Eliza Pande Warde (born January 2, 1953) is an American former

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player. Raised in

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, Pande was a

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junior semi-finalist and won the USTA national 16-and-under championships in 1969, beating

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in the final. Her other title wins include the 1970 U.S. amateur grasscourt championships and the 1971 Pennsylvania lawn tennis championships. Pande competed briefly on the professional circuit, with third round appearances at both Wimbledon and the US Open in 1971. She went on to play varsity tennis at

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, which is where she first met future husband Jock Warde, who had been one of the country's top juniors.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pande, Eliza 1953 births Living people American female tennis players Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players Tennis players from California Sportspeople from Palo Alto, California