Mariaan de Swardt
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Residence | Johannesburg, South Africa Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S. Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa |
18 March 1971
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Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,140,865 |
Singles | |
Career record | 204–136 |
Career titles | 1 WTA 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | 28 (8 April 1996) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1995, 1996, 1999) |
French Open | 3R (1999) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1995) |
US Open | 3R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 196–131 |
Career titles | 4 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | 11 (19 October 1998) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1996, 1999) |
French Open | QF (1996) |
Wimbledon | F (1999) |
US Open | QF (1996) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1999) |
French Open | W (2000) |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mariaan de Swardt (born 18 March 1971) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who played as a professional 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 African Fed Cup Team in 1992 and 1994–1997. 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. In addition to that, she also holds four women's doubles titles and reached as high as No. 11 in the women's doubles world ranking. She has one WTA Tour singles title from 1998 and reached No. 28 in the world singles ranking 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 now 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.[2]
Contents
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (0-1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
Runner-up | 10. | 4 July 1999 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles: 2 (2-0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
Winner | 1. | 31 January 1999 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Winner | 2. | 11 Jun 2000 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam (0/0) | |
WTA Championships (0/0) | |
Tier I (0/0) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
Tier II (0/0) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
Tier III (1/0) | Premier (0/0) |
Tier IV & V (0/0) | International (0/0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1. | 16 August 1998 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
Doubles 9 (4–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
Runner-up | 1. | 30 April 1995 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
Winner | 2. | 20 May 1995 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 4 February 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 19 May 1996 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 20 June 1998 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 16 August 1998 | Boston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 30 August 1998 | New Haven, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 18 October 1998 | Zürich, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 16 January 1999 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Head vs. Head Record
- Anna Kournikova 1-0
- Martina Hingis 1-0
- Lindsay Davenport 2-0
- Venus Williams 1-0
- Steffi Graf 2-1
- Anke Huber 2-2
- Monica Seles 2-0
- Dominique Monami 1-2
References
- ↑ Olympic results
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External links
- Mariaan de Swardt at the Women's Tennis Association
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- Mariaan de Swardt at the Fed Cup
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