215 million in 2004.<ref name="bloomberg2007" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/jan/23/golden-nugget-buyers-land-four-year-license/ |title=Golden Nugget buyers land four-year license |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 23, 2004 |first=Liz |last=Benston |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713023912/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/jan/23/golden-nugget-buyers-land-four-year-license/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One year later, the group sold the hotel-casino to [[Landry's, Inc.]] for $163 million in cash and $182 million in assumed debt.<ref name="bloomberg2007" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2005/feb/11/golden-nugget-owners-vow-to-return-to-vegas-market/ |title=Golden Nugget owners vow to return to Vegas market |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |date=February 11, 2005 |first=Liz |last=Benston |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911125017/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2005/feb/11/golden-nugget-owners-vow-to-return-to-vegas-market/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, he sat on the board of Meadows Bank, an independent bank in Nevada.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/independent-bank-have-agassi-board |title=Independent bank to have Agassi on board |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 5, 2007 |access-date=September 11, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911150759/http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/independent-bank-have-agassi-board |archive-date=September 11, 2014}}</ref> He has invested in start-up companies backed by [[Allen & Company]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/03/20040322/SBJ-In-Depth/The-Dealmaker.aspx |title=The dealmaker |newspaper=SportsBusiness Daily |date=March 22, 2004 |first=Daniel |last=Kaplan |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204748/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/03/20040322/SBJ-In-Depth/The-Dealmaker.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Agassi and Graf formed a company called Agassi Graf Holdings. They invested in PURE, a nightclub at [[Caesars Palace]], which opened in 2004,<ref name="bloomberg2007" /> and sold it to Angel Management Group in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/16/agassi-graf-lawsuit-over/ |title=Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf allege default in sale of Pure nightclub stake |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |date=March 16, 2011 |first=Steve |last=Green |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911131210/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/16/agassi-graf-lawsuit-over/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2006, Agassi and Graf developed a joint venture with high-end furniture maker [[Kreiss]] Enterprises.<ref name="bloomberg2007" /> They launched a furniture line called Agassi Graf Collection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/agassi-graf-furniture-by-kreis-43301 |title=Agassi Graf Furniture by Kreiss |website=Apartment therapy |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910215742/http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/agassi-graf-furniture-by-kreis-43301 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/style/home%20and%20garden/currents-furniture-a-swan-song-for-agassi-but-a-duet.html |title=CURRENTS: FURNITURE; A Swan Song for Agassi, but a Duet With Graf |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 24, 2006 |first=Elaine |last=Louie |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=July 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727125827/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/style/home%20and%20garden/currents-furniture-a-swan-song-for-agassi-but-a-duet.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In September, Agassi and Graf, through their company Agassi Graf Development LLC, along with Bayview Financial LP, finalized an agreement to develop a condominium hotel, Fairmont Tamarack, at [[Tamarack Resort]] in [[Donnelly, Idaho]].<ref name="bloomberg2007" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tamarackidaho.com/about/media_room/news_releases.php?pressid=141 |title=News Releases |publisher=Tamarack Resort |date=September 6, 2006 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195719/http://tamarackidaho.com/about/media_room/news_releases.php?pressid=141 |archive-date=September 10, 2014}}</ref> Owing to difficult market conditions and delays, they withdrew from the project in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usta.com/News/APNews/2008/07/21/Agassi-terminates-contract-to-buy-at-Idaho-resort/ |title=Agassi terminates contract to buy at Idaho resort |website=USTA |date=June 6, 2008 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195358/http://www.usta.com/News/APNews/2008/07/21/Agassi-terminates-contract-to-buy-at-Idaho-resort/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/06/10/andre-agassi-las-vegas-is-back-in-business.html |title=Andre Agassi: Las Vegas is back in business |website=CNBC |date=June 10, 2013 |first=Kiran |last=Moodley |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002223/http://www.cnbc.com/id/100773005 |url-status=live }}</ref> The group still owns three small chunks of land.