Mariaan de Swardt
| Country (sports) |
 South Africa
|
|---|---|
| Residence |
Johannesburg, South Africa Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S. Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Born |
18 March 1971 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1988 |
| Retired | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,140,865 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 204–136 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 28 (8 April 1996) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1995, 1996, 1999) |
| French Open | 3R (1999) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1995) |
| US Open | 3R (1994) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 196–131 |
| Career titles | 4 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 11 (19 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1996, 1999) |
| French Open | QF (1996) |
| Wimbledon | F (1999) |
| US Open | QF (1996) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1999) |
| French Open | W (2000) |
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.
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 to that, 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.
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