Mariaan de Swardt

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
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)

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

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(5)
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

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.

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