Christopher Clarey Biography
Christopher Clarey is a sports writer and novelist from the United States. From 1991 to 2023, he worked as a reporter for The New York Times. The Master, his biography of Roger Federer, was released in 2021.
Christopher Clarey Age
He was born in 1965 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Clarey is 65 years old as of 2023.
Christopher Clarey Education
He went to Williams College in Massachusetts, where he received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English and history in 1986.
Christopher Clarey Family
Clarey was born in Newport, Rhode Island, he is the s0n of Bonnie Clarey and US Rear Admiral Stephen Clarey. His grandfather was Admiral Bernard “Chick” Clarey.
Christopher Clarey Wife
Clarey has been married to his wife, Virginie, since 1991.
Christopher Clarey Career
Clarey began his media career as an intern at The San Diego Union-Tribune, where he covered local sports, notably the NFL’s Chargers. He relocated to Paris in 1991 to work as a freelance reporter. Later that year, he received his first byline in The New York Times for a story of French ice dancing twins Paul and Isabelle Duchesnay, thanks to a recommendation from his former editor at the Union-Tribune. He continued to write for the Times and, in 1998, was named the International Herald Tribune’s main sports correspondent. Clarey “has a claim to be the doyen of English-language tennis journalism,” according to the London Times in 2021.
Clarey’s biography of Roger Federer, The Master, was released on August 24, 2021, as Federer’s tennis career drew to a close. Clarey had extensively watched Federer throughout his career and apparently interviewed him more than any other journalist. According to recent reviews in The London Times, The Master is the best book on Federer ever written. Clarey announced his departure from the Times in May 2023 to focus on writing books and launching a Substack newsletter, Christopher Clarey’s Tennis & Beyond. The Warrior, a biography of Rafael Nadal, is his next book project. Alan Trengove Award for Tennis Journalism Excellence (2017) International Tennis Hall of Fame Eugene L. Scott Award (2018).
Christopher Clarey Net Worth
Clarey has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
