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Susie Jaeger

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Susie Jaeger
Country (sports) United States
Born (1962-03-29) March 29, 1962 (age 62)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1981)
US Open2R (1980)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (1980)

Susie Jaeger (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

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Born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Swiss father and German mother, Jaeger is the elder sister of tennis player Andrea and attended Stevenson High School.[1] She was beaten in only one match as a high school player and won three successive IHSA singles titles, the first girl to have done so. Ranked fourth in the country as a amateur, she received a tennis scholarship to Stanford University, where she was a member of two NCAA championship winning teams.[2]

Jaeger competed on the professional tour during the 1980s, but was hampered by injuries. She featured in a grand slam main draw for the first time as an injury replacement for Evonne Goolagong at the 1980 US Open and won through to the second round.[3] In 1981 she made the main draw at Wimbledon, losing in the first round to Kim Sands.[4]

A political science graduate from Stanford, Jaeger's ex-husband is tennis player Scott Davis, who she met at university.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lorge, Barry (August 31, 1980). "Jaeger, 15, Shrugs Off Early Stardom". Washington Post.
  2. ^ a b Deardorff, Julie (September 20, 1992). "Jaegers Finding Peace off Court". Chicago Tribune .
  3. ^ Lorge, Barry (August 30, 1980). "Nastase: a Hot Exit". Washington Post.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon". International Herald Tribune. June 25, 1981. p. 15.
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