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BIOGRAPHY
Citizen Of The World


The son of a former Diplomat at the United Nations and Minister of Agriculture of Haiti, Ronald Agénor has sustained one of the longest careers in the history of the game of tennis (19 years) and has scored wins against the world’s greatest, such as Agassi, Connors, Vilas, Higueras, Wilander, Stich, Korda, Muster, Sanchez, Gilbert, Annacone, Rosset, Noah, Leconte, Forget, Curren, Cash, Rafter, to name a few and won 3 ATP Tour Titles. He has experienced the evolution of the game during the last 3 decades and has travelled the world, experienced many different cultures and speaks fluently several languages. He was once Honorary Consul of Haiti in Bordeaux, France, in 1989.

He is also the record holder of the longest match in the history of the French Open in the number of games (71) since the open era (Guinness Book of World Records) and has recorded the 2nd fastest serve of the year in 1991 with 207 Kmh. In 2000, Ronald represented and lead the Lido Luzern Tennis Club to its first Swiss National title in 100 years. In 1987, he made history by playing against Yannick Noah from France, in what would be the first all Black Male ATP Tour tennis final in Men's Professional tennis history. In 1999 at 35 years of age, he became the oldest player to reach the top 100 in the world since Jimmy Connors did it in 1991.

In 2001 and at years of age, Ronald finished the year ranked ATP #186 appearing in a final against David Nalbandian from Argentina.Ronald retired from Professional tennis and opened the " Ronald Agenor Tennis Academy " in Los Angeles, CA, in May 2002. He is married to former Model Tonya, and has two daughters, "Sascha and Chloe" and became a US Citizen in 2006.

Beside coaching the game of tennis, Ronald produced the first two of a series of Instructional Tennis Videos, ("Monster Forehand" and "Blazing One-Handed Backhand") is the publisher of InternationalTennisMagazine.com. Ronald other interests are music, he is an accomplished guitar player, a songwriter, has released two CD's, and is working on a new album as well as as doing a few music performances in 2011. Ronald other interests are Web Design and International Relations.

This year, Ronald played an Exhibition match with John McEnroe, competed against Pat Cash and defeated Patrick Rafter at the Delray Beach Champions Tour Event, and participated in various Charity and Fundraising Events such as the “Hit For Haiti” in Indian Wells, and in Monte Carlo, Monaco. He was a Keynote Guest Speaker at the USTA Long Island Annual Award Gala and spoke about "Reaching Success Through Diversity" and did his first Presentation at the USPTA Eastern Conference at the Billie Jean
King Tennis Center after receiving his Professional 1 USPTA Certification earlier this year.


Career Highlights

Turned Pro: 1983

Highest Singles World Ranking: # 22
Highest Doubles World Ranking: #111

Wins Against World's Greatest:
Andre Agassi (3 times), Jimmy Connors, Yannick Noah, Brad Gilbert, Mats Wilander, Todd Martin, Michael Stich, Thomas Muster, Wayne ferreira, Jose Higueras, Guillermo Vilas, Henri Leconte, Andres Gomez, Aaron Krickstein, Tim Mayotte, Sergi Bruguera, Guy Forget, Thierry Tulasne, Emilio Sanchez, Fernando Vicente, Javier Sanchez, Andrea Gaudenzi, Andrei Medvedev, Paul Annacone, Peter Korda, Marc Rosset, Tarik Benhabilès, Carl Uwe Steeb, and many more...
Grand Slams:
Quarter finals at the French Open 1989, 4th round at the French Open & Us Open 1988, 3rd round French Open 1994, 3rd round Us Open 1989
ATP Tour Events:
3 Titles, Athens 1989, Genova & Berlin 1990, 5 ATP Tour Finals, Bordeaux 1987 & 1988, Gstaad, 1987, Basel, 1987, and Bastad, 1993.
Challengers:
8 Titles
Juniors:
2 Titles, Charleroi, Belgium, Monte Calo, Monaco, Semi finalist at the Orange Bowl 18's, 1982. Ranked number 8 in the world junior rankings 1982
Olympics:
Represented Haiti at : Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Atlanta 1996
World Record:
Record holder of the longest match in the history of the French Open in the number of games (71) since the open era

More Stories:

- Sustained one of the longest careers in Men's Professional Tennis with 19 years
- In 1999 became at 35 years of age the oldest player since Jimmy Connors in 1991 to finish the year in the top 100
- Played against Yannick Noah in Basel, Switzerland, in what would become the 1st final between 2 Black Male tennis players in the history of Men's professional tennis

- 2000 Team National Swiss Champion with Lido Luzern
- Recorded the second fastest serve of the year in 1991 (207 kmh)
- Climbed from #451 to #47 in the world rankings in 1 year in 1985

 

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