Mariaan de Swardt

Mariaan de Swardt (born 18 March 1971) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who played as a professional 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 1994–1997. In 2006, De Swardt became a U.S. citizen.

Mariaan de Swardt
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceJohannesburg, South Africa
Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S.
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Born (1971-03-18) 18 March 1971
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed
(one handed-backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,127,365
Singles
Career record204–136 (60.0%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 28 (8 April 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1995, 1996, 1999)
French Open3R (1999)
Wimbledon4R (1995)
US Open3R (1994)
Doubles
Career record196–131 (59.9%)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 11 (19 October 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1996, 1999)
French OpenQF (1996)
WimbledonF (1999)
US OpenQF (1996)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1999)
French OpenW (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 holds four women's doubles titles and reached as high as world No. 11 in WTA women's doubles 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 she has coached at professional, collegiate and recreational level with her base being at Atlanta, Georgia. She now resides in Houston, Texas, and is a teaching professional at the River Oaks Country Club. In 2004, she set up a non-profit charity, the Pet Care Fund, to help animals.[4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1999 Wimbledon Grass Elena Tatarkova Lindsay Davenport
Corina Morariu		 4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1999 Australian Open Hard David Adams Max Mirnyi
Serena Williams		 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 2000 French Open Clay David Adams Todd Woodbridge
Rennae Stubbs		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (1/0)
Tier IV & V (0/0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 16 August 1998 Boston Cup, United States Hard Barbara Schett 3–6, 7–6, 7–5

Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 30 April 1995 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay Iva Majoli Larisa Savchenko
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 1. 20 May 1995 Bournemouth Championships, United Kingdom Clay Ruxandra Dragomir Kerry-Anne Guse
Patricia Hy		 6–3, 6–5
Runner-up 2. 4 February 1996 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i) Irina Spîrlea Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva		 6–7, 3–6
Winner 2. 19 May 1996 Welsh Open, United Kingdom Clay Katrina Adams Els Callens
Laurence Courtois		 6–0, 6–4
Winner 3. 20 June 1998 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom Grass Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Natalia Zvereva		 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 16 August 1998 Boston Cup, United States Hard Mary Joe Fernandez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 30 August 1998 Connecticut Open, United States Hard Jana Novotná Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat		 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 5. 18 October 1998 Zurich Open, Switzerland Hard (i) Elena Tatarkova Venus Williams
Serena Williams		 7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 16 January 1999 Hobart International, Australia Hard Elena Tatarkova Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Émilie Loit		 6–1, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (9–2)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
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 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Petra Thorén 6–1, 6–4
Win 4. 28 May 1990 Francavilla, Italy Clay Zuzana Witzová 6–7, 7–6, 6–2
Win 5. 4 June 1990 Mantua, Italy Hard Federica Bonsignori 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win 6. 22 April 1991 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Ilana Berger 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Win 7. 6 May 1991 Porto, Portugal Clay Inés Gorrochategui 6–1, 6–2
Win 8. 8 May 1994 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Michelle Jackson-Nobrega 6–3, 7–6
Win 9. 2 August 1998 Salt Lake City, United States Hard Kristina Brandi 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 10 (7–3)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 8 December 1986 ITFR Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Linda Barnard Valda Lake
Katie Rickett		 6–4, 7–6
Loss 1. 16 November 1987 ITF Johannesburg Hard Rene Mentz Barbara Gerken
Beth Herr		 6–7, 2–6
Win 2. 14 December 1987 ITF Port Elizabeth, South Africa Hard Linda Barnard Ralene Fourie
Benita Haycock		 6–4, 6–2
Win 3. 4 January 1988 ITF Johannesburg Hard Linda Barnard Anne Grousbeck
Vincenza Procacci		 7–5, 6–2
Win 4. 11 January 1988 Vereeniging, South Africa Hard Linda Barnard Cora Linneman
Margaret Redfearn		 6–2, 7–5
Loss 2. 18 January 1988 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Linda Barnard Elna Reinach
Dianne Van Rensburg		 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 6 May 1991 Porto, Portugal Clay Yael Segal Eva Bes
Virginia Ruano Pascual		 3–6, 5–7
Win 5. 8 May 1994 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Liezel Huber Michelle Jackson-Nobrega
Katarzyna Teodorowicz		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 6. 4 August 1997 Salt Lake City, United States Hard Debbie Graham Rachel McQuillan
Nana Smith		 7–6, 7–5
Win 7. 2 August 1998 ITF Salt Lake City Hard Samantha Smith Liezel Huber
Karin Kschwendt		 6–2, 6–2

Head-to-head records

References
  1. Olympic results
  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". Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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