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South African tennis player
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Mariaan de Swardt
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceHouston, Texas, U.S.
Born (1971年03月18日) 18 March 1971 (age 53)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2001
PlaysRight (one handed-backhand)
Prize money1,127,365ドル
Singles
Career record204–136
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 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 record196–131
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 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,[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 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 Ukraine Elena Tatarkova United States Lindsay Davenport
United States 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 South Africa David Adams Belarus Max Mirnyi
United States Serena Williams 		6–4, 4–6, 7–6(5)
Win 2000 French Open Clay South Africa David Adams Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia 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 Austria 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 Croatia Iva Majoli Latvia Larisa Savchenko
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win 1. May 1995 Bournemouth Championships, UK Clay Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
Canada Patricia Hy 		6–3, 6–5
Loss 2. Feb 1996 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i) Romania Irina Spîrlea United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		6–7, 3–6
Win 2. May 1996 Welsh Open, UK Clay United States Katrina Adams Belgium Els Callens
Belgium Laurence Courtois 		6–0, 6–4
Win 3. Jun 1998 Eastbourne International, UK Grass Czech Republic Jana Novotná Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		6–1, 6–3
Loss 3. Aug 1998 Boston Cup, US Hard United States Mary Joe Fernández United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 4. Aug 1998 Connecticut Open, United States Hard Czech Republic Jana Novotná France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat 		1–6, 0–6
Loss 5. Oct 1998 Zurich Open, Switzerland Hard (i) Ukraine Elena Tatarkova United States Venus Williams
United States Serena Williams 		7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Win 4. Jan 1999 Hobart International, Australia Hard Ukraine Elena Tatarkova France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
France Émilie Loit 		6–1, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

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100,000ドル tournaments
75,000ドル tournaments
50,000ドル tournaments
25,000ドル tournaments
10,000ドル 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 France Marie-Christine Damas 6–2, 6–4
Win 2. 11 January 1988 ITF Vereeniging Hard South Africa Linda Barnard 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1. 18 January 1988 ITF Pretoria, South Africa Hard South Africa Elna Reinach 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 20 November 1989 ITF Tel Aviv, Israel Clay Israel Yael Segal 3–6, 3–6
Win 3. 23 April 1990 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Finland Petra Thorén 6–1, 6–4
Win 4. 28 May 1990 ITF Francavilla, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Zuzana Witzová 6–7, 7–6, 6–2
Win 5. 4 June 1990 ITF Mantua, Italy Hard Italy Federica Bonsignori 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win 6. 22 April 1991 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Israel Ilana Berger 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Win 7. 6 May 1991 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Argentina Inés Gorrochategui 6–1, 6–2
Win 8. 8 May 1994 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard United States Michelle Jackson-Nobrega 6–3, 7–6
Win 9. 2 August 1998 ITF Salt Lake City, United States Hard Puerto Rico 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 South Africa Linda Barnard United Kingdom Valda Lake
United Kingdom Katie Rickett 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 2. 16 November 1987 ITF Johannesburg Hard South Africa Rene Mentz United States Barbara Gerken
United States Beth Herr 		6–7, 2–6
Win 3. 14 December 1987 ITF Port Elizabeth, South Africa Hard South Africa Linda Barnard South Africa Ralene Fourie
South Africa Benita Haycock 		6–4, 6–2
Win 4. 4 January 1988 ITF Johannesburg Hard South Africa Linda Barnard United States Anne Grousbeck
United States Vincenza Procacci 		7–5, 6–2
Win 5. 11 January 1988 ITF Vereeniging, South Africa Hard South Africa Linda Barnard West Germany Cora Linneman
United States Margaret Redfearn 		6–2, 7–5
Loss 6. 18 January 1988 ITF Pretoria, South Africa Hard South Africa Linda Barnard South Africa Elna Reinach
South Africa Dianne Van Rensburg 		6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 7. 6 May 1991 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Israel Yael Segal Spain Eva Bes
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 		3–6, 5–7
Win 8. 8 May 1994 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard United States Liezel Huber United States Michelle Jackson-Nobrega
Poland Katarzyna Teodorowicz 		4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 9. 4 August 1997 ITF Salt Lake City, United States Hard United States Debbie Graham Australia Rachel McQuillan
Japan Nana Smith 		7–6, 7–5
Win 10. 2 August 1998 ITF Salt Lake City Hard United Kingdom Samantha Smith United States Liezel Huber
Austria 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". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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