UNITED STATES: FORMER WIMBLEDON CHAMPION STEFFI GRAF GIVES BIRTH TO A BABY BOY IN LAS VEGAS

Record ID: 337965

  • Title: UNITED STATES: FORMER WIMBLEDON CHAMPION STEFFI GRAF GIVES BIRTH TO A BABY BOY IN LAS VEGAS
  • Date: 27th October 2001
  • Summary: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 27, 2001) (REUTERS) 1. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF HOSPITAL WHERE GRAF GAVE BIRTH WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (FILE) 2. ANDRE AGASSI TAKES THE COURT 3. STEFFI GRAF WATCHES 4. ANDRE AGASSI SERVES AND RALLIES 5. STEFFI GRAF WATCHES 6. AGASSI SIGNS AUTOGRAPHS LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 27, 2001) (REUTERS) 7. VARIOUS OF GATED COMMUNITY WHERE GRAF, AGASSI AND BABY ARE BELIEVED TO BE STAYING Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 11th November 2001 12:00
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  • Location: WASHINGTON, DC, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA7XCSSETBPAM5AYS4PYNYNJA3A
  • Story Text: Seven-time Wimbledon champion Steffi Graf early Friday
    morning gave birth three weeks prematurely to a healthy boy
    with the child's father, tennis pro Andre Agassi, at her side.


    The child, named Jaden Gil Agassi, was born at 3:30
    a.m. PDT (1030 GMT) at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas. He
    weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces, (approx 2.7 k) hospital officials
    said on Saturday.

    "This is the proudest day of our lives," the tennis-star
    parents said in a statement. "We are so blessed and thankful
    for the gift of our son. We look forward to the joys and
    challenges of parenthood."
    Graf and Agassi were married Monday in a private ceremony
    in Las Vegas.

    It is the first marriage for Germany's Graf, 32, who
    retired from professional tennis in 1999 after winning 22
    grand slam singles titles. She has since been a fixture at
    Agassi's matches.

    Graf topped the women's world rankings in 1987, holding the
    spot for a record three years.

    Agassi, who has won seven grand slam singles titles and is
    second in the world rankings behind Brazil's Gustavo Kuerten,
    has pulled out of next week's Tennis Master Series in Paris
    because of his marriage to Graf.

    It is the second marriage for Las Vegas native Agassi, 31,
    who wed actress Brooke Shields in 1997 after a much-publicized
    romance. The two divorced in 1999.

    In an interview in August, Agassi said he was overjoyed
    about Graf's pregnancy
    Graf said last week that she wanted to get back to tennis
    after the birth and added that she can imagine her son will
    also play: "I think he will inherit a certain sporting
    ability," she said.
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