Emanuela Zardo

Emanuela Zardo (born April 24, 1970) is a former professional tennis player who competed for Switzerland. She was active on the WTA Tour in the late 1980s and through the 1990s, and was among the top 100 in the world between 1990 and 1994.

Emanuela Zardo
Country (sports)  Switzerland
Born (1970-04-24) 24 April 1970
Turned pro1986
Retired1998
PlaysLeft-handed (two–handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$399,887
Singles
Career record229–175
Career titles1 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 27 (06 May 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1994)
French Open2R (1991,1992)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open2R (1990,91,92,93,94)
Doubles
Career record22 - 73
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 159 (31 January 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1994)

Zardo reached her highest ranking of No. 27 on May 6, 1991.[1] She won one WTA singles title, and was also twice a runner-up in singles competition.

Her best performance at a Grand Slam occurred at the 1994 Australian Open, when she made the fourth round before losing to Jana Novotná.

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)
Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0-0) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (1-2) International (0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 29 April 1991 Taranto, Italy Clay Petra Ritter 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 27 April 1992 Taranto, Italy Clay Julie Halard 0–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 14 September 1992 Paris, France Clay Sandra Cecchini 2–6, 1–6

ITF finals

Singles (10-5)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 31 August 1987 Vilamoura, Portugal Clay Cornelia Lechner 6–1, 6–3
Winner 2. 7 September 1987 Madeira, Portugal Clay Corine Bousmans 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 17 April 1989 Caserta, Italy Clay Rachel McQuillan 6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Winner 4. 12 June 1989 Porto, Portugal Clay Sabine Appelmans 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 17 July 1989 Darmstadt, West Germany Clay Andrea Strnadová 1–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 7 May 1990 Modena, Italy Clay Katia Piccolini 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Winner 7. 22 April 1991 Caserta, Italy Clay Ana Segura 6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Winner 8. 1 June 1992 Milan, Italy Clay Flora Perfetti 6–4, 6–4
Winner 9. 8 June 1992 Reggio Emilia, Italy Clay Ruxandra Dragomir 6–1, 7–6(7-2)
Runner-up 10. 6 September 1993 Spoleto, Italy Clay Sandra Dopfer 4–6, 0–6
Winner 11. 11 September 1995 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Ivana Havrlíková 6–2, 6–3
Winner 12. 18 September 1995 Bucharest, Romania Clay Cristina Torrens Valero 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 13. 3 November 1996 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Hard (i) Denisa Chládková 6–7, 0–6
Runner-up 14. 8 September 1997 Fano, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 3–6, 5–7
Winner 15. 12 October 1997 Biel, Switzerland Clay Caecilia Charbonnier 3–6, 6–1, 7–5

Doubles (0-2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 25 August 1996 Athens, Greece Clay Virginie Massart Cătălina Cristea
Helena Vildová		 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 14 June 1998 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Paula Racedo Laura Bao
Caecilia Charbonnier		 4–6, 0–6

Grand Slam Singles performance
Tournament199019911992199319941995
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 4R 1R
French Open 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R A
Wimbledon A 2R A 1R 1R A
US Open 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R A
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References
  1. Emanuela Zardo at the Women's Tennis Association
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