Andre Agassi significant championships. In 1998, Agassi began a rigorous conditioning program and worked his way back up the rankings by playing in Challenger Series tournaments, a circuit for pro players ranked outside the world's top 50. After returning to top physical and mental shape, Agassi recorded the most successful period of his tennis career and also played classic matches in that period against Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter. In 1998, Agassi won five titles and leapt from No. 110 to No. 6, the highest jump into the top 10 made by any player during a calendar year. At Wimbledon, he had
1999 French Open – Men's Singles champion Gaston Gaudio competed in the main draw; they lost to Patrick Rafter and Alex Corretja in the first round and third round, respectively. 1999 French Open – Men's Singles Carlos Moyà was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Andre Agassi. Agassi won in the final, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4, against former World No. 4 Andriy Medvedev. With this win, Agassi became the second man, after Rod Laver, to complete a career Grand Slam in the Open Era. He also achieved a career Super Slam, the only men's singles player to do so. This tournament