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Former Wimbledon finalist Andrea Jaeger claims to have been sexually harassed “at least 30 separate occasions” by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) staff in the locker room during her career in the 1980s. I am. Jaeger also claims that when she was 16, another WTA staff unknowingly gave her an alcoholic drink, and the same staff tried to kiss her after dropping her into the apartment. ..
Jaeger said, “IndependentWhen she approached the “WTA authority,” she was threatened and told to “do not say another word” about the incident.
Fox News contacted the WTA for comment.
Jaeger turned professional at the age of 14 and reached five Grand Slam semi-finals and Wimbledon finals in his career. She retired in 1985 because of an injury to her shoulder.
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In an interview with “Independent,” Jaeger said that one female WTA staff member made at least 30 “physically inappropriate advances” early in her career, and Jaeger had no other players. Claims to have stopped using the room.
“I didn’t want to deal with people’s comments, interests, and behavior, so I changed into a portable toilet or bathroom stall,” she says. “Someone recognized me once at the US Open and asked what I was doing, so I said the pipe broke in the locker room. Dealing with adults who have oral or verbal problems There was always a concern that I might have to do it. It’s physically unsuitable for me. “
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Jaeger considered talking to his father Roland about harassment, but told the publication that he chose not to do so because he was afraid of how he would react.
In 1982, when Jaeger was 16 years old, Jaeger claimed to have served her with alcoholic beverages without her knowledge at a party following the WTA Championship in Florida.
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“She came back with two glasses,” she says. “I thought it tasted really weird.”
After drinking three glasses, Jaeger approached the bartender and was told that WTA staff ordered Jaeger’s drink with rum.
Jaeger says WTA staff drove her house and tried to kiss her in front of Jaeger’s condo.
“I drove with her and her girlfriend,” she says. “I remember the person shaking his car and hitting garbage or a mailbox. When he got to the mansion, she took me to the door and tried something with me. Was trying to kiss me. I was very ill. I was crawling up the stairs inside so that my dad wouldn’t see me and I wouldn’t throw him out. “
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Jaeger then confided to someone at the WTA about the incident and was threatened with her continuing to talk about it.
“I said I had to stop doing this. I have to worry about this s *** every week,” she says. “In other words, they said that your sister’s scholarship at Stanford University would definitely be withdrawn. Every time I tried to get up, I threatened to harm someone else. Was done.
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“Do you know how difficult it is to tell adults in the industry that there is a problem and how much courage you need? My parents tell you whether you put your child in court late at night or you are on a WTA tour. They would be safe if the person in charge took them home by car. They had that right, but never got it. “
After retiring from tennis, Jaeger founded the “Little Star Foundation”. The foundation provides care for children with cancer and those in need.