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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
ResidenceJohannesburg, South Africa,
Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S.,
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Born (1971-03-18) 18 March 1971 (age 51)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,127,365
Singles
Career record204–136 (60.0%)
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 (59.9%)
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 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)


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

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)


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 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



References


  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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Мариан де Свардт (африк. Mariaan de Swardt; родилась 18 марта 1971 года в Йоханнесбурге, ЮАР) — южноафриканская теннисистка, тренер и телекомментатор.



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