After sustaining a shoulder injury in 1984, Andrea Jaeger shifted her focus from professional tennis to humanitarian projects she had begun as a teenager.

She committed her tennis earnings to developing programs that provide support to children with cancer and those in need.

[7] While a student at Stevenson High School, Jaeger was the top-ranked player in the United States in the 18-and-under age group.

[9] In 1980 (at the age of 15 years, 19 days), Jaeger became the youngest player ever to be seeded at Wimbledon,[10] a record that was broken by Jennifer Capriati in 1990.

[6][13] Jaeger became a household name on the front pages of news publications, notable magazines and appearances on TV.

One of her endorsement commercials featured Jaeger with Bjorn Borg and another with her Mom, highlighting a new way of viewing sports prodigies.

[citation needed] At the French Open in 1982, Jaeger defeated Chris Evert in the semifinal 6–3, 6–1 but lost the final to Martina Navratilova.

[23][24] During her career, Jaeger won U.S. $1.4 million in prize money and had endorsement deals with clothing, racket, shoes, watch and fast food restaurants.

[36][37][38][39] In April 2007, Jaeger and several former athletes, including Andre Agassi, Lance Armstrong, Tony Hawk, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Muhammad Ali, appeared on the American morning television talk show Good Morning America to announce their formation of a charity called Athletes for Hope.

Guests have included David Agus, Jill Bolte Taylor, Christine Brennan, Cindy Crawford, David Foster, Tony Hawk, Judy Jordan, Dallas Jenkins, Samina Khan, Nancy Lieberman, Patrick McEnroe, Anne Drysdale, Joe Moravsky, Brian Sharp, Michael Singer, Leslie Visser, Alice Walker, and Kurt Warner.