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Andre Agassi Shows A Naked Picture Of Steffi Graf To Raise Money For Charity

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Both Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf are known for raising a lot of money for charity but Agassi took his zeal to a new level at a recent auction in Taiwan.

As bidding got underway on an autographed plate to raise money for charity Agassi made a surprising offer: "You pay more than $4,000," Agassi said, "and I will show you a picture of my wife on my phone, naked." The gambit worked, a qualify bid was made and the lucky male bidder leaned over and took a quick peek on Agassi's phone. He smiled and the two men shook hands and hugged (video from Taiwan after the jump). An audible "wow" was also reported.

Since the inception of the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education in 1994, $150 million dollars has been raised including $92 million from the annual Grand Slam for Children fundraising event which draws stars to Las Vegas every year. Children are an important cause for Graf as well, her work has focused on children around the world from Eritrea to Kosovo and she has raised money for the treatment of refugee children at a new hospital building in Hamburg, Germany as well as other projects.

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AGK Ball Lounge Chair

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The AGK Ball lounge chair was designed by Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf and is part of a complete Agassi Graff Collection that includes furniture designs for indoors and out. Geometrical and appearing to "float on air" (I don't know if I would say that), this lounge chair is made of hand-shaped, welded, powder-coated, weather-resistant steel wire that is hand-wrapped in dark brown polypropel synthetic rattan. And the seat cushion, of course, also comes in weather-resistant fabric, shown here in cream. 45"x45"x35"

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Fairmont Tamarack Sells Out In One Day

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Last fall we wrote about Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf's partnership to build a luxury resort at Fairmont Tamarack. The initial sales certainly indicate that it is a success. The first 125 pre-construction units were released last weekend and sold out in fewer than seven hours. Fairmont Tamarack will offer a second release in late summer before breaking ground toward the end of this year. The Fairmont Tamarack is scheduled to be completed in 2010, making it Idaho's first five-star property.

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Sunday Real Estate Round-Up

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From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Braden Keil gives us a list of top real-estate turkeys, overpriced homes which have been on the market for a while. The list includes the $75 million Three Ponds Farm, Martin Zweig's Pierre Hotel penthouse for $70 million and Bob Guccione's penthouse which is listed at $59 million.

From the New York Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--People magazine executive editor Jeannie Park has bought a Washington Square Park brownstone for $5.1 million. The townhouse is split into six apartments and an owner's duplex.
--Art dealer David Zwirner recently paid $3.65 million for a four-floor building at 232 East 13th Street next-door to his five-bedroom brownstone.
-- Makeup guru Laura Mercier has purchased a $6.7 million Chelsea loft.
--Iris Cantor, whose late husband, G. Bernard Cantor, co-founded the investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, is already flipping the floor-wide penthouse she bought for $15,044,644 in May.The listing for 110 Central Park South is here.

From Forbes Movers & Shakers:
--The country home of designer Yves Saint Laurent has been reduced to $19.9 million. The nine-bedroom, seven-bathroom home on 75 acres was originally listed for $25.6 million.

From The Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Hard Rock Cafe co-founder Peter Morton bought the Los Angeles home of radio-station mogul Norman Pattiz and his wife, Mary but the deal for the house, which has been listed at $19.95 million, been cancelled. Mr. Pattiz and his wife bought the house 20 years ago for $5.9 million from David Geffen.
--The co-founder of Burt's Bees, Roxanne Quimby, is trying to sell three of her four houses in Palm Beach. Quimby has put all four properties on the market and says she will sell the first three to find buyers and keep the last one. Each of the homes is fairly modest but has its own special qualities. We'll be taking on all four as our estate of the day.
-- S still-incomplete Beverly Hills compound built by Saudi businessman Mishaal Kamal Adham and his wife has gone on the market for $33 million which is over $30 million less than when it was first listed last year. The main house is around 30,000 square feet and the property includes a small vineyard, guest house, carriage house and the foundation for a planned 12,500-square-foot entertainment facility.

