Steve Virgona

Steve Virgona (born 25 September 1978) is an Australian professional real tennis player based in Chicago.

Virgona started his career as a professional at the Ballarat real tennis club before moving to Melbourne at the age of 18.

Virgona worked as a professional in London, primarily at the Burroughs club, before moving back to Melbourne in 2004.

After securing a position in Philadelphia in 2006, Virgona's tennis improved markedly and his ranking rose to world number 2.

[3] Steve's tennis continued to improve, winning the Australian Open, and entered the 2008 world championships as the favourite to challenge Fahey.