Marita Redondo (born February 19, 1956) is an American former
tennis player who was active during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Her best singles performance at a
Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the
1978 US Open where she lost in three sets to
Wendy Turnbull. At both the
French Open
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ...
(1976) and
Wimbledon (1978) she reached the third round in the singles, losing to
Virginia Ruzici and
Ruta Gerulaitis respectively.
In 1973, at age 17, she played on the
Wightman Cup, an annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain, partnering
Chris Evert
Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record ...
in the first doubles rubber. Redondo played
World Team Tennis for the
Los Angeles Strings in 1974, the
San Diego Friars in 1975 and the
Seattle Cascades in 1978.
In January 1978 she won the Avon Futures of San Diego, defeating
Pat Medrado in the final in straight sets. At the Futures Championships in Atlanta in March she was runner-up to
Julie Anthony.
Redondo was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.
WTA career finals
Singles (1 title)
Doubles (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Futures finals
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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1956 births
Living people
American female tennis players
People from National City, California
21st-century American women
Tennis players from San Diego