Marita Redondo

Last updated

Marita Redondo
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1956-02-19) February 19, 1956 (age 68)
San Diego, United States
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [1]
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career titles0
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 3R (1976)
Wimbledon 3R (1978)
US Open 4R (1978)
Doubles
Career titles4
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1976, 1979)
Wimbledon 3R (1973)
US Open 3R (1980)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (1976, 1979)
US Open 2R (1973)

Marita Redondo (born February 19, 1956) is an American former tennis player who was active during the 1970s and early 1980s.

Contents

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. [2] [3]

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. [4]

Redondo was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012. [5]

WTA career finals

Singles (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.1973Atlantic City Tennis Classic, USAHard Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 2–6, 5–7

Doubles (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.1973Atlantic City Tennis Classic, USAHard Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ilana Kloss
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pat Walkden 		6–4, 6–4
Winner2.1973 Aberavon Cup, Great BritainCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura 		4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner3.1973Edinburgh Cup, Great BritainCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura 		6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Winner4.1973Billingham Cup, Great BritainCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glynis Coles
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh 		6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up5.1974Medi-Quick Open, USAGrass Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Harter Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Teeguarden 		2–6, 0–6
Runner-up6.1976 Virginia Slims of Dallas, USACarpet (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Greer Stevens Flag of the United States.svg Mona Guerrant
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura 		3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up7.1978 Virginia Slims of Seattle, USACarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Patricia Bostrom Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Reid
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull 		2–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.1981 Avon Championships of Los Angeles, USACarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Peanut Louie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura 		1–6, 6–4, 1–6

Futures finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeNo.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.1978Avon Futures of San Diego, USACarpet (i) Flag of Brazil.svg Pat Medrado 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up1.1978Avon Futures Championships, USACarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Julie Anthony 3–6, 3–6

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">World TeamTennis</span> Tennis team competition

World TeamTennis (WTT) was a mixed-gender professional tennis league played with a team format in the United States, which was founded in 1973.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kerry Melville</span> Australian tennis player

Kerry Melville Reid is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles tournaments. Reid was included in the year-end world top-ten rankings for 12 consecutive years (1968–1979). She won at least one tournament annually from 1966 through 1979, except for 1975. Her career-high ranking was world No. 5 in 1971, behind Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong, and Rosie Casals.

Stephanie DeFina Johnson is an American former amateur tennis player who was active in the 1960s and mid-1970s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ilana Kloss</span> South African tennis player, coach, and commissioner

Ilana Sheryl Kloss is a South African former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and administrator. She was the World's No. 1 ranked doubles player in 1976, and World No. 19 in singles in 1979. She won the Wimbledon juniors singles title in 1972, the US Open juniors singles title in 1974, and the US Open Doubles and French Open Mixed Doubles titles in 1976. She won three gold medals at the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel. After her playing career, Kloss was the commissioner of World TeamTennis from 2001–2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne Smith (tennis)</span> American tennis player

Anne Smith is an educational psychologist and a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Helen Elizabeth "Betsy" Nagelsen McCormack is an American former professional tennis player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicholas Monroe</span> American tennis player

Benjamin Nicholas Monroe is an American former professional tennis player. Monroe was a doubles specialist. He reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 30 on 2 October 2017 and won four ATP Tour doubles titles and thirteen ATP Challenger Tour titles in his career.

Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi is a retired American professional tennis player. She is from San Mateo, California.

Mareen "Peanut" Louie-Harper is a retired American tennis player, born in San Francisco, California to Ron and Alice Louie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taylor Townsend</span> American tennis player (born 1996)

Taylor Townsend is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 46 in singles by the WTA on 19 August 2024, and in doubles as No. 5 on 12 June 2023. Townsend won her first Grand Slam title at the 2024 Wimbledon with Kateřina Siniaková. In addition, she has won six WTA Tour doubles titles and also reached two other major finals, the 2022 US Open and the 2023 French Open.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mary-Ann Eisel</span> American tennis player

Mary–Ann Eisel also known as Mary–Ann Curtis or Mary–Ann Beattie is an American former tennis player. She was the US Open mixed doubles champion in 1968.

Ben Press was an American tennis player, coach, and writer, known for his involvement in World Team Tennis, his connection with the Hotel del Coronado, and as teacher of tennis standouts such as Maureen Connolly and Karen Hantze Susman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicole Melichar-Martinez</span> American tennis player

Nicole Melichar-Martinez is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 3 July 2023, she peaked at No. 6 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has also reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 400 in 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Orleans Sun Belt Nets</span> Team tennis franchise

The New Orleans Sun Belt Nets were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The team first played as the Cleveland Nets in 1974, and was known as the Cleveland–Pittsburgh Nets in 1977, when it played roughly half of its home matches in each city. The Nets moved to New Orleans for the 1978 season. Following the 1978 season, the Nets announced that the team would fold. The Nets played all five seasons in WTT from the league's inception in 1974, until its suspension of operations after the 1978 season. The team had losing records in each of its five seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Francisco Golden Gaters</span> World Table Tennis charter franchise

The San Francisco Golden Gaters were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The Golden Gaters won two Western Division Championships and lost in the WTT Finals both times. The team was founded in 1973 and made the playoffs in each of the five seasons in which it participated in the league. Following the 1978 season, eight of the then 10 WTT franchises folded leaving only the Golden Gaters and the Phoenix Racquets prepared to participate in the 1979 season. WTT suspended operations of the league in March 1979, ending the Golden Gaters existence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seattle Cascades</span> 1970s American tennis team

The Seattle Cascades were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The team first played as the Hawaii Leis in the league's inaugural 1974 season, before becoming the Sea-Port Cascades for the 1977 season, when it played half its home matches in Seattle, Washington and the other half in Portland, Oregon. The team left Portland in 1978, and played nearly all its home matches in Seattle. The Cascades announced the team would fold following the 1978 season.

The 1975 World Team Tennis season was the second season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States. The Pittsburgh Triangles defeated the San Francisco Golden Gaters in the WTT Finals to win the league championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Diego Friars (1975–1978)</span>

The San Diego Friars were a World Team Tennis (WTT) team based in San Diego, California. The Friars were founded as an expansion franchise in 1975. The team qualified for the WTT playoffs twice in their four seasons and won the 1978 Western Division Championship. The Friars folded following the 1978 season.

Marise Kruger is a former South African tennis player who was active in the second half of the 1970s.

Stacy Margolin is a former American professional tennis player in the WTA tour and the ITF world tour from 1979 to 1987 whose career-high world singles ranking is No. 18. In her eight professional seasons, Margolin competed in a total of twenty-five grand slam championships, which includes several appearances at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the French Open. She won a gold medal at the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

References

  1. ↑ Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 233.
  2. ↑ "Marita Redondo". www.wtt.com. WTT.
  3. ↑ Curry Kirkpatrick (August 5, 1974). "Going to pot with the Lobsters". www.si.com. Sports Illustrated.
  4. ↑ Sarah Pileggi (April 3, 1978). "Graduation at Slims Prep". www.si.com. Sports Illustrated.
  5. ↑ "Marita Redondo (1956- )" (PDF). San Diego District Tennis Association.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.