| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1973 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $39,815 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 297 (31 March 1997) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 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.
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.
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]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 October 1993 | Basingstoke, United Kingdom | Hard |  Svetlana Parkhomenko | 6–2, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 8 November 1993 | Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet | Svetlana Parkhomenko | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 May 1996 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Petra Winzenhöller | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 April 1993 | Lerida, Spain | Clay |  Caroline Toyre |  Svetlana Krivencheva  Christina Zachariadou | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 27 June 1994 | Washington, United States | Hard |  Lindsay Lee-Waters | Annie Miller  Stephanie Tibbits | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 September 1994 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard | Caroline Hunt | Kaye Hand Sara Tse | 6–0, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 9 October 1994 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Carpet | Ekaterina Roubanova | Tanja Karsten Michaela Seibold | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 27 February 1995 | Miami, United States | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | Elly Hakami Stephanie Reece | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 1 June 1996 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Emanuela Brusati | Helen Crook Victoria Davies | 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 6 October 1996 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Carpet | Ekaterina Roubanova | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe | 2–6, 4–6 |
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