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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.

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