Emmanuel Agassi Net Worth: From Boxing To Tennis Riches

Emmanuel Agassi, the father and coach of tennis star Andre Agassi, was a former Iranian-American boxer who participated in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. He co-authored The Agassi Story, an autobiography.

Date of Birth	December 25, 1930
Date of Death	September 24, 2021
Aged	90
Nationality	Iranian
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Occupation	Boxer, tennis coach
Net Worth	$1 million to $2 million
Spouse	Elizabeth Dudley
Children	4, including Andre Agassi
Place of Birth	Salmas, Iran
Place of Death	Las Vegas, USA
Nickname	Mike Agassi

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In this article will explore his net worth and how he amassed so much wealth for himself during his lifetime.

Net Worth

While he was alive, Emmanuel Agassi accumulated an estimated net worth of around $1 million to $2 million through his boxing career and his role in training his son Andre Agassi, who became a successful tennis player with a net worth of $145 million, ranking him among the wealthiest tennis players worldwide.

Career

Emmanuel Agassi was a boxer and a tennis coach. He represented Iran in boxing during the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the first round on both occasions. His trainer was a retired Polish-German boxer named Hans Ziglarski.

In 1952, he moved to Chicago and changed his name to Mike Agassi. Later, he moved to Las Vegas and trained his son, Andre Agassi, to become a world-class tennis player.

He also coached his other children, Rita, Phillip, and Tami, in tennis, but they did not pursue professional careers. He wrote an autobiography called The Agassi Story in 2004. Sadly, he passed away on September 24, 2021, at the age of 90, in Las Vegas.

Family

Emmanuel Agassi came from a diverse family. He was born in Iran to a Ukrainian Armenian father and an Armenian mother, and he grew up in a Christian household.

In 1959, he married an American woman named Elizabeth Dudley, and they had four children together: Rita, Phillip, Tamara, and André.

Emmanuel’s son, André, became a world-famous tennis player and married another tennis legend, Steffi Graf. Emmanuel had three grandchildren: Jaden, Jaz, and Skylar.