SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 10 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Andre Agassi captured his 50th career ATP title Sunday with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) victory over Spain's Juan Balcells at the Franklin Templeton Classic.
Already one of five men to win all four Grand Slam titles in his career, Agassi became just the eighth in the Open Era (post-1968) to win 50 career singles titles.
The 31-year-old Agassi joined Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Guillermo Vilas and Ilie Nastase on the elite list. Agassi and Sampras still compete on the ATP Tour. The others already have been enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The Las Vegas native collected his fourth Scottsdale title as well as the $51,500 winner's check. Agassi also took this hardcourt title in 1993, 1994 and 1998. His 1994 triumph was his 20th career ATP crown.