From the Marin Independent Journal:
--Tennis stars Andre Agassi and wife, Steffi Graf, have finally unloaded their 13,000-square-foot Tiburon estate, shown above. But it's not exactly cause for celebration. The place sold for $20 million, $3 million less than they paid for it five years ago. This makes the house both the first and second-highest sales in Marin history, the first being when Agassi purchased it in 2001 for $23 million.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Britney Spear has been house hunting in Beverly Hills and the Hollywood Hills and as soon as she finds a place her eight-bedroom Malibu home will go on the market.
--Carlos Boozer, forward for the Utah Jazz, and his wife, Cindy, have sold their 10-bedroom home near the Sunset Strip for close to its $10 million asking price. The buyer was Russell Weiner, chief executive officer of Rockstar Inc., maker of Rockstar Energy Drinks.
--Former Kings player Luc Robitaille and his wife, Stacia, have purchased a home in Westwood for more than the asking price of about $2.5 million.
--Bren Simon, wife of shopping center magnate and Indiana Pacers co-owner Mel Simon, has purchased a new home in Bel-Air for $28 million. According to agents, the property was not even listed for sale.
--Interior Designer Jeffrey Alan Marks has sold a home he fixed up in the Hollywood Hills for close to its $2.5-million asking price. The house was purchased by Robert Semmer, whose company does post-editing for the TV shows "Nip/Tuck" and "Desperate Housewives."

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Andre Agassi's Home, Estate of the Day

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Tennis star Andre Agassi's gorgeous Tiburon, California estate is on sale. The home overlooks the San Francisco Bay and sits on over three acres of land with views to the city in the distance. The compound was built in the late 1970s but has been though a beautiful remodel. The 11-bedroom home has a large master suite wing, a solarium, music room, theater and guest wing. Outside there are two pools, three spas, a waterfall, steam room, an outdoor fireplace and of course, tennis courts. There is also a four-bedroom staff house on the property. The home is listed at $21 million. After, the jump, advantage Agassi.

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AGK Cabana Chair

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Summer is on the way out, but here is one more pool-side chair before the weather makes it unpleasant to lie out in the sun all day. The AGK Cabana Chair is another piece from Andre Agassi's furniture line. The chair has a long-lasting woven synthetic rattan over an aluminum frame and all-weather upholstery, so there is no need to worry about how it will stand up to the elements. The canopy raises and lowers easily, allowing for just the right amount of shade or sun for one or two people. Price: $4,250.

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AGK Vicenza Stone Coffee Table

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Andre Agassi and his wife, Steffi Graf, have a furniture line with Kreiss Enterprises, which started when the pair decided that they wanted some custom pieces for their own home. The AGK line has pieces for the living and dining room, as well as the outdoors. Each piece of furniture is sleek and simple, but very functional, like the AGK Vicenza Stone Coffee Table. The table is constructed from a solid block of Pietra di Vicenza sandstone and has a base of hardwood. It also has two slide-out hardwood tables built into the sandstone, allowing for easy extension of the table. Price: $3,450.

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Borg Decides Not To Sell The Trophies After All

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Bjorn Borg's Wimbledon trophies won't be for sale after all. We've been following the story of Borg's decision to sell his five Wimbledon trophies and two rackets in order to raise money for a while. Most recently Andre Agassi had said he was going to try and purchase the trophies so that they would wind up in a museum. Now Borg has released a statement saying that he will never sell the trophies and rackets and that the planned auction at Bonham's in London will not take place. The pleas of fellow tennis legends and his many fans has convinced Borg to give up what could have been a $525,000 payday.

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Will Agassi Buy Borg's Old Trophies?

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A while back we mentioned the sad fact that Bjorn Borg has decided to put his five Wimbledon trophies and two rackets up for auction at Bonham's in June. Now it is being reported that another tennis great, Andre Agassi, is hoping to buy them. Agassi told reporters that he would like to put together a consortium to buy the sports memorabilia which could bring in around $520,000. Agassi wants to make sure that the trophies end up in a museum or some place that would honor their place in tennis history.

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