Marita Redondo

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1956-02-19)February 19, 1956 (age 69) San Diego, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 156,176
Singles
Career titles	0
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1976)
Wimbledon	3R (1978)
US Open	4R (1978)
Doubles
Career titles	4
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1976, 1979)
Wimbledon	3R (1973)
US Open	3R (1980)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1976, 1979)
US Open	2R (1973)

Marita Redondo (born February 19, 1956) is an American formertennis player who was active during the 1970s and early 1980s.

Her best singles performance at aGrand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the1978 US Open where she lost in three sets toWendy Turnbull. At both theFrench Open (1976) andWimbledon (1978) she reached the third round in the singles, losing toVirginia Ruzici andRuta Gerulaitis respectively.

In 1973, at age 17, she played on theWightman Cup, an annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain, partneringChris Evert in the first doubles rubber. Redondo playedWorld Team Tennis for theLos Angeles Strings in 1974, theSan Diego Friars in 1975 and theSeattle Cascades in 1978.^[2][3]

In January 1978 she won the Avon Futures of San Diego, defeatingPat Medrado in the final in straight sets.At the Futures Championships in Atlanta in March she was runner-up toJulie Anthony.^[4]

Redondo was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.^[5]

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	1973	Atlantic City Tennis Classic, USA	Hard	Chris Evert	2–6, 5–7

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	1973	Atlantic City Tennis Classic, USA	Hard	Chris Evert	Ilana Kloss Pat Walkden	6–4, 6–4
Winner	2.	1973	Aberavon Cup, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner	3.	1973	Edinburgh Cup, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	4.	1973	Billingham Cup, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Virginia Wade	Glynis Coles Sharon Walsh	6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	1974	Medi-Quick Open, USA	Grass	Kathleen Harter	Ann Kiyomura Pam Teeguarden	2–6, 0–6
Runner-up	6.	1976	Virginia Slims of Dallas, USA	Carpet (i)	Greer Stevens	Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	1978	Virginia Slims of Seattle, USA	Carpet (i)	Patricia Bostrom	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	8.	1981	Avon Championships of Los Angeles, USA	Carpet (i)	Peanut Louie	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	1–6, 6–4, 1–6

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	1978	Avon Futures of San Diego, USA	Carpet (i)	Pat Medrado	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	1978	Avon Futures Championships, USA	Carpet (i)	Julie Anthony	3–6, 3–6

• Marita Redondo at theWomen's Tennis Association
• Marita Redondo at theInternational Tennis Federation

• 1956 births
• Living people
• American female tennis players
• Sportspeople from National City, California
• 21st-century American women
• Tennis players from San Diego
• 20th-century American sportswomen

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