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/692275499/?terms=Tamarack&match=1 |title=Tamarack's Waiting Game |newspaper=[[Idaho Statesman]] |location=Boise |page=A12 |date=December 22, 2013 |first=Zach |last=Kyle |access-date=June 15, 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713022956/https://www.newspapers.com/image/692275499/?terms=Tamarack&match=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September, they collaborated with [[Steve Case]]'s Exclusive Resorts to co-develop luxury resorts and design Agassi-Graf Tennis and Fitness Centers.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/andre-agassi-partners-with-exclusive-resorts-57128267.html |title=Andre Agassi Partners with Exclusive Resorts |publisher=Exclusive Resorts |via=PR Newswire |date=September 25, 2006 |access-date=June 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911162214/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/andre-agassi-partners-with-exclusive-resorts-57128267.html |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They also invested in online ticket reseller [[viagogo]] in 2009 and both serve as board members and advisors of the company.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/04/andre-agassi-and-steffi-graf-invest-in-online-ticketing/ |title=Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf Invest in Online Ticketing |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=February 4, 2009 |first=Ty |last=McMahan |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200332/http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/04/andre-agassi-and-steffi-graf-invest-in-online-ticketing/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/02/05/viagogo-raises-15-million-round-and-signs-tennis-stars-to-battle-seatwave/ |title=Viagogo Raises $15 million Round And Signs Tennis Stars To Battle Seatwave |work=TechCrunch |date=February 5, 2009 |first=Mike |last=Butcher |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195838/http://techcrunch.com/2009/02/05/viagogo-raises-15-million-round-and-signs-tennis-stars-to-battle-seatwave/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2012, [[Village Roadshow]] and investors including Agassi and Graf announced plans to build a new water park called [[Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas]] in Las Vegas. Village Roadshow has a 51% stake in the park while Agassi, Graf, and other private investors hold the remaining 49%.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/dealjournalaustralia/2012/10/05/agassi-graf-score-aussie-investor-for-vegas-water-park/ |title=Agassi, Graf Score Aussie Investor for Vegas Water Park |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=October 5, 2012 |first=Ross |last=Kelly |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200340/http://blogs.wsj.com/dealjournalaustralia/2012/10/05/agassi-graf-score-aussie-investor-for-vegas-water-park/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/oct/04/wet-n-wild-water-park-returning-las-vegas/ |title=Wet 'n' Wild water park coming to Las Vegas |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 4, 2012 |first=Richard N. |last=Velotta |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831064224/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/oct/04/wet-n-wild-water-park-returning-las-vegas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The park opened in May 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/2013/may/17/wet-n-wild-returns-sort-fill-las-vegas-water-park-/ |title=WET 'N' WILD RETURNS, SORT OF, TO FILL THE LAS VEGAS WATER PARK VOID |newspaper=Las Vegas Weekly |date=May 17, 2013 |first=Brock |last=Radke |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001836/http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/2013/may/17/wet-n-wild-returns-sort-fill-las-vegas-water-park-/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[IMG (company)|IMG]] managed Agassi from the time he turned pro in 1986 through January 2000 before switching to SFX Sports Group.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/12/sports/plus-tennis-atp-tour-agassi-jumps-from-img-to-sfx.html |title=PLUS: TENNIS – ATP TOUR; Agassi Jumps From I.M.G. to SFX |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 12, 2000 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200205/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/12/sports/plus-tennis-atp-tour-agassi-jumps-from-img-to-sfx.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2001/04/20010409/No-Topic-Name/Shuffled-Exec-Stays-At-SFX-For-Agassi-Account.aspx |title=Shuffled exec stays at SFX for Agassi account |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=April 9, 2001 |first=Daniel |last=Kaplan |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204809/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2001/04/20010409/No-Topic-Name/Shuffled-Exec-Stays-At-SFX-For-Agassi-Account.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> His business manager, lawyer and agent was childhood friend Perry Rogers, but they have been estranged since 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/columns/story?id=6695878 |title=Andre Agassi's triumphs are his own |work=ESPN |date=July 8, 2011 |first=Joel |last=Drucker |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001729/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/columns/story?id=6695878 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2008/10/Issue-23/Sports-Industrialists/Andre-Agassi-Ends-Business-Relationship-With-Perry-Rogers.aspx |title=Andre Agassi Ends Business Relationship With Perry Rogers |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=October 16, 2008 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204816/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2008/10/Issue-23/Sports-Industrialists/Andre-Agassi-Ends-Business-Relationship-With-Perry-Rogers.