Andrea Jaeger

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox tennis biographyAndrea Jaeger (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</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 Wimbledon in 1983. She also reached the singles semifinals at the Australian Open and the 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life

Andrea Jaeger was born on June 4, 1965 in Chicago.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Her parents, Roland and Ilse Jaeger, are both deceased.<ref name="off">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Jaeger grew up in Skokie and Lincolnshire, Illinois.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Tennis career

While a student at Stevenson High School, Jaeger was the top-ranked player in the United States in the 18-and-under age group.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She won 13 U.S. national junior titles, including the most prominent junior titles in tennis: the 1979 Orange Bowl and 1979 Boca Raton.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1980 (at the age of 15 years, 19 days), Jaeger became the youngest player ever to be seeded at Wimbledon,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> a record that was broken by Jennifer Capriati in 1990.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> After defeating former champion Virginia Wade, she became the youngest quarterfinalist in the history of the tournament.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later in the year, she became the youngest semifinalist in US Open history. By the age of 16, she had become the second ranked female professional tennis player in the world.<ref name="off" /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Jaeger became a household name on the front pages of news publications, notable magazines and appearances on TV. People Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Life Magazine visited her junior high and high school. One of her endorsement commercials featured Jaeger with Bjorn Borg and another with her Mom, highlighting a new way of viewing sports prodigies.Template:Citation needed

At the French Open in 1982, Jaeger defeated Chris Evert in the semifinal 6–3, 6–1 but lost the final to Martina Navratilova. She then reached the semifinals of both the US Open and the Australian Open, losing both matches to Evert in straight sets.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Jaeger and Evert met 10 times in all in 1982, with Jaeger winning three of the first five but losing the last five in a row.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

At Wimbledon in 1983, Jaeger defeated six-time Wimbledon singles champion Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–1 in a semifinal on Centre Court, which was King's last career singles match at that tournament and her most lopsided singles defeat at Wimbledon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Jaeger then lost the final to Navratilova.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Jaeger won eight of the nine singles matches she played for the U.S. in Fed Cup. She also won two of the three Wightman Cup singles matches she played for the U.S., resulting in the U.S. winning Fed Cup and Wightman Cup trophies.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

A major shoulder injury at the age of 19 ended Jaeger's career in 1985. Jaeger obtained a degree in theology and ministry training.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During her career, Jaeger won U.S. $1.4 million in prize money and had endorsement deals with clothing, racket, shoes, watch and fast food restaurants.<ref name="autogenerated3"/>

Philanthropy

Jaeger used her winnings from tennis to create the Silver Lining Foundation in 1990.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The foundation's purpose was to provide long term care to children with cancer and children in need.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Originally located in Aspen, Colorado, the organization transported groups of young cancer patients to Aspen for a week of support and activities, including horseback riding and whitewater rafting. The foundation also provided money for programs for children who could not travel. The first contributor was John McEnroe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Many high-profile celebrities were involved, including Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, David Robinson, Cindy Crawford, David Foster and Kevin Costner.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The foundation was later renamed ‘Little Star Foundation’, paying tribute to Rhea Olsen, a teenager with cancer from Chicago. Olsen became best friends with Jaeger and became the first-ever paid employee of the Foundation. Jaeger helped Olsen for years before her death.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1996, Jaeger received the Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under, an award given annually by Jefferson Awards.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Jaeger's autobiography, First Service, was published in 2004. In the book, she discussed her teenage years as a tennis player and her focus on serving God. All proceeds from the book were donated to children's charities.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and other natural disasters, Jaeger's Foundation provided food, medical, daily, educational and recreational supplies and support to help.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In April 2007, Jaeger and several former athletes, including Andre Agassi, Lance Armstrong, Tony Hawk, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Muhammad Ali, appeared on the American morning television talk show Good Morning America to announce their formation of a charity called Athletes for Hope.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Jaeger's Little Star Foundation has a podcast called Little Star Light. Guests have included David Agus, Jill Bolte Taylor, Christine Brennan, Cindy Crawford, David Foster, Tony Hawk, Judy Jordan, Dallas Jenkins, Samina Khan, Nancy Lieberman, Patrick McEnroe, Anne Drysdale, Joe Moravsky, Brian Sharp, Michael Singer, Leslie Visser, Alice Walker, and Kurt Warner.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 runner-ups

