Mariaan de Swardt

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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]

Mariaan de Swardt
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceHouston, Texas, U.S.
Born (1971-03-18) 18 March 1971 (age 53)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2001
PlaysRight (one handed-backhand)
Prize money$1,127,365
Singles
Career record204–136
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 28 (8 April 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1995, 1996, 1999)
French Open3R (1999)
Wimbledon4R (1995)
US Open3R (1994)
Doubles
Career record196–131
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 11 (19 October 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1996, 1999)
French OpenQF (1996)
WimbledonF (1999)
US OpenQF (1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1999)
French OpenW (2000)

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 Houstonian Club. In 2004, she set up a non-profit charity, the Pet Care Fund, to help animals.[4]

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1999 Wimbledon Grass   Elena Tatarkova   Lindsay Davenport
  Corina Morariu
4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (titles)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1999 Australian Open Hard   David Adams   Max Mirnyi
  Serena Williams
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(5)
Win 2000 French Open Clay   David Adams   Todd Woodbridge
  Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 3–6, 6–3

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Legend (singles)
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)

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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 Fernández   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

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (9–2)

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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 (7–3)

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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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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mariaan de Swardt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Kafelnikov captures Open title". BBC News. 31 January 1999.
  3. ^ Djata, Sundiata (2008). Blacks at the Net : Black Achievement in the History of Tennis (1 ed.). Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0815608981.
  4. ^ "Mariaan de Swardt Biography". Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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