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Their daughter Nikki was born in 1985, but they later divorced.
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Jimmy Mataya
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In 1982, Jimmy Mataya, 31, wed Ewa Svensson, 17, of Sweden (who was later inducted into Billiard Congress of America"s Hall of Fame as Ewa Mataya Laurance in 2004), forming pool"s first "power couple". Mataya enjoys other games of stake. In 1991, he was seen leaving Las Vegas in a brand-new Cadillac, courtesy of the Sahara Casino.
In that same year Snap Magazine published an "..in-depth interview with Mataya, who offered many tips for young players and talked about his vision for the future of the sport." The article appeared in the July/August, 1991 issue of The Snap.
1977 Dayton Open Eight-ball Championship
1982 Portuguese Angeles Open.
