Amy Schwartz
Full name | Amy Schwartz Gross |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | September 2, 1969 |
Prize money | $89,482 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 153 (July 18, 1988) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 226 (21 May 1990) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1988) |
Amy Schwartz Gross (born September 2, 1969) is a former professional tennis player and amateur golfer from the United States.
Her husband is PIMCO co-founder and billionaire Bill H. Gross.[1][2]
Biography[]
Schwartz, who comes from Miami, was an Easter Bowl champion as a junior, winning the girls' 16s title in 1984.[3] She played number one singles at the University of Miami. She trained under tennis coach Nick Bollettieri.[4] On the professional tour her best performance was a semi-final appearance at the 1986 Brazilian Open in São Paulo, which included a win over Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. At the 1988 Australian Open she made the second round of the women's singles in her only main draw singles appearance at a grand slam tournament. She has represented the United States at the Maccabiah Games.[5]
She is also an amateur golfer, playing at The American Express at PGA West in January 2020 and winning the amateur Overall Net category.[6][7][8] Schwartz was featured on the cover of Golf News Magazine for an interview where she provided details about her win.[9] In another Golf News interview in the February 2021 issue, she discussed the challenge of mastering golf late in life after her earlier career in tennis.[10]
She met “Bond King” Bill Gross through a mutual friend in 2017, and they now live together part-time in a Laguna Beach oceanfront mansion he bought for her, and which she decorated with a “love” theme.[11] Named “Rockledge by the Sea” by a prior owner, the 10,000-square-foot home was the third most-expensive home sale in 2018 in Orange County, California, at $32 million. The residence has 190 feet of ocean frontage, along with a private-access cove and beach.[12] Gross threw a 50th birthday party for Schwartz at the house in September 2019, featuring singer-songwriter and guitarist Kenny Loggins.[1] During the winter months, the couple lives in a home in the exclusive Vintage Club golf community in Indian Wells, CA.[10] She married Gross in April 2021 in a ceremony at their Indian Wells home.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "The Bond King Turns to Equity | Orange County Business Journal". www.ocbj.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ a b "Bill Gross and Amy Schwartz tie the knot". www.stunewslaguna.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Tucson, Arizona". United Press International. April 22, 1984. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Russell, Dianne. "Local golfer Amy Schwartz wins 1st place in Overall Net at The American Express tournament". www.stunewslaguna.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Tennis Maccabiah team is named". Jewish Post. March 31, 1993. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Bohannan, Larry. "Away from the spotlight, Sam Burns ties Stadium Course record". Desert Sun. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "The American Express- Pro-Am Leaderboard". PGATour. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "The American Express Event Portal :: Final Awards". www.golfgenius.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "Golf News Magazine April 2020 Edition". Golf News Magazine. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ a b "Golf News Magazine February 2021". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ Stone, Marrie. ""Bond King" Bill Gross reflects on life, love & retirement". www.stunewslaguna.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "Top 10: See the most expensive Orange County home sales of 2018". Orange County Register. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
External links[]
- 1969 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Tennis players from Miami
- Golfers from Miami
- Miami Hurricanes women's tennis players
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Jewish tennis players
- Maccabiah Games tennis players
- Maccabiah Games competitors for the United States
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American women