Editing Andrea Jaeger (section)

{{short description|American tennis player}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name                        = Andrea Jaeger
| image                       = Andrea Jaeger in 2024.jpg
| caption                     = Jaeger in 2024
| country                     = {{USA}}
| residence                   = [[Santa Rosa Beach, Florida]]
| birth_date                  = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1965|6|4}}
| birth_place                 = [[Chicago]], Illinois
| height                      = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}
| turnedpro                   = 1980
| retired                     = 1985
| plays                       = Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
| careerprizemoney            = [[United States Dollar|US$]] 1,379,065<ref name="autogenerated3">{{WTA|id=100003<!--was 3780-->|name=Andrea Jaeger}}</ref>
| singlesrecord               = {{tennis record|won=260|lost=85}}<ref name="autogenerated3" />
| singlestitles               = 10
| highestsinglesranking       = No. 2 (August 17, 1981)<ref>{{ITF profile}}</ref>
| AustralianOpenresult        = SF (1982)
| FrenchOpenresult            = F (1982)
| Wimbledonresult             = F (1983)
| USOpenresult                = SF (1980, 1982)
| doublesrecord               = 47–38<ref name="autogenerated3" />
| doublestitles               = 4
| highestdoublesranking       = 
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1981, 1982)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult     = QF (1982)
| WimbledonDoublesresult      = 3R (1981)
| USOpenDoublesresult         = SF (1980)
| OthertournamentsDoubles     = 
| OlympicsDoublesresult       = 
| Mixed                       = Yes
| mixedtitles                 = 1
| mixedrecord                 = 
| AustralianOpenMixedresult   = 
| FrenchOpenMixedresult       = '''W''' (1981)
| WimbledonMixedresult        = 1R (1980, 1983)
| USOpenMixedresult           = 
}}'''Andrea Jaeger''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|eɪ|ɡ|ər}} {{respell|YAY|gər}}; born June 4, 1965) is an American former professional [[tennis]] player. She started her professional tennis career at the age of 14 and went on to win pro tennis tournaments while still competing in other junior tennis events.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2006 |first=Vickie |last=Bane |title=Tennis Star Andrea Jaeger's New Life as a Nun |url=https://people.com/celebrity/tennis-star-andrea-jaegers-new-life-as-a-nun/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=people.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sons |first=Ray |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7464580 |title=Andrea Jaeger, pro in ponytails |date=1981 |publisher=Childrens Press |isbn=0-516-04314-5 |location=Chicago |oclc=7464580}}</ref> By the age of 16, she was the second ranked female professional tennis player in the world. She reached the singles finals at the [[French Open]] in 1982 and at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in 1983. She also reached the singles semifinals at the [[Australian Open]] and the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]]. During her career, she won 10 singles titles. In mixed doubles, she won the French Open with [[Jimmy Arias]] in 1981. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2.

After sustaining a shoulder injury in 1984, Jaeger shifted her focus from professional tennis to humanitarian projects she had begun as a teenager. She committed her tennis earnings to developing programs that provide support to children with cancer and those in need. Now in its 39th year, her initiative offers financial assistance and various care services to affected children and their families. [[Nelson Mandela]] once visited to recognize the work of her foundation.

At 19, a shoulder injury abruptly ended her tennis career. In 2006, she joined the Anglican Dominican order, but left in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Biderman |first1=Matthew Futterman And David |title=Melanie Oudin and Juan Martin Del Potro: Why Rising Tennis Stars Flame Out |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703959704575453511951085110 |website=Wall Street Journal |date=26 August 2010}}</ref>
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