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| BIOGRAPHY The "Haitian Sensation" 
Nicknamed "The Haitian Sensation" or "l'Haitien de Bordeaux", Ronald is the son of a former Diplomat at the United Nations and Minister of Agriculture of Haiti. He 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") and his other interests are music, (he is an accomplished musician, songwriter, and has released two CD's), Web Design and International Relations. In 2010, 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 that year. Ronald released on the 1/12/11 the first single from his upcoming album due in June 2011. The single tilted “Heart and Soul Haiti” is available for purchase on iTunes, CDBaby.com and Amazon.com. The song is a tribute to Haiti and display Ronald’s soulful singing and emotional guitar playing. |
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Turned Pro: 1983 |
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