South African tennis player
Mariaan de Swardt Country (sports) South Africa Residence Johannesburg , South Africa,Bluffton, South Carolina , U.S.,Houston, Texas , U.S.Born (1971-03-18 ) 18 March 1971 (age 51) Johannesburg , South AfricaHeight 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Turned pro 1988 Retired 2001 Plays Right-handed (one handed-backhand) Prize money US$ 1,127,365 Career record 204–136 (60.0%) Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 28 (8 April 1996) Australian Open 1R (1995, 1996, 1999) French Open 3R (1999) Wimbledon 4R (1995) US Open 3R (1994) Career record 196–131 (59.9%) Career titles 4 Highest ranking No. 11 (19 October 1998) Australian Open 3R (1996, 1999) French Open QF (1996) Wimbledon F (1999) US Open QF (1996) Australian Open W (1999)French Open W (2000)
Mariaan de Swardt (born 18 March 1971) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa, who was active from 1988 to 2001. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics , in 1992 and 1996 ,[1] and was a member of the South Africa Fed Cup team in 1992 and from 1994 to 1997. In 2006, de Swardt became a U.S. citizen.[citation needed ]
De Swardt won two Grand Slam titles in mixed-doubles competition, the 1999 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open with partner David Adams .[2] [3]
She also won four women's doubles titles and reached as high as world No. 11 in the doubles WTA rankings . She has one WTA Tour singles title from 1998 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 28 in 1996.
Since retiring from tennis, she has been a commentator for Eurosport and South African television, and has coached at professional, collegiate and recreational level with her base being at Atlanta, Georgia. She resides in Houston, Texas, and is a teaching professional at the River Oaks Country Club. In 2004, she set up a non-profit charity, the Pet Care Fund, to help animals.[4]
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–0)
Tier IV & V (0–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Aug 1998
Boston Cup , United States
Hard
Barbara Schett
3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
Apr 1995
Barcelona Open , Spain
Clay
Iva Majoli
Larisa Savchenko Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win
1.
May 1995
Bournemouth Championships , UK
Clay
Ruxandra Dragomir
Kerry-Anne Guse Patricia Hy
6–3, 6–5
Loss
2.
Feb 1996
Pan Pacific Open , Japan
Carpet (i)
Irina Spîrlea
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
6–7, 3–6
Win
2.
May 1996
Welsh Open , UK
Clay
Katrina Adams
Els Callens Laurence Courtois
6–0, 6–4
Win
3.
Jun 1998
Eastbourne International , UK
Grass
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 6–3
Loss
3.
Aug 1998
Boston Cup , US
Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 4–6
Loss
4.
Aug 1998
Connecticut Open , United States
Hard
Jana Novotná
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
1–6, 0–6
Loss
5.
Oct 1998
Zurich Open , Switzerland
Hard (i)
Elena Tatarkova
Venus Williams Serena Williams
7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Win
4.
Jan 1999
Hobart International, Australia
Hard
Elena Tatarkova
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Émilie Loit
6–1, 6–2
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (9–2)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
1 December 1986
ITF Vereeniging, South Africa
Hard
Marie-Christine Damas
6–2, 6–4
Win
2.
11 January 1988
ITF Vereeniging
Hard
Linda Barnard
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss
1.
18 January 1988
ITF Pretoria, South Africa
Hard
Elna Reinach
3–6, 4–6
Loss
2.
20 November 1989
ITF Tel Aviv, Israel
Clay
Yael Segal
3–6, 3–6
Win
3.
23 April 1990
ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel
Hard
Petra Thorén
6–1, 6–4
Win
4.
28 May 1990
ITF Francavilla, Italy
Clay
Zuzana Witzová
6–7, 7–6, 6–2
Win
5.
4 June 1990
ITF Mantua, Italy
Hard
Federica Bonsignori
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win
6.
22 April 1991
ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel
Hard
Ilana Berger
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Win
7.
6 May 1991
ITF Porto, Portugal
Clay
Inés Gorrochategui
6–1, 6–2
Win
8.
8 May 1994
ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Hard
Michelle Jackson-Nobrega
6–3, 7–6
Win
9.
2 August 1998
ITF Salt Lake City, United States
Hard
Kristina Brandi
6–2, 6–2
Doubles: 10 (7–3)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
8 December 1986
ITF Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard
Linda Barnard
Valda Lake Katie Rickett
6–4, 7–6
Loss
2.
16 November 1987
ITF Johannesburg
Hard
Rene Mentz
Barbara Gerken Beth Herr
6–7, 2–6
Win
3.
14 December 1987
ITF Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Hard
Linda Barnard
Ralene Fourie Benita Haycock
6–4, 6–2
Win
4.
4 January 1988
ITF Johannesburg
Hard
Linda Barnard
Anne Grousbeck Vincenza Procacci
7–5, 6–2
Win
5.
11 January 1988
ITF Vereeniging, South Africa
Hard
Linda Barnard
Cora Linneman Margaret Redfearn
6–2, 7–5
Loss
6.
18 January 1988
ITF Pretoria, South Africa
Hard
Linda Barnard
Elna Reinach Dianne Van Rensburg
6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss
7.
6 May 1991
ITF Porto, Portugal
Clay
Yael Segal
Eva Bes Virginia Ruano Pascual
3–6, 5–7
Win
8.
8 May 1994
ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Hard
Liezel Huber
Michelle Jackson-Nobrega Katarzyna Teodorowicz
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
9.
4 August 1997
ITF Salt Lake City, United States
Hard
Debbie Graham
Rachel McQuillan Nana Smith
7–6, 7–5
Win
10.
2 August 1998
ITF Salt Lake City
Hard
Samantha Smith
Liezel Huber Karin Kschwendt
6–2, 6–2
Head-to-head records
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