Andrea Jaeger

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Andrea Jaeger (born June 4, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She turned professional at the age of 14 and quickly became the second ranked female tennis player in the world, with victories over Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, and several other top players. Jaeger reached the singles final at the 1982 French Open, losing to Navratilova. At Wimbledon in 1983, Jaeger defeated Billie Jean King in a straight sets semifinal, which was King's last career singles match at Wimbledon. Jaeger, however, lost the final to Navratilova. Jaeger also reached the U.S. Open semifinals in 1980 and 1982 and the Australian Open semifinals in 1982. A major shoulder injury at the age of 19 ended Jaeger's career prematurely in 1985. Seeing this career-ending injury as a door to a spiritual awakening, she went on to college and received a degree in theology.

Afterwards, she used her winnings from tennis to create the 'Silver Lining Foundation' in 1990. Located in Aspen, Colorado, the organization transports groups of young cancer patients to Aspen for a week of support and activities, including horseback riding and whitewater rafting. The foundation, which spends U.S. $2.3 million annually on its programs, also provides money for reunions, family campouts, college scholarships, medical internships, and other programs for children who cannot travel. The organization has other powerful backers, both in the world of sports and elsewhere. The first contributor was John McEnroe. Many high-profile celebrities are also involved, including Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, and David Robinson. Kevin Costner regularly takes children fishing at his nearby ranch, and Cindy Crawford, who is a close friend of Jaeger and lost a brother to leukemia, helps children cope with the changes that cancer can bring to one's appearance.

On September 16, 2006, at the age of 41, Jaeger became Sister Andrea, an Anglican Dominican nun. [1]

In 1979, a children's book entitled "Andrea Jaeger Tennis Champion" was published. The book was co-written by Julianna Fogel and Mary Watkins.

[edit] 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

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

[edit] Singles wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	November 23, 1979	African Eagles Classic	Unknown	Bettina Bunge	6-4, 6-1
2.	February 14, 1980	Las Vegas, USA	Hard	Hana Mandlíková	7-5, 4-6, 6-3
3.	June 13, 1980	Beckenham, United Kingdom	Grass	Jo Durie	6-0, 6-1
4.	October 14, 1980	Tampa, USA	Grass	Tracy Austin	walk over
5.	January 18, 1981	Kansas City, USA	Grass	Martina Navrátilová	3-6, 6-3, 7-5
6.	February 15, 1981	Oakland, USA	Carpet	Virginia Wade	6-3, 6-1
7.	August 9, 1981	U.S. Clay Court Championships, USA	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	6-1, 6-0
8.	February 7, 1982	Detroit, USA	Carpet	Mima Jaušovec	2-6, 6-4, 6-2
9.	February 28, 1982	Oakland, USA	Carpet	Chris Evert	7-6, 6-4
10.	January 30, 1983	Marco Island, USA	Clay	Hana Mandlíková	6-1, 6-3