Marita Redondo (born February 19, 1956) is an American former tennis player who was active during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the 1978 US Open where she lost in three sets to Wendy Turnbull. At both the French Open (1976) and Wimbledon (1978) she reached the third round in the singles, losing to Virginia Ruzici and Ruta Gerulaitis respectively.
In 1973, at age 17, she played on the Wightman Cup, an annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain, partnering Chris Evert in the first doubles rubber. Redondo played World Team Tennis for the Los Angeles Strings in 1974, the San Diego Friars in 1975 and the Seattle Cascades in 1978.
In January 1978 she won the Avon Futures of San Diego, defeating Pat Medrado in the final in straight sets. At the Futures Championships in Atlanta in March she was runner-up to Julie Anthony.
Redondo was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.
WTA career finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Aug 1973Atlantic City Tennis Classic, USHard Chris Evert2–6, 5–7
Doubles (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Aug 1973Atlantic City Tennis Classic, USHard Chris Evert Ilana Kloss Pat Walkden6–4, 6–4Win2–0Oct 1973Aberavon Cup, Great BritainCarpet (i) Virginia Wade Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura4–6, 6–3, 7–6Win3–0Nov 1973Edinburgh Cup, Great BritainCarpet (i) Virginia Wade Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura6–1, 2–6, 6–4Win4–0Nov 1973Billingham Cup, Great BritainCarpet (i) Virginia Wade Glynis Coles Sharon Walsh6–7, 6–3, 6–2Loss4–1Aug 1974Medi-Quick Open, USGrass Kathleen Harter Ann Kiyomura Pam Teeguarden2–6, 0–6Loss4–2Mar 1976Virginia Slims of Dallas, USCarpet (i) Greer Stevens Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura3–6, 6–4, 4–6Loss4–3Feb 1978Virginia Slims of Seattle, USCarpet (i) Patricia Bostrom Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull2–6, 3–6Loss4–4Mar 1981Avon Championships of Los Angeles, USCarpet (i) Peanut Louie Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Futures finals
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1.1978Avon Futures of San Diego, USCarpet (i) Pat Medrado6–2, 6–4Loss1.1978Avon Futures Championships, USCarpet (i) Julie Anthony3–6, 3–6
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