Emanuela Zardo (born 24 April 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 she was among the top 100 in the world from 1990 to 1994.
Emanuela Zardo Country (sports) Born (1970-04-24 ) 24 April 1970 (age 54) Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) Turned pro 1986 Retired 1998 Plays Left-handed (two–handed backhand) Prize money US$399,887 Career record 229–175 Career titles 1 WTA, 10 ITF Highest ranking No. 27 (6 May 1991) Australian Open 4R (1994) French Open 2R (1991,1992) Wimbledon 2R (1991) US Open 2R (1990,91,92,93,94) Career record 22–73 Career titles 0 WTA, 0 ITF Highest ranking No. 159 (31 January 1994) Australian Open 1R (1994)
Zardo reached her highest ranking of No. 27 on 6 May 1991.[1]
Her best performance at a Grand Slam occurred at the 1994 Australian Open when she made the fourth round, losing to Jana Novotná .
WTA career finals Singles: 3 (1–2) Legend: Before 2009 Legend: 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)
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 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) Grand Slam singles performance timeline (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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