Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi (Aghassian), a former Olympic boxer from Iran, and American Elizabeth "Betty" Agassi (née Dudley).
ˈɑːndɹeɪ ˈæɡæsi wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn lˌɑːs vˈeɪɡəs, nᵻvˈædə, tʊ ɪmˈænuːl "mˈaɪk" ˈæɡæsi ˈæɡhæʃən, ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪk bˈɑːksɚ fɹʌm ɪɹˈæn, ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ "bˈɛɾi" ˈæɡæsi nˈeɪ dˈʌdli.