Country (sports) South Africa Name Mariaan Swardt Turned pro 1988 Career titles 1 WTA 9 ITF Weight 77 kg | Career record 204–136 Height 1.77 m Prize money $1,140,865 Role Tennis player Retired 2001 | |
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Residence Johannesburg, South Africa and Bluffton, South Carolina, Houston, Texas USA Born 18 March 1971 (age 53)
Johannesburg, South Africa ( 1971-03-18 ) Plays Right-handed (one handed-backhand) | ||
Boomer Health Transformation - Pro Tennis Player Mariaan De Swardt
Mariaan de Swardt (born 18 March 1971) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who played as a professional from 1988 to 2001. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996, and was a member of the South African Fed Cup Team in 1992 and 1994–1997. In 2006, de Swardt became a U.S. citizen.
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De Swardt won two Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles competition: the 1999 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open with partner David Adams. In addition, she also holds four women's doubles titles and reached as high as No. 11 in the women's doubles world ranking. She has one WTA Tour singles title from 1998 and reached No. 28 in the world singles ranking in 1996.
Since retiring from tennis, she has been a commentator for Eurosport and South African television, and has coached at professional, collegiate and recreational level with her base being at Atlanta, Georgia. She now resides in Houston, Texas and is a teaching professional at the River Oaks Country Club. In 2004, she set up a non-profit charity, the Pet Care Fund, to help animals.