I played in a Wimbledon final at 18 and earned millions as a tennis star – but I quit to become a nun
ANDREA JAEGER reached two Grand Slam finals as a teenager before retiring from tennis aged just 19 in 1985.
The American was a child prodigy, quickly mixing it with the very best after turning pro as a 14-year-old.
Jaeger won the mixed doubles title at the French Open alongside Jimmy Arias in 1981, before reaching the singles final at Roland Garros a year later.
She fell 7-6, 6-1 to Martina Navratilova on that occasion, before going on to lose to her again, this time 6-1, 6-1, in the Wimbledon final as an 18-year-old a year later.
The starlet reached No2 in the WTA rankings, but was forced to retire from the sport as a 19-year-old in 1985 due to a shoulder injury.
Jaeger earned over £1million in prize money during her short career, and plenty more in endorsements.
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She said: "I had situations where I’d go to get my racquet and the strings would be cut. When I went to put on my shoes, someone had left razor blades inside them."
Jaeger went on to reveal that she stopped getting changed in the locker room because of the treatment she received.
And she also told of being sexually harassed by an unnamed WTA staff member, who is no longer with the organisation, after being forced to drink alcohol at a sponsors' event.
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Jaeger said: "I went with her and her girlfriend in the car. The person was swaying driving and I remember we hit either some garbage or a mailbox. When we got to my condo, she walked me to the door and tried something on with me.
"She was trying to kiss me. I was so sickened that I was crawling up the stairs inside trying not to throw up so my dad wouldn’t see me."