Claudia Roshardt-Pasquale (born 22 May 1963) is a retired professional tennis player from Switzerland.

Biography

Tennis career

Pasquale played in three

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ties for

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. She debuted in Switzerland's quarterfinal loss to the

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in the 1979 Federation Cup and lost her singles match to

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in three sets. In the 1980 competition, she featured in a 3–0 whitewash over

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in the first round, then sat out of the action as Switzerland made it to the semifinals. She was recalled for the opening rubber of the semifinal against the

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, replacing

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, but was unable to trouble Andrea Jaeger, and Switzerland was beaten easily in the tie. Her most notable performance on tour was reaching the fourth round of the

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as a qualifier. Having received a bye in the opening round, Pasquale started with a second round win over Kathy Rinaldi, who had earlier become the youngest player to win a Wimbledon match, at 14. In the third round she upset 11th seed Dianne Fromholtz, then was eliminated by eventual champion

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6–0, 6–0 to end her run.

Personal life

Now known by her married name Roshardt, she has two sons who competed in tennis. The eldest Robin won the

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in 2005 and made two main draw appearances at the

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. Younger son Luca played on the international juniors circuit.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasquale, Claudia 1963 births Living people Swiss female tennis players