Riza Zalameda

Riza Angela Zalameda (born February 10, 1986) is an American-Filipino retired tennis player.

Riza Zalameda
Riza Zalameda at the 2009 US Open
Full nameRiza Angela Zalameda
Country (sports) United States
 Philippines
ResidenceLos Angeles, United States
Born (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986
Los Angeles, United States
Turned pro2008
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$92,160
Singles
Career record29–45
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 534 (July 24, 2006)
Doubles
Career record77–70
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 76 (April 12, 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (2010)
Wimbledon1R (2010)
US Open2R (2004, 2008)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open1R (2008)

From 2004 to 2008, she attended and represented University of California, Los Angeles on the Division I women's tennis team. She is a former NCAA national champion in the doubles and team events, four-time All-American in singles and doubles.

Upon graduating with a degree in Anthropology, she played on the WTA Tour. In 2012-2016 she served as the assistant coach for Columbia University's Division I women's tennis program in New York City. Then, from 2016 to 2018, she led the newly fully funded tennis program at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

Currently, she is the tennis coach at Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.

Biography

Riza was born to Filipino parents Rolly and Angie Zalameda in Los Angeles. She started playing tennis at five and was coached by her father, Rolly.

Zalameda played on the WTA Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. She won two singles and six doubles ITF titles. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 534 in singles (achieved in July 2006) and No. 76 in doubles (set in April 2010). She was the runner-up at the OEC Taipei Ladies Open doubles event in 2009 with Yayuk Basuki.

Zalameda also won five medals at the Southeast Asian Games, representing the Philippines.

She retired from professional tennis in 2011.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–0)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 15 November 2005 Manila, Philippines Hard (i) Venise Chan 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2. 27 June 2006 Edmond, United States Hard Alexa Glatch 6–4, 6–1

Doubles (6–6)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 28 May 2002 Louisville, United States Hard Ashley Kroh Beau Jones
Kristina Kraszewski
3–6, 6–1, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 19 May 2003 El Paso, United States Hard Anne Yelsey Beau Jones
Anžela Žguna
0–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 3. 23 March 2004 Redding, United States Hard Lilia Osterloh Jennifer Hopkins
Mashona Washington
2–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 15 November 2005 Manila, Philippines Hard Denise Dy Chen Yi
Kao Shao-yuan
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 6 April 2009 Jackson County, United States Clay Laura Granville Monique Adamczak
Arina Rodionova
3–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 17 May 2009 Raleigh, United States Clay Lilia Osterloh Carmen Klaschka
Sabine Klaschka
6–0, 6–0
Winner 7. 31 May 2009 Carson, United States Hard Laura Granville Monique Adamczak
Nicole Kriz
6–3, 6–4
Winner 8. 12 July 2009 Grapevine, United States Hard Lindsay Lee-Waters Kimberly Couts
Valérie Tétreault
7–6(7), 6–3
Winner 9. 8 August 2009 Vancouver, Canada Hard Ahsha Rolle Madison Brengle
Lilia Osterloh
6–4, 6–3
Winner 10. 27 September 2009 Albuquerque, United States Hard Mashona Washington Melinda Czink
Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 8 November 2009 Taipei, Taiwan Hard (i) Yayuk Basuki Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
3–6, 6–3, [7-10]
Runner-up 12. 2 April 2010 Monzón, Spain Hard Yayuk Basuki Alexandra Dulgheru
Tamarine Tanasugarn
2–6, 0–6
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