Andrea Berger (born January 28, 1970) is an American former professional

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player. At the

1989 Maccabiah Games The 13th Maccabiah Games brought 4,500 athletes to Israel from 45 nations. Jewish athletes from Hungary participated for the first time since World War II, Jewish athletes from Russia had been permitted, by their country, to play for the first ti ...

in Tel Aviv, she won a gold medal in the women's doubles event, and was runner-up to

Ilana Berger Ilana Berger ( he, אילנה ברגר; born 1965) is a Mexican-born Israeli professional tennis player and Olympian. Berger reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 10 August 1992, when she became # 149 in the world. On 25 Nove ...

(no relation) in the singles, earning a silver medal.

Biography

Berger grew up in

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, attending American Heritage School, and lived in

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. A younger sister of tennis player

Jay Berger Jay Berger (born November 26, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player. He won three singles and one doubles title on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 7 in April 1990. Early and personal life ...

, she was a US Open junior quarter-finalist and represented the United States in the World Youth Cup. On the professional tour, Berger made two main draw appearances at the Lipton Championships, including in 1987 when she beat Grace Kim to make the second round. She reached a best singles ranking of 227 in the world. Berger, who is Jewish, won a gold medal and a silver medal for the United States at the

in Tel Aviv. She won the women's doubles event with Jill Waldman, and was runner-up to

(no relation) in the singles. In 1988-89 she became as a freshman she became the first Lady Gator to win 20 matches in a season.https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2021/1/21/media_supplement_21.pdf Between 1989 and 1991 she played collegiate tennis for the

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. Now, Berger plays mixed doubles with her husband in the

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league where they have been reigning champions for the past ten years together.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berger, Andrea 1970 births Living people American female tennis players Florida Gators women's tennis players Competitors at the 1989 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States Maccabiah Games silver medalists for the United States Maccabiah Games medalists in tennis Jewish American sportspeople Jewish tennis players People from Plantation, Florida Sportspeople from the Miami metropolitan area