Brad Gilbert confirms what his relationship is now like with Andre Agassi after coaching him during his playing days

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Brad Gilbert is one of the best and most respected coaches on the ATP Tour.

He graduated from playing the game himself to guiding other players and future generations to success and improving their games.

The American began his coaching career over 30 years ago and he certainly has an impressive track record.

Brad Gilbert enjoyed the most success coaching Andre Agassi, which was made all the more impressive being the former World number one was his first coaching assignment.

Brad Gilbert explains what his relationship is like with Andre Agassi now

Gilbert coached four other players after Agassi, including Coco Gauff, who he guided to US Open glory in 2023.

But there was no other player he coached for as long as Agassi. The 63-year-old coached the former World number one from 1994 to 2002, and during this period Agassi attained most of his success.

23 years removed from their fruitful partnership, the pair are still on good terms and Gilbert expressed how much Agassi still loves tennis.

“We still talk a ton. He is an amazing person. He has had incredible success on the court, off the court, helping people’s lives,” Gilbert told Tennis Channel.

“It’s funny because whenever we talk, if it hasn’t been a month or we text, it almost feels like the extension of when we were together the day before. It just picks up.

“He will be watching a match and want to know something about what we are seeing or going back to one of his matches, or if he’s working with the player he will ask me a million questions.

“He loves to get into deep discussions about the game. He is incredibly passionate and if you talk to him, Andre has photographic memory of every single point. He loves talking about scenarios. He is great to talk to and great to learn from.”

What did Andre Agassi win with Brad Gilbert as his coach?

Agassi won six of his eight Grand Slams during the time that Gilbert was his coach.

He also became Olympic champion with Gilbert as his coach after beating Sergi Bruguera to win the gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996.

Agassi’s 1995 season was particularly impressive, and is quite possibly the best of his career as he claimed 73 wins and suffered just nine defeats.

In total, Agassi won seven titles in 1995, and he also became the World number one for the first time in his career.

The pair also played one another eight times between 1987 and 1994, and they each claimed four wins.