Susie Jaeger Explained

Susie Jaeger
Birth Date:29 March 1962
Height:5 ft 6 in
Plays:Right-handed
Wimbledonresult:1R (1981)
Usopenresult:2R (1980)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1980)

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

Biography

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]

Notes and References

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