THE SCOOP, JUNE 12

Steffi pregnant, will reportedly marry Andre

By Sandra Harwitt
tennisreporters.net

Since January there have been constant rumblings that Steffi Graf is pregnant
but there was no truth to the rumor until now.

An announcement came from Agassi Enterprises on Thursday, July 12 that
confirmed that Graf and Andre Agassi, who have been together since the ’99
U.S. Open, are expecting their first child in mid-December.

“This is a very exciting time for us,” Agassi said.  “We are so happy to
have been blessed with this gift.”

The announcement, which referred to Steffi as Stefanie, the name she prefers
to be called these days, said the couple told friends and family a few weeks
ago that a child was on the way.

The German publication Bild had written the story and said that the couple
are expecting a boy and would be married next week in Boca Raton, the Florida
neighborhood where Steffi's mother and brother live and where she also
maintains a home. There is no confirmation if the further Bild information
is accurate.

Rumors first surfaced that Graf was pregnant during the Australian Open in
January, but obviously those early reports were unfounded.

Graf, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, retired in July 1999 after winning the
French Open and reaching the Wimbledon final. She had been suffering with
back and knee problems for a number of years. Agassi, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, won his most recent major at the Australian Open in January.