Jennifer Fuchs (born July 2, 1967) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Fuchs grew up in

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, New York and began to play tennis at the age of nine. She went to

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on a full scholarship, where she played collegiate tennis for two years before turning professional in 1987. Fuchs made the

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as a qualifier and was beaten in the first round by 13th seed

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. She suffered a serious shoulder injury during a tour of Italy in 1988 after being struck by a car while walking on the side of the road. The injury didn't keep her off the circuit for long but would cause issues throughout her career. In 1989 she qualified for the Australian Open singles main draw a second time. As a doubles player she appeared in all four grand slam tournaments during her career, with her best performance a round of 16 appearance at the

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. She was a semi-finalist in the doubles at the 1991 Puerto Rico Open, with regular doubles partner Maria Strandlund. The shoulder injury, which had undergone four surgeries over five years, caused her to retire from professional tennis in 1993. Since 1999 she has been the Director of Tennis at El Conquistador in

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where she has worked with other greats such as Michael Klein and Joshua Lee.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuchs, Jennifer 1967 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from New York (state) UCLA Bruins women's tennis players 20th-century American sportswomen