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, he and Graf signed with [[Creative Artists Agency|CAA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2009/04/20090406/This-Weeks-News/CAA-Continues-Sports-Push-Signs-Agassi-Graf.aspx |title=CAA continues sports push, signs Agassi, Graf |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=April 6, 2009 |first1=Liz |last1=Mullen |first2=Daniel |last2=Kaplan |access-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204759/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2009/04/20090406/This-Weeks-News/CAA-Continues-Sports-Push-Signs-Agassi-Graf.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Equipment and endorsements=== Agassi used [[Prince Sports|Prince]] [[Prince original graphite|Graphite]] rackets early in his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2012/05/prince-of-a-racquet/37907/#.VA-dyPldUrU |title=Prince of a Racquet |publisher=Tennis.com |date=May 1, 2012 |first=Steve |last=Tignor |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195822/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2012/05/prince-of-a-racquet/37907/#.VA-dyPldUrU |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/06/03/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Prince.aspx |title=Racket brand regroups and looks to rebound |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=June 3, 2013 |first=John |last=George |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200058/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/06/03/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Prince.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> He signed a $7 million endorsement contract with Belgian tennis racquet makers [[Donnay (sports)|Donnay]].<ref name="LATimes1990">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-26-fi-640-story.html |title=Athletic Firms Going to the Net in Quest for Next Tennis Celebrity |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 26, 1990 |first=Bruce |last=Horovitz |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-date=September 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912031516/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-26/business/fi-640_1_tennis-star |url-status=live }}</ref> He later switched to [[Head (company)|Head Ti Radical]] racket<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/08/20000828/No-Topic-Name/WHAT-THEYRE-WEARING-AND-HITTING-WITH-AT-THE-US-OPEN.aspx |title=WHAT THEY'RE WEARING (AND HITTING WITH) AT THE U.S. OPEN |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 28, 2000 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084440/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/08/20000828/No-Topic-Name/WHAT-THEYRE-WEARING-AND-HITTING-WITH-AT-THE-US-OPEN.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> and Head's LiquidMetal Radical racket, having signed a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal with Head in 1993.<ref name="head2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/11/20031110/Marketingsponsorship/Headpenn-Signs-Agassi-Beyond-Playing-Days.aspx |title=Head/Penn signs Agassi beyond playing days |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=November 10, 2003 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200135/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/11/20031110/Marketingsponsorship/Headpenn-Signs-Agassi-Beyond-Playing-Days.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.head.com/corporate/history.php |title=OUR HISTORY |publisher=HEAD |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200243/https://www.head.com/corporate/history.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> He renewed his contract in 1999, and in November 2003 he signed a lifetime agreement with Head.<ref name="head2003" /><ref name="forbes2004">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2004/0705/093.html |title=King of the Court |magazine=Forbes |date=July 5, 2004 |first=Kurt |last=Badenhausen |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200745/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2004/0705/093.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He also endorses [[Penn Racquet Sports|Penn]] tennis balls. On July 25, 2005, Agassi left [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] after 17 years and signed an endorsement deal with [[Adidas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2116135 |title=Agassi signs Adidas deal after long-term deal with Nike |author=Darren Rovell |date=July 25, 2005 |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604033330/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2116135 |url-status=live }}</ref> A major reason for Agassi leaving Nike was because Nike refused to donate to Agassi's charities, and Adidas did. On May 13, 2013, Agassi rejoined Nike.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://tennis.si.com/2013/05/14/andre-agassi-nike-commercials/ |title=Andre Agassi re-signs with Nike: A look back at his memorable commercials |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=May 14, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609011401/http://tennis.si.com/2013/05/14/andre-agassi-nike-commercials/ |archive-date=June 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nicekicks.com/andre-agassi-rejoins-nike/ |title=Andre Agassi Rejoins Nike |author=Matt Halfhill |publisher=[[Nice Kicks]] |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110214138/https://www.nicekicks.com/andre-agassi-rejoins-nike/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2013/05/14/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Agassi.aspx |title=Back Home: Andre Agassi Returns To Nike After Eight Years With Adidas |publisher=Street & Smith |date=May 14, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030163011/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2013/05/14/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Agassi.