Emily Bond

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Emily Bond
Country (sports) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Born (1973-10-13) 13 October 1973 (age 51)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$39,815
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 297 (31 March 1997)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 271 (27 March 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1993, 1995)

Emily Bond (born 13 October 1973) is a British former professional tennis player.

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Biography

A right-handed player from Gloucestershire, Bond played on the professional tour in the 1990s.

Bond won her first ITF singles title at Swindon in 1993, beating Russian Fed Cup representative Svetlana Parkhomenko in the final. [1] In 1994 she qualified for the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament in Moscow, where she was beaten in three sets by Ruxandra Dragomir in the opening round. She had a win over future top 50 player Sonya Jeyaseelan in the 1996 Wimbledon qualifiers and the following year reached her best singles ranking of 297 in the world. [2]

As a doubles player, Bond twice featured in the main draw at Wimbledon. She qualified for the women's doubles as a lucky loser partnering Claire Taylor in 1993, then received a wildcard to compete with Joanne Moore in 1995.

Personal life

Bond married the billionaire Georg von Opel, and has four children with him. [3] She also founded a farm & dining shop, Malverleys Farm & Dining, in Newbury. [4]

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.4 October 1993 Basingstoke, United KingdomHard Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Winner1.8 November 1993 Swindon, United KingdomCarpet Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko 7–5, 6–3
Winner2.27 May 1996 Istanbul, TurkeyHard Flag of Germany.svg Petra Winzenhöller 1–6, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles (1–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.26 April 1993 Lerida, SpainClay Flag of France.svg Caroline Toyre Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Krivencheva
Flag of Greece.svg Christina Zachariadou
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.27 June 1994 Washington, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of the United States.svg Annie Miller
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephanie Tibbits
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up3.11 September 1994 Jersey, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Caroline Hunt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kaye Hand
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sara Tse
6–0, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.9 October 1994 Nottingham, United KingdomCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ekaterina Roubanova Flag of Germany.svg Tanja Karsten
Flag of Germany.svg Michaela Seibold
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up5.27 February 1995 Miami, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of the United States.svg Elly Hakami
Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Reece
1–6, 1–6
Winner1.1 June 1996 Istanbul, TurkeyHard Flag of Italy.svg Emanuela Brusati Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Helen Crook
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria Davies
7–6(4), 6–4
Runner-up6.6 October 1996 Nottingham, United KingdomCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ekaterina Roubanova Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Tennis: Bond wins first title". The Independent . 15 November 1993.
  2. "Rusedski follows Henman through". The Independent . 19 June 1996. p. 11.
  3. Times, The Sunday. "Rich List 2020: profiles 51-100, featuring Bernie Ecclestone". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. "In Conversation with, our Founder, Emily von Opel".