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Encyclopedia > Mariaan de Swardt

Mariaan de Swardt (born March 18, 1971 in Johannesburg) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who played as a professional from 1980 to 2001. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... This article is about the city in South Africa. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...


Since 1988, De Swardt has won two Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles competition, including the 1999 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open with partner David Adams. She worked with a junior tennis program in Hilton Head. Along with the two Grand Slam wins, De Swardt also holds four career doubles titles and a WTA Tour singles title in 1998. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... List of the 1999 Australian Open Champions: Mens Singles Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) d. ... List of the 2000 French Open Champions: // Mens Singles Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) d. ... Hilton Head Island is a town located in Beaufort County, South Carolina. ... WTA stands for Womens Tennis Association, and is also known as the WTA Tour, and is to womens tennis what the ATP is to mens tennis. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


She was named the 2000 Female Most Valuable Player in World Team Tennis and finished the 1995 season ranked No. 1 in women's doubles with Martina Navratilova, helping lead the New Jersey Stars to the league championship. Perhaps the best singles win of her career also came in 1995 as she defeated then top-ranked Steffi Graf at a tournament in Brighton, dealing Graf only her second loss of the year to that point. A member of the South African Fed Cup Team in 1992 and 1994-1997, she has also been a commentator for Eurosport and South African television during her career. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. ... For the Austrian runner, see Stephanie Graf. ... For other places with the same name, see Brighton (disambiguation). ... The Fed Cup (until 1995 Federation Cup) is the most important tennis tournament for female national teams, very similar to the mens Davis Cup. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Eurosport is the largest European sports satellite and cable network available in 54 countries and broadcasting in 18 different languages. ...



 

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