Q 01/05

Where did Agassi win four of his eight Grand Slam singles titles?

A) Paris

B) Melbourne

C) London

D) New York

Answer · why

B) Melbourne

Melbourne was a late discovery: he did not enter the Australian Open until 1995, won it at the first attempt and finished with a 48-5 record there.

Q 02/05

Agassi's catchphrase "Image is everything" came from his TV adverts for which camera brand?

A) Nikon

B) Canon

C) Kodak

D) Polaroid

Answer · why

B) Canon

Canon's line stuck to him for years: with his neon kit and no major title until 1992, critics used it to ask whether there was any substance behind th...

Q 03/05

In which city was Agassi born?

A) Reno

B) Los Angeles

C) Las Vegas

D) Chicago

Answer · why

C) Las Vegas

Las Vegas gave him his start: his father took a casino job at the Tropicana and tended its tennis courts in exchange for court time, and by two Andre ...

Q 04/05

Agassi's father Mike had been an Olympic boxer for which country?

A) Armenia

B) Turkey

C) Lebanon

D) Iran

Answer · why

D) Iran

Iran sent him to the 1948 and 1952 Games, where he lost in the first round both times; he then emigrated to America and pinned his hopes on tennis ins...

Q 05/05

Agassi's middle name Kirk honours which businessman?

A) Kerkorian

B) Steve Wynn

C) Adelson

D) Binion

Answer · why

A) Kerkorian

Kerkorian, the casino billionaire, was a fellow Armenian who struck up a lasting friendship with Agassi's father when the future tennis dad was waitin...