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Emily Bond

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Emily Bond
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
Born (1973-10-13) 13 October 1973 (age 51)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$39,815
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 297 (31 March 1997)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 271 (27 March 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1993, 1995)

Emily Bond (born 13 October 1973) is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography

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A right-handed player from Gloucestershire, Bond played on the professional tour in the 1990s.

Bond won her first ITF singles title at Swindon in 1993, beating Russian Fed Cup representative Svetlana Parkhomenko in the final.[1] In 1994 she qualified for the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament in Moscow, where she was beaten in three sets by Ruxandra Dragomir in the opening round. She had a win over future top 50 player Sonya Jeyaseelan in the 1996 Wimbledon qualifiers and the following year reached her best singles ranking of 297 in the world.[2]

As a doubles player, Bond twice featured in the main draw at Wimbledon. She qualified for the women's doubles as a lucky loser partnering Claire Taylor in 1993, then received a wildcard to compete with Joanne Moore in 1995.

Personal Life

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Bond married the billionaire Georg von Opel, and has four children with him.[3] She also founded a farm & dining shop, Malverleys Farm & Dining, in Newbury.[4]

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–1)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 4 October 1993 Basingstoke, United Kingdom Hard Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 8 November 1993 Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko 7–5, 6–3
Winner 2. 27 May 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Germany Petra Winzenhöller 1–6, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles (1–6)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 26 April 1993 Lerida, Spain Clay France Caroline Toyre Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva
Greece Christina Zachariadou
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 27 June 1994 Washington, United States Hard United States Lindsay Lee-Waters United States Annie Miller
Canada Stephanie Tibbits
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 11 September 1994 Jersey, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Caroline Hunt United Kingdom Kaye Hand
United Kingdom Sara Tse
6–0, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 9 October 1994 Nottingham, United Kingdom Carpet United Kingdom Ekaterina Roubanova Germany Tanja Karsten
Germany Michaela Seibold
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up 5. 27 February 1995 Miami, United States Hard United States Lindsay Lee-Waters United States Elly Hakami
United States Stephanie Reece
1–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 1 June 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Italy Emanuela Brusati United Kingdom Helen Crook
United Kingdom Victoria Davies
7–6(4), 6–4
Runner-up 6. 6 October 1996 Nottingham, United Kingdom Carpet United Kingdom Ekaterina Roubanova United Kingdom Julie Pullin
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis: Bond wins first title". The Independent. 15 November 1993.
  2. ^ "Rusedski follows Henman through". The Independent. 19 June 1996. p. 11.
  3. ^ Times, The Sunday. "Rich List 2020: profiles 51-100, featuring Bernie Ecclestone". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "In Conversation with, our Founder, Emily von Opel".
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