Susie Jaeger

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

Susie Jaeger
Country (sports) United States
Born (1962-03-29) March 29, 1962
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)

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]

References
  1. Lorge, Barry (August 31, 1980). "Jaeger, 15, Shrugs Off Early Stardom". Washington Post.
  2. 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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