Lisa Bonder
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Lisa Bonder-Kreiss (born October 16, 1965) was a professional tennis player from Saline, Michigan
.
Born in Columbus, Ohio
, Bonder played on the WTA
tour from 1981 to 1991 and won four titles before retiring, the first in 1982 in Hittfield and then three in a row in Tokyo in 1982 and 1983. She reached the 4th round of the US Open in 1983 and 1984 and at Wimbledon
in 1984. She also reached a quarterfinal at Roland Garros in 1984. Notable career victories include wins over Chris Evert
, Mary Joe Fernandez
, Virginia Ruzici
, and Andrea Jaeger
. According to TennisForum.com, Bonder reached a career high ranking of 9. She retired with a 108-109 win/loss record.
. Kerkorian, forty-eight years older than Bonder, suspected that Bonder's ex-boyfriend, Steve Bing
, was the father of her daughter. Kerkorian hired "private-eye to the stars" Anthony Pellicano
to take dental floss from Bing's trashcan to do DNA paternity testing. It was confirmed that Bing was the father and not Kerkorian.
Steve Bing was also involved in another high-profile paternity dispute. Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley
dated Bing and announced she was pregnant with his child, something he denied. The relationship by then had ended. DNA tests later proved that he was also the father of this child, a son named Damian.
Saline, Michigan
Saline is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,810.The city is popular for its annual Celtic Festival, which attracts people from all over the United States and its sister cities Brecon, Wales and Lindenberg, Germany...
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Born in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, Bonder played on the WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
tour from 1981 to 1991 and won four titles before retiring, the first in 1982 in Hittfield and then three in a row in Tokyo in 1982 and 1983. She reached the 4th round of the US Open in 1983 and 1984 and at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
in 1984. She also reached a quarterfinal at Roland Garros in 1984. Notable career victories include wins over Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
, Mary Joe Fernandez
Mary Joe Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player...
, Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand....
, and Andrea Jaeger
Andrea Jaeger
Andrea Jaeger is a former World No. 2 professional tennis player from the United States whose brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger reached the singles final of Wimbledon in 1983 and the French Open in 1982...
. According to TennisForum.com, Bonder reached a career high ranking of 9. She retired with a 108-109 win/loss record.
Daughter
Bonder was involved in a high-profile child support lawsuit with her ex-husband of 28 days, billionaire Kirk KerkorianKirk Kerkorian
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian is an American businessman who is the president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known as one of the important figures in shaping Las Vegas and, with architect Martin Stern, Jr...
. Kerkorian, forty-eight years older than Bonder, suspected that Bonder's ex-boyfriend, Steve Bing
Steve Bing
Stephen Leo "Steve" Bing is an American businessman, film producer, and donor to progressive causes. He is the founder of the Shangri-La business group, an organization with interests in property, construction, entertainment, and music....
, was the father of her daughter. Kerkorian hired "private-eye to the stars" Anthony Pellicano
Anthony Pellicano
Anthony Pellicano is a former high-profile Los Angeles private investigator who recently served a sentence of three and a half years in federal prison for illegal possession of explosives, firearms and homemade grenades, and who was arrested on February 4, 2006, on unlawful wiretapping and...
to take dental floss from Bing's trashcan to do DNA paternity testing. It was confirmed that Bing was the father and not Kerkorian.
Steve Bing was also involved in another high-profile paternity dispute. Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Jane Hurley is an English model and actress who became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s. In 1994, as Grant became the focus of worldwide media attention due to the global box office success of his film Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hurley accompanied him to the film's Los...
dated Bing and announced she was pregnant with his child, something he denied. The relationship by then had ended. DNA tests later proved that he was also the father of this child, a son named Damian.