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Agassi was sponsored by [[DuPont (1802–2017)|DuPont]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/224595325262905344 |title=1989 Andre Agassi ad for DuPont's CoolMax material |publisher=Twitter |date=July 15, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918022847/https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/224595325262905344 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2020}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1998/08/19980831/No-Topic-Name/Sponsor-Deals-To-Gauge-Tennis-Appeal.aspx |title=Sponsor deals to gauge tennis' appeal |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 31, 1998 |first=Mike |last=Reynolds |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195944/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1998/08/19980831/No-Topic-Name/Sponsor-Deals-To-Gauge-Tennis-Appeal.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ebel]],<ref name="LATimes1990" /> [[Mountain Dew]] in 1993,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/08/20020812/Special-Report/Soft-Drink-Recasts-Image-To-Mirror-Teen-Spirit.aspx |title=Soft drink recasts image to mirror teen spirit |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 12, 2002 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204803/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/08/20020812/Special-Report/Soft-Drink-Recasts-Image-To-Mirror-Teen-Spirit.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mazda]] in 1997,<ref name="kiamotors">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/09/20020930/This-Weeks-Issue/Kia-After-Good-Agassi-Mileage.aspx |title=Kia after good Agassi mileage |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=September 30, 2002 |first=Daniel |last=Kaplan |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200141/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/09/20020930/This-Weeks-Issue/Kia-After-Good-Agassi-Mileage.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kia Motors]] in 2002,<ref name="forbes2004" /><ref name="kiamotors" /> [[American Express]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/08/20030804/Marketingsponsorship/Mastercard-Mounts-Challenge-As-Visas-NFL-Deal-Enters-Final-Year.aspx |title=MasterCard mounts challenge as Visa's NFL deal enters final year |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 4, 2003 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910222809/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/08/20030804/Marketingsponsorship/Mastercard-Mounts-Challenge-As-Visas-NFL-Deal-Enters-Final-Year.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Deutsche Bank]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540132230.html |title=Sporting Life |newspaper=The Age |date=March 4, 2003 |first=Geoff |last=McClure |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=October 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001073255/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/03/1046540132230.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, he appeared in a television commercial for [[Canon Inc.]], promoting the [[Canon EOS]] Rebel camera.<ref name="canon2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/08/20040809/Marketingsponsorship/Agassi-Still-In-Canons-Picture.aspx |title=Agassi still in Canon's picture |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=August 9, 2004 |first=Daniel |last=Kaplan |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204814/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/08/20040809/Marketingsponsorship/Agassi-Still-In-Canons-Picture.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Between 1999 and 2000, he signed a multimillion-dollar, multiyear endorsement deal with [[Schick (razors)|Schick]] and became the worldwide spokesman for the company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/04/20000410/No-Topic-Name/IMG-SFX-Both-Claim-Deal146s-Theirs.aspx |title=IMG, SFX both claim deal's theirs |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=April 10, 2000 |first=Liz |last=Mullen |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200055/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/04/20000410/No-Topic-Name/IMG-SFX-Both-Claim-Deal146s-Theirs.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Agassi signed a multiyear contract with [[Twinlab]] and promoted the company's nutritional supplements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/03/20000313/Marketingsponsorship/Marketingsponsorship.aspx |title=Marketing/Sponsorship |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=March 13, 2000 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195829/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/03/20000313/Marketingsponsorship/Marketingsponsorship.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In mid-2003, he was named the spokesman of Aramis Life, a fragrance by [[Estée Lauder Companies|Aramis]], and signed a five-year deal with the company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105786446.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921210153/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-105786446.