This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Mariaan de Swardt" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Country (sports) | South Africa |
---|---|
Residence | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Born | (1971-03-18) 18 March 1971 (age 53) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 2001 |
Plays | Right (one handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $1,127,365 |
Singles | |
Career record | 204–136 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 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 |
Highest ranking | No. 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) |
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, 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.
De Swardt won two Grand Slam titles in mixed-doubles competition, the 1999 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open with partner David Adams. 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.
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 (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 |
Win | 2000 | French Open | Clay | David Adams | Todd Woodbridge Rennae Stubbs |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (title)
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)
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
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (9–2)
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)
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
- Anna Kournikova 0-1
- Martina Hingis 0-1
- Lindsay Davenport 0-2
- Venus Williams 0-1
- Steffi Graf 1–2
- Anke Huber 2–2
- Monica Seles 0-2
- Dominique Monami 2-1
References
- 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.
- "Kafelnikov captures Open title". BBC News. 31 January 1999.
- 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.
- "Mariaan de Swardt Biography". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
External links
- Mariaan de Swardt at the Women's Tennis Association
- Mariaan de Swardt at the International Tennis Federation
- Mariaan de Swardt at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 1971 births
- American people of Afrikaner descent
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- Delaware Smash
- French Open champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Living people
- Olympic tennis players for South Africa
- People from Bluffton, South Carolina
- South African emigrants to the United States
- South African female tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players from Johannesburg
- White South African people