Mariaan de Swardt
# Mariaan de Swardt

Mariaan de Swardt (born 18 March 1971) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa, who was active 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 Africa Fed Cup team in 1992 and from 1994 to 1997. In 2006, de Swardt became a U.S. citizen.

De Swardt won two Grand Slam titles in mixed-doubles competition, the 1999 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open with partner David Adams. She also won four women's doubles titles and reached as high as world No. 11 in the doubles WTA rankings. She has one WTA Tour singles title from 1998 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 28 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 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.

## Grand Slam tournament finals

### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elena Tatarkova | Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | David Adams | Max Mirnyi Serena Williams | 6–4, 4–6, $7–6^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 2000 | French Open | Clay | David Adams | Todd Woodbridge Rennae Stubbs | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |

## WTA career finals

### Singles: 1 (1 title)

* Legend (singles)
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–0)
* Tier III (1–0)
* Tier IV & V (0–0)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1998 | Boston Cup, United States | Hard | Barbara Schett | 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |

### Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1. | Apr 1995 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | Iva Majoli | Larisa Savchenko Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 1. | May 1995 | Bournemouth Championships, UK | Clay | Ruxandra Dragomir | Kerry-Anne Guse Patricia Hy | 6–3, 6–5 |
| Loss | 2. | Feb 1996 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Carpet (i) | Irina Spîrlea | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | May 1996 | Welsh Open, UK | Clay | Katrina Adams | Els Callens Laurence Courtois | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | Jun 1998 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | Jana Novotná | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | Aug 1998 | Boston Cup, US | Hard | Mary Joe Fernández | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Aug 1998 | Connecticut Open, United States | Hard | Jana Novotná | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Oct 1998 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Elena Tatarkova | Venus Williams Serena Williams | 7–5, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | Jan 1999 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Elena Tatarkova | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Émilie Loit | 6–1, 6–2 |

## ITF Circuit finals

### Singles: 11 (9–2)

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1. | 1 December 1986 | ITF Vereeniging, South Africa | Hard | Marie-Christine Damas | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 11 January 1988 | ITF Vereeniging | Hard | Linda Barnard | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | 18 January 1988 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Elna Reinach | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 20 November 1989 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | Clay | Yael Segal | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 23 April 1990 | ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Petra Thorén | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 28 May 1990 | ITF Francavilla, Italy | Clay | Zuzana Witzová | 6–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | 4 June 1990 | ITF Mantua, Italy | Hard | Federica Bonsignori | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 22 April 1991 | ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Ilana Berger | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | 6 May 1991 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 8 May 1994 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | Michelle Jackson-Nobrega | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 9. | 2 August 1998 | ITF Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | Kristina Brandi | 6–2, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 10 (7–3)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1. | 8 December 1986 | ITF Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Linda Barnard | Valda Lake Katie Rickett | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 16 November 1987 | ITF Johannesburg | Hard | Rene Mentz | Barbara Gerken Beth Herr | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 14 December 1987 | ITF Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Hard | Linda Barnard | Ralene Fourie Benita Haycock | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 4 January 1988 | ITF Johannesburg | Hard | Linda Barnard | Anne Grousbeck Vincenza Procacci | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | 11 January 1988 | ITF Vereeniging, South Africa | Hard | Linda Barnard | Cora Linneman Margaret Redfearn | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6. | 18 January 1988 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Linda Barnard | Elna Reinach Dianne Van Rensburg | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 6 May 1991 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay | Yael Segal | Eva Bes Virginia Ruano Pascual | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 8. | 8 May 1994 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | Liezel Huber | Michelle Jackson-Nobrega Katarzyna Teodorowicz | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | 4 August 1997 | ITF Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | Debbie Graham | Rachel McQuillan Nana Smith | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 10. | 2 August 1998 | ITF Salt Lake City | Hard | Samantha Smith | Liezel Huber Karin Kschwendt | 6–2, 6–2 |

### Head-to-head records

* Anna Kournikova 0-1
* Martina Hingis 0-1
* Lindsay Davenport 0-2
* Venus Williams 0-1
* Steffi Graf 1–2
* Anke Huber 2–2
* Monica Seles 0-2
* Dominique Monami 2-1