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2014 |title=THE AGASSI AND THE FRAGRANCY.(Andre Agassi to market Aramis Life)(Brief Article) |publisher=Daily News Record |date=July 21, 2003 |last=Palmieri |first=Jean E. |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/02/20030224/This-Weeks-Issue/Agassi-Sniffs-Out-5-Year-Endorsement.aspx |title=Agassi sniffs out 5-year endorsement |publisher=SportsBusiness Daily |date=February 24, 2003 |first=Liz |last=Mullen |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200220/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/02/20030224/This-Weeks-Issue/Agassi-Sniffs-Out-5-Year-Endorsement.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2004, he signed a ten-year agreement worth $1.5 million a year with [[24 Hour Fitness]], which will open five Andre Agassi fitness centers by year-end.<ref name="forbes2004" /> Prior to the 2012 Australian Open, Agassi and Australian winemaker [[Jacobs Creek (Australia)|Jacobs Creek]] announced a three-year partnership and created the Open Film Series to "[share] personal stories about the life defining moments that shaped his character on and off the court."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacobscreek.com/australia/news/australian-open-success! |title=Australian Open Success! |publisher=Jacobs Creek |date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2007, watchmaker [[Longines]] named Agassi as their brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longines.com/ambassadors/andre-agassi |title=AMBASSADORS – Andre Agassi |publisher=Longines |access-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924222916/http://www.longines.com/ambassadors/andre-agassi |archive-date=September 24, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vegasmagazine.com/watches/articles/andre-agassi-teams-with-longines |title=Andre Agassi Teams with Longines |work=Vegas Magazine |first=Matt |last=Stewart |access-date=September 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814163518/http://vegasmagazine.com/watches/articles/andre-agassi-teams-with-longines |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Agassi and his mother appeared in a [[Got Milk?]] advertisement in 2002. Agassi has appeared in many advertisements and television commercials with Graf. They both endorsed [[Deutsche Telekom]] in 2002,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/04/20020422/This-Weeks-Issue/Newlyweds-Will-Pitch-Cellular-Online-Products.aspx |title=Newlyweds will pitch cellular, online products |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal |date=April 22, 2002 |first=Daniel |last=Kaplan |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910215744/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/04/20020422/This-Weeks-Issue/Newlyweds-Will-Pitch-Cellular-Online-Products.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Genworth Financial]]<ref name="genworth">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/06/20040607/Marketingsponsorship/Agassi-Graf-United-In-Genworth-Ad-Campaign.aspx |title=Agassi, Graf united in Genworth ad campaign |publisher=Sports |date=June 7, 2004 |first=Daniel |last=Kaplan |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200144/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/06/20040607/Marketingsponsorship/Agassi-Graf-United-In-Genworth-Ad-Campaign.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Canon Inc.]]<ref name="canon2004" /> in 2004, [[LVMH]] in 2007,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/business/media/08adco.html?pagewanted=print |title=Mr. Gorbachev, Show Off This Bag |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Eric |last=Pfanner |date=August 8, 2007 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=June 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605042218/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/business/media/08adco.html?pagewanted=print |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Nintendo]] [[Wii]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2013/11/06/daily-bagel-andre-agassi-steffi-graf-commercial |title=Daily Bagel: Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf star in video-game commercial |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=November 6, 2013 |first=Courtney |last=Nguyen |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195938/http://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2013/11/06/daily-bagel-andre-agassi-steffi-graf-commercial |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Wii Fit U]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.videogamer.com/wiiu/wii_fit_u/news/andre_agassi_and_steffi_graf_promote_wii_fit_u.html |title=Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf promote Wii Fit U |website=VideoGamer.com |date=November 13, 2013 |first=James |last=Orry |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001924/http://www.videogamer.com/wiiu/wii_fit_u/news/andre_agassi_and_steffi_graf_promote_wii_fit_u.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Longines]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennis.com/photos-video/2013/05/video-agassi-and-graf-new-longines-watch-ad/47677/ |title=Video: Agassi and Graf in new Longines watch ad |publisher=Tennis.com |date=May 29, 2013 |first=Jonathan |last=Scott |access-date=September 19, 2014 |archive-date=October 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015194622/http://www.tennis.com/photos-video/2013/05/video-agassi-and-graf-new-longines-watch-ad/47677/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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