Andrea Jaeger wasn’t just any tennis prodigy—she was the bratty, pigtailed wunderkind who, at 14 years old, was ranked second in the world. She faced off against Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, and could hit a forehand like she was swatting a fly with a frying pan. Then, at 19, her shoulder basically said, “I’m out,” and she retired. Most people would buy a sports car or start a podcast. Andrea? She became an Anglican Dominican nun. Yes, really.
So when you ask, “Is she still a nun?” you’re really asking, “Did she stick with the vow of silence, or did she eventually get bored and start a pickleball league?” The answer is a delicious, complicated “yes and no.”
