Rhonda Rajsich

Rhonda Rajsich

Rajsich at 2006 World Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Rhonda Rocks, Rondeezee
Nationality	American
Born	(1978-10-07) October 7, 1978 (age 38) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
Country	USA
Sport	Racquetball
College team	Stephen F. Austin
Team	Ektelon, rollout
Coached by	Jim Winterton
Achievements and titles
National finals	1st singles (2004, 2006, 2007), 1st doubles (2012 & 2015)
Highest world ranking	No. 1 (2005-08, 2010-11)
Medal record World Championships 2008 Ireland Singles 2010 South Korea Singles 2012 Dominican Republic Singles 2012 Dominican Republic Doubles 2012 Dominican Republic Team 2014 Canada Singles Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Singles 2011 Guadalajara Doubles 2011 Guadalajara Team 2015 Toronto Singles 2015 Toronto Doubles 2015 Toronto Team Pan American Championships 2002 Cochabamba Singles 2007 Santiago Singles 2007 Santiago Doubles 2008 San Jose Singles 2011 Managua Singles 2012 Temuco Singles 2013 Cali Doubles 2013 Cali Singles 2017 San Jose Singles 2017 San Jose Doubles World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Singles 2013 Cali Singles

Rhonda Rajsich (born October 7, 1978) is an American racquetball player. She has won two Racquetball World Championships and four US Open championships. Rajsich was the #1 player on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization season ending rankings four times – from 2005-06 to 2007-08 and again in 2010-11. She is of Serbian descent.

Rajsich has been in the finals of the US Open a record eleven times with a 4-7 win-loss record. Her four US Open titles are second most for a woman behind Paola Longoria with six. She defeated Longoria in the US Open final twice in 2009 and 2010, and Rajsich also won in 2003, when she beat Christie Van Hees in the final and 2007, when she defeated Cheryl Gudinas in the final. She has been a top 4 player on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization tour since the 2000-01 season, achieving the season ending #1 ranking for four seasons (2006–2008 & 2010-11).

Rajsich won back to back World Championship titles, first at the 2008 International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in Kingscourt, Ireland and then in 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. In 2008, Rajsich defeated fellow American Cheryl Gudinas in the final, and in 2010 she defeated Nancy Enriquez of Mexico in the final.

In both of the last two World Championships, Rajsich lost to Longoria. At the 2012 World Championships, Rajsich lost to Longoria in the semi-finals – resulting in a bronze medal, and in 2014 they met in the final, which Longoria again won, so Rajsich got the silver medal.