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Ronald Agénor Attends “Hit For Haiti” Fundraising Event Featuring Agassi, Sampras, Federer, and Nadal (March 12, 2010)
Oracle CEO and Indian Wells Tournament owner Larry Ellison presented a $1 million donation check to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund, established to help those impacted by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck in January. Ronald Agénor was on court to represent Haiti during the presentation. Left Picture: Lindsay Davenport, Steffi Graf, Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, Ronald Agénor, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi.

Ronald Agénor Plays Against Henri Leconte An Exhibition Match For Haiti (Feb 27, 2010)
AgÈnor and Leconte performed a kid’s tennis clinic before taking the stage for a few games of intense tennis. The fund raising event was held by the Association Tèt Kolé based in Guadeloupe to help rebuild an orphanage in LÈogane, Haiti. Ronald want to thank Air France for its extraordinary commitment, all the sponsors, the City of Pointe à Pitre and its dynamic Mayor Dr Jacques Bangou. (Picture below) Henri Leconte, Ronald, and Dr Jacques Bangou, Mayor of Pointe ? Pitre at the City Hall the day of their arrival.

Ronald Agénor Defeats Patrick Rafter In His 1st ATP Champions Tour - Delray Beach (February 20-23, 2010)
Delray Beach, Florida For his first ATP Champions Tour Event after retiring from professional tennis in 2002, Ronald AgÈnor put up an incredible performance by defeating former US Open Champ Patrick Rafter in the 3rd day of the round robin format. “Back on the tour with former tennis greats and playing at the same time as the regular ATP Tour Event was so much fun. Ronald was also happy to have his wife and former model Tonya, able to attend along with his daughters Sascha 6, and Chloe 4, who missed a few days of school to watch their Daddy compete for the first time in a professional tennis arena. Other players competing were McEnroe, Cash, Wilander, Krickstein, Rafter, Kriek and Gomez. See complete results at www.yellowtennisball.com or at www.atpworldtour.

Training Camp In Guadeloupe
Ronald Agénor participated in a training camp with young talented players from Guadeloupe, a French Caribbean Island. About 60 kids participated in the camp in partnership with the city of Pointe & Pitre.

2009

Ronald Agenor Attends Peace and Sport Forum
Ronald Agénor was invited to attend the 2009 International Peace and Sport Gala and Forum hosted by Prince Albert II of Monaco. Also in attendance were several other former top athletes, olympians, and dignitaries from all around the world.

USPTA Welcomes Ronald Agenor
Along with Aaron Kirckstein and Mickael Pernfors Ronald successfully pass the USPTA Test and received a USPTA P1 Certification (United States Professional Tennis Association). Left-Right. Terry Killen, Ronald, and Thomas Ingram (Head Certification Tester)


Ronald Visits "Salle Ronald Agéno r" in Castelnau-de-Médoc in France
Ronald visited the indoor sports complex that was named after him and located in the heart of this world renown wine region called
"Médoc". Ronald thank the mayor of Castelnau de Médoc, the President of the club, and performed an autograph session with french future talents. He also shared memories with long time friend and former practice partner Pascal Laplagne, who is now one of the top tennis coaches in france.



News 2008

Agenor, Chang, Davis, Gambill with "Safe Passage" for Kids in Coto de Caza
Ronald played a pro-am/exhibition match with Michael Chang, Scott Davis, and Jean-Michael Gambill in November in Coto de caza (California) to benefit "Safe Passage for Kids" an association launched by the late tennis icon and legend Arthur Ashe



"Salle Ronald Agénor" in Castelnau de Médoc, France
An indoor tennis facility located in Castelnau de Médoc in Bordeaux, France was named after Ronald.
An exhibition is planned for 2009 to thank Eric Arrigoni and the city of Castelnau for such a move. The tennis club is situated in the "Médoc" among the most famous wine castles of the Bordeaux region.
"This means a lot to me. I spent 19 years of my life in Bordeaux and I am very thankful. I am excited to play again in a region that brought so much to me." R.A.
More photos and the speech of Eric Arrigoni in French


Help Haiti recover from Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna
"Friends of Paradis des Indiens", Inc. a non-profit humanitarian organization that was created to raise funds to combat illiteracy in Grand’Anse, Haiti through education, the construction of schools, and programs that foster children's capacity to be productive adults. The Island has been devastated by four tropical storms lately and needs a lot of help. If you can help, please make your donations at www.friendsofpdi.org
You can make donations also to the following Foundations, www.yelehaiti.org and www.doctorswithoutborders.org

International Tennis Magazine
Ronald is the founder and publisher of ITM a new and exciting online temedia. The magazine is aimed at bringing the world of tennis to one's desktop. Featured sections include "Tributes", " News", "At The Net ", “Grand Slam Previews", and more, but from a global perspective.

Black History Month
Ronald Agenor has been added to the Honor Roll section of the USTA.com "Black History Month". In 1987, he made history in Basel, Switzerland, by playing against Frenchman Yannick Noah in what would be the first all-Black Tour Event final in Men's Professional tennis.

Ronald and Yannick Noah in Basel, Switzerland, 1987
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Flashback: Ronald remporte le 1er Trophee Hassan II
Ronald remporte son premier tournoi professionel en 1985 Marrakech au Maroc. Revivez sa carriere en images. Souvenirs souvenirs...



"Against The Odds" My Comeback Story
No one will ever know what guided Ronald in his decision to make a comeback in the game at 33 years of age and ranked 790 in the world. But one thing is for sure, the road he would have to take to be ranked among the top 100 players in the world again was going to happen the hard way as no wild cards were given to him in any main draw ATP Tour Events. Against All Odds, and after 2 and a half years competing in the most difficult conditions, he became in 1999, at 35 years of age, the oldest player to finish the year in the top 100 in the world since Jimmy Connors did it in 1991.

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Ronald au service de son Ile
Le son de la balle jaune que Ronald vient de frapper résonne dans l'oreille de ce jeune tennisman de Bordeaux. "Il vient d'ou ce Agénor murmure t'on dans les allées du club? Je crois qu'il est Haitien...Ronald a représenté Haiti durant ses 19 années de carrière.