Riza Zalameda
Riza Angela Zalameda (born February 10, 1986) is an American-Filipino retired tennis player.
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| Full name | Riza Angela Zalameda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  United States  Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 10, 1986 Los Angeles, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $92,160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 29–45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 534 (July 24, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 77–70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 76 (April 12, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| $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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
