A former WTA pro who traded the court for adult content and once posed for Playboy is back on the market and her legion of devoted fans will surely be pleased
Tennis star turned Playboy model Ashley Harkleroad is back on the market as she and her partner go through a divorce.
The former WTA competitor announced that she and Chuck Adams, her spouse of almost 17 years, have split. Harkleroad, who turns 41 on May 2, was once a major tennis prospect and reached a career high of 39th in the world rankings back in 2003. However, she retired in 2012 at the age of 27 in favour of a move into modelling and eventually adult content.
She even opened an adult subscription account in 2022, where fans could purchase more premium content. However, her account has since been deleted.
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It was during her prime years that Harkleroad became the first active tennis player to pose nude in Playboy back in August 2008.
It was around the same time she became pregnant with the first of two children with Adams, a fellow former pro who won an ATP World Series event back in 1993.
The pair wed in September 2009, with Harkleroad maintaining her modelling career throughout. However, the mother of two has now confirmed their marriage has reached its conclusion after Adams filed divorce papers, citing “irreconcilable differences,” according to TMZ.
“I got married when I was 19 years old,” Harkleroad recently told TMZ. “I’ve spent the majority of my life listening to men. Obeying them, my dad, my coach who was also my husband.
“And although he is an incredible father and lifelong friend it’s time for me to live my life on my own terms. I deserve that. Freedom.”
Harkleroad has a son, Charlie, who plays basketball and regularly features on her social media activity. The 17-year-old has been attending Cleveland High School and was recently named the West Valley League’s Most Valuable Player.
The exes also share a daughter, Cissy, who has followed her parents into the world of tennis. However, the prospect hasn’t posted any updates regarding her athletic endeavours in more than a year.
This marks Harkleroad’s second divorce after she was previously married to another tennis pro, Alex Bogomolov Jr, for less than two years between 2004 and 2006.