"Guga" Kuertin, seen here with Brazilian youngsters
Kudos to the Tennis Channel for interviewing prominent tennis stars who are contributing significant time and money to helping the poor, the disadvantaged and undereducated.
Prominent among these philanthropists are John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Guga Kuertin.
He was inspired to do this 'social work' by his mom who has been in the profession for over 35 years.
This morning, Gustavo "Guga" Kuertin was interviewed about his philanthropic work in his native Brazil. (Guga won the French Open 3 times; the first time was in 1997 when he was ranked 66th in the world!); he retired from professional tennis in 2008.
As he tells it, his foundation has helped over 50,000 people in Brazil over a 10 year period. Despite the explosive economic growth in his country, there are so many people that have not participated in the boom.
He was inspired to do this 'social work' by his mom who has been in the profession for over 35 years.
To learn more about his foundation, click here.
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