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1982	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–7(6–8), 1–6
Loss	1983	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	0–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 1 title

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1981	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Arias	Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve Template:Flagicon Fred McNair	7–6, 6–4

Year-end championships finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1981	New York City	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	3–6, 6–7(3–7)

WTA career finals

Singles: 36 (10–26)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–2) WTA Tour Championships (0–1) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (10–23)

Titles by surface Hard (3–7) Grass (1–3) Clay (2–9) Carpet (4–7)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	Jan 1980	Las Vegas, US	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter	7–6, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	1.	Mar 1980	Edmond, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Regina Maršíková	2–6, 2–6
Win	2.	Jun 1980	Beckenham, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Jo Durie	6–0, 6–1
Loss	2.	Aug, 1980	Indianapolis, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	4–6, 3–6
Loss	3.	Aug 1980	Mahwah, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	7–6(7–0), 2–6, 2–6
Win	3.	Sep 1980	Las Vegas, US	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	4.	Oct 1980	Deerfield Beach, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	4–6, 1–6
Win	4.	Nov 1980	Tampa, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin	w/o
Loss	5.	Jan 1981	Landover, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin	2–6, 2–6
Win	5.	Jan 1981	Kansas City, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	6.	Feb 1981	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	6–3, 6–1
Loss	6.	Mar 1981	Los Angeles, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	4–6, 0–6
Loss	7.	Mar 1981	Avon Championships, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	8.	Apr 1981	Orlando, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	5–7, 3–6
Loss	9.	Jun 1981	Eastbourne, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin	3–6, 4–6
Win	7.	Aug 1981	Indianapolis, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	6–1, 6–0
Loss	10.	Oct, 1981	Deerfield Beach, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss	11.	Nov 1981	Perth, Australia	Grass	Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	1–6, 6–7
Loss	12.	Jan 1982	Seattle, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	2–6, 0–6
Win	8.	Feb 1982	Detroit, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Mima Jaušovec	2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	9.	Feb 1982	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss	13.	Apr 1982	Palm Beach Gardens, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	1–6, 5–7
Loss	14.	Apr 1982	Hilton Head Island, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	4–6, 2–6
Loss	15.	Apr 1982	Amelia Island, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	3–6, 1–6
Loss	16.	May 1982	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–7(6–8), 1–6
Loss	17.	Aug 1982	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	3–6, 5–7
Loss	18.	Oct 1982	Deerfield Beach, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	1–6, 1–6
Loss	19.	Oct 1982	Tampa, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	20.	Nov, 1982	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	3–6, 2–6
Win	10.	Jan 1983	Marco Island, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	6–1, 6–3
Loss	21.	Jan 1983	Palm Beach Gardens, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	3–6, 3–6
Loss	22.	Feb 1983	Chicago, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	3–6, 2–6
Loss	23.	Apr 1983	Orlando, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	1–6, 5–7
Loss	24.	Jun 1983	Wimbledon, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	0–6, 3–6
Loss	25.	Sep 1983	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Lisa Bonder	2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss	26.	Apr 1984	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–2)

Titles by surface Hard (3–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (1–2) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Aug 1980	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Regina Maršíková	Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen	6–1, 6–3
Win	2.	Oct 1980	Deerfield Beach, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Regina Maršíková	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win	3.	Jan 1983	Marco Island, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mary-Lou Piatek	Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	7–5, 6–4
Loss	1.	Apr 1983	Hilton Head Island, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Paula Smith	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	2–6, 3–6
Win	4.	Aug 1983	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Anne Hobbs	Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Loss	2.	Jan 1984	Marco Island, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Anne Hobbs	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	6–3, 2–6, 2–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	QF	SF	A	A	A	0 / 2
French Open	A	1R	SF	F	SF	1R	2R	0 / 6
Wimbledon	A	QF	4R	4R	F	A	A	0 / 4
U.S. Open	2R	SF	2R	SF	QF	A	2R	0 / 6
SR	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 18
Year-end ranking	NR	7	4	3	3	42	NR

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

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