Emanuela Zardo

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 was among the top 100 in the world between 1990 and 1994.

Emanuela Zardo

Country (sports)	Switzerland
Born	24 April 1970
Turned pro	1986
Retired	1998
Plays	Left-handed (two–handed backhand)
Prize money	US$399,887
Singles
Career record	229–175
Career titles	1 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 27 (6 May 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	4R (1994)
French Open	2R (1991,1992)
Wimbledon	2R (1991)
US Open	2R (1990,91,92,93,94)
Doubles
Career record	22 - 73
Career titles	0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 159 (31 January 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1994)

Zardo reached her highest ranking of No. 27 on 6 May 1991.[1] She won one WTA singles title, and was also twice a runner-up in singles competition.

Her best performance at a Grand Slam occurred at the 1994 Australian Open, when she made the fourth round before 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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	29 April 1991	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Petra Ritter	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	27 April 1992	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Julie Halard	0–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	14 September 1992	Paris, France	Clay	Sandra Cecchini	2–6, 1–6

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	Corine Bousmans	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)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	25 August 1996	Athens, Greece	Clay	Virginie Massart	Cătălina Cristea Helena Vildová	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	14 June 1998	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Paula Racedo	Laura Bao Caecilia Charbonnier	4–6, 0–6

Grand Slam Singles performance

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Australian Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	4R	1R
French Open	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	A
Wimbledon	A	2R	A	1R	1R	A
US Open	2R	2R	2R	2R	2R	A

References

1. Emanuela Zardo at the Women's Tennis Association

External links

• Emanuela Zardo at the Women's Tennis Association
• Emanuela Zardo at the International Tennis Federation