| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1970 |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | 1998 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two–handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$399,887 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 229–175 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 27 (6 May 1991) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1994) |
| French Open | 2R (1991,1992) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1991) |
| US Open | 2R (1990,91,92,93,94) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 22–73 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 159 (31 January 1994) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1994) |
Emanuela Zardo (born 24 April 1970) 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 she was among the top 100 in the world from 1990 to 1994.
Zardo reached her highest ranking of No. 27 on 6 May 1991.[1] She won one WTA singles title, and she was 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, losing to Jana Novotná.
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (1–2)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (0-0) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (1-2) | International (0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | Apr 1991 | Taranto, Italy | Clay |  Petra Ritter |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | Apr 1992 | Taranto, Italy | Clay |  Julie Halard |
0–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | Sep 1992 | Paris, France | Clay |  Sandra Cecchini |
2–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
Singles (10-5)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 31 August 1987 | Vilamoura, Portugal | Clay |  Cornelia Lechner |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 7 September 1987 | Madeira, Portugal | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Corine Bousmans |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 17 April 1989 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rachel McQuillan |
6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 12 June 1989 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Sabine Appelmans |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 17 July 1989 | Darmstadt, West Germany | Clay |  Andrea Strnadová |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 7 May 1990 | Modena, Italy | Clay | Katia Piccolini |
6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 7. | 22 April 1991 | Caserta, Italy | Clay |  Ana Segura |
6–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 1 June 1992 | Milan, Italy | Clay | Flora Perfetti |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 8 June 1992 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay |  Ruxandra Dragomir |
6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
| Runner-up | 10. | 6 September 1993 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | Sandra Dopfer |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 11 September 1995 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Ivana Havrlíková |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 18 September 1995 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Cristina Torrens Valero |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 3 November 1996 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Denisa Chládková |
6–7, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 8 September 1997 | Fano, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 15. | 12 October 1997 | Biel, Switzerland | Clay | Caecilia Charbonnier |
3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles (0-2)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 25 August 1996 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Virginie Massart |
Cătălina Cristea Helena Vildová |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 14 June 1998 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay |  Paula Racedo |
Laura Bao Caecilia Charbonnier |
4–6, 0–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A |
| US Open | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A |
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