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 she was among the top 100 in the world from 1990 to 1994.
Zardo reached her highest ranking of No. 27 on 6 May 1991. She won one WTA singles title, and she was 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, losing to Jana Novotná.
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (1–2) Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009Grand 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)
ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Apr 1991 Taranto, Italy Clay Petra Ritter 7–5, 6–2Loss 1–1 Apr 1992 Taranto, Italy Clay Julie Halard 0–6, 5–7Loss 1–2 Sep 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 ResultNo. Date Tournament SurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 31 August 1987 Vilamoura, Portugal Clay Cornelia Lechner 6–1, 6–3Win 2. 7 September 1987 Madeira, Portugal Clay Corine Bousmans 6–3, 6–4Loss 3. 17 April 1989 Caserta, Italy Clay Rachel McQuillan 6–4, 6–7, 4–6Win 4. 12 June 1989 Porto, Portugal Clay Sabine Appelmans 7–5, 6–3Loss 5. 17 July 1989 Darmstadt, West Germany Clay Andrea Strnadová 1–6, 1–6Win 6. 7 May 1990 Modena, Italy Clay Katia Piccolini 6–1, 4–6, 7–5Win 7. 22 April 1991 Caserta, Italy Clay Ana Segura 6–7, 7–6, 6–1Win 8. 1 June 1992 Milan, Italy Clay Flora Perfetti 6–4, 6–4Win 9. 8 June 1992 Reggio Emilia, Italy Clay Ruxandra Dragomir 6–1, 7–6(7–2)Loss 10. 6 September 1993 Spoleto, Italy Clay Sandra Dopfer 4–6, 0–6Win 11. 11 September 1995 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Ivana Havrlíková 6–2, 6–3Win 12. 18 September 1995 Bucharest, Romania Clay Cristina Torrens Valero 6–3, 6–4Loss 13. 3 November 1996 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Hard (i) Denisa Chládková 6–7, 0–6Loss 14. 8 September 1997 Fano, Italy Clay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 3–6, 5–7Win 15. 12 October 1997 Biel, Switzerland Clay Caecilia Charbonnier 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Doubles (0-2) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 25 August 1996 Athens, Greece Clay Virginie Massart Cătălina Cristea Helena Vildová 2–6, 4–6Loss 2. 14 June 1998 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Paula Racedo Laura Bao Caecilia Charbonnier 4–6, 0–6
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995Australian Open1R1R1R1R4R1RFrench Open1R2R2R1R1R AWimbledon A2R A1R1R AUS Open2R2R2R2R2R A
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