Emanuela Zardo


Emanuela Zardo 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 was among the top 100 in the world between 1990 and 1994.
Zardo reached her highest ranking of No. 27 on May 6, 1991. She won one WTA singles title, and was also 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 before losing to Jana Novotná.

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.29 April 1991Taranto, ItalyClay Petra Ritter7–5, 6–2
Runner-up2.27 April 1992Taranto, ItalyClay Julie Halard0–6, 5–7
Runner-up3.14 September 1992Paris, FranceClay Sandra Cecchini2–6, 1–6

ITF finals

Singles (10-5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.31 August 1987Vilamoura, PortugalClay Cornelia Lechner6–1, 6–3
Winner2.7 September 1987Madeira, PortugalClay Corine Bousmans6–3, 6–4
Runner-up3.17 April 1989Caserta, ItalyClay Rachel McQuillan6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Winner4.12 June 1989Porto, PortugalClay Sabine Appelmans7–5, 6–3
Runner-up5.17 July 1989Darmstadt, West GermanyClay Andrea Strnadová1–6, 1–6
Winner6.7 May 1990Modena, ItalyClay Katia Piccolini6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Winner7.22 April 1991Caserta, ItalyClay Ana Segura6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Winner8.1 June 1992Milan, ItalyClay Flora Perfetti6–4, 6–4
Winner9.8 June 1992Reggio Emilia, ItalyClay Ruxandra Dragomir6–1, 7–6
Runner-up10.6 September 1993Spoleto, ItalyClay Sandra Dopfer4–6, 0–6
Winner11.11 September 1995Sofia, BulgariaClay Ivana Havrlíková6–2, 6–3
Winner12.18 September 1995Bucharest, RomaniaClay Cristina Torrens Valero6–3, 6–4
Runner-up13.3 November 1996Edinburgh, United KingdomHard Denisa Chládková6–7, 0–6
Runner-up14.8 September 1997Fano, ItalyClay Andreea Ehritt-Vanc3–6, 5–7
Winner15.12 October 1997Biel, SwitzerlandClay Caecilia Charbonnier3–6, 6–1, 7–5

Doubles (0-2)

Grand Slam Singles performance