Andrea Jaeger

Andrea Jaeger (born the June 4th 1965 with Chicago, Illinois) is an American player of Tennis . In 2006, it becomes nun Anglican E.


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Tennistic career

Andrea Jaeger plays its first tournaments as of 1979, at fourteen years, and begins its career Professionnel the in January 1980. Practitioner a solid basic play of short, it quickly becomes number two world with the classification WTA, by beating all best, of which Martina Navrátilová and Chris Evert.

It reaches the final of Roland-Garros in 1982 and that of Wimbledon in 1983, each time dominated by Martina Navrátilová. It is also semi-finalist with the US Open in 1981 and 1982 and with the Open of Australia in 1982.

Associated with Jimmy Arias, it gains Roland-Garros in mixed double in 1981.

After results in half-tone in 1984, a wound with the shoulder the constrained one to put a term at its career as of 1985, at only 19 years.

Andrea Jaeger gained eight tournaments WTA into simple, conceding some 25 finales (including ten vis-a-vis Navrátilová and ten vis-a-vis Evert). It counts also four victories into double ladies.

Personal engagements

Since 1990, it is devoted to its foundation in favor of the children reached of Leucémie, in which it left its fortune (more than one million euros).

In September 2006, at 41 years, it becomes nun Anglican E under the name of Andrea sister. Old the Mannequin Cindy Crawford, which belongs to its close friends, was the informed first of its choice. Believing of long time, this girl of European immigrants - his father born in Suisse and its German mother settled with the the United States in the Années 1950 - always felt that “God had a plan for” , including when it played tennis.

Prize list Andrea Jaeger

Titles into simple: 8

Final into simple: 25

Titles in double: 4

Final in double: 2

Titles in mixed double: 1

Final in mixed double: 0

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Course in Large Slam

Into simple (1979 - 1985)

In double (1982 - 1985)

Cut of the Federation

Final gained: 1

detailed Course: fedcup.com

Bibliography

  • Andrea Jaeger Tennis Champion , Juliana Fogels & Mary Watkins, 1980: beginnings of Andrea Jaeger on the professional circuit
  • First Service: Following God' S Calling and Finding Life' S Purpose , Andrea Jaeger, 2004: Autobiography

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