(1967-10-17) October 17, 1967 (age 56) Los Angeles, California
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned pro
1986
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
US$1,044,641
Singles
Career record
237–227
Career titles
0
Highest ranking
No. 21 (October 9, 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
SF (1995)
French Open
2R (1989, 1994)
Wimbledon
3R (1991, 1993)
US Open
2R (1985, 1986, 1994, 1995)
Doubles
Career record
179–202
Career titles
0
Highest ranking
No. 45 (May 25, 1992)
Marianne Werdel (born October 17, 1967) is an American former professional tennis player.
Werdel was born in Los Angeles and played on the WTA Tour from 1982 to 1997. She is also known as Marianne Witmeyer or Werdel-Witmeyer.
She won 19 national junior titles. In 1988 Werdel suffered a partially herniated disc, forcing a two-month absence from the tour.[1]
At the 1995 Australian Open, unseeded Marianne Werdel defeated fifth-seeded Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina in a first-round match. Werdel won the first set, but Sabatini raced out to a 3–0 lead in the second set before twice losing her serve. Werdel won four consecutive games to close out the match in straight sets, dismissing Sabatini 6–4, 6–4.[2] Werdel had also beaten Sabatini two years earlier at a tournament in Japan. After she had disposed of Sabatini, Werdel continued to work her way through the draw beating Park Sung-hee, Elena Makarova, Barbara Paulus and Angélica Gavaldón en route to a semifinal encounter with the top-seed and world No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. In their two previous meetings, Werdel had lost both times to Sánchez Vicario. This time proved no different as Sánchez Vicario defeated Werdel in two sets. In reaching the semifinals, the 1995 Australian Open proved to be the best result Werdel would have in Grand Slam singles competition. She defeated Sánchez Vicario two months later in the third round of the Lipton Championships in Key Biscayne.[3]
Werdel was coached by Woody Blocher.[1]
On 21 November 1992, she married Major League Baseball player Ron Witmeyer.[1][2]
^ abcJohn Barrett, ed. (1996). ITF World of Tennis 1996. London: CollinsWillow. p. 381. ISBN 9780002187138.
^ abMichael Hirsley (February 11, 1995). "Wed To A Life In Sports". Chicago Tribune.
^"Sanchez Vicario Sent Home Early at Lipton". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1995.
MarianneWerdel (born October 17, 1967) is an American former professional tennis player. Werdel was born in Los Angeles and played on the WTA Tour from...
round by 13th-seeded Raffaella Reggi. In August 1990, she defeated MarianneWerdel Witmeyer to win the Schenectady tournament, a warm-up for the US Open...
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medalist Julia Wipplinger South Africa 1923 1952 French quarterfinalist MarianneWerdel Witmeyer United States 1967 Ranked world No. 21 in singles in 1995...
6–0 Win 3. May 1992 Swiss Open Clay Elna Reinach Karina Habšudová MarianneWerdel 7–5, 6–2 Loss 2. Feb 1993 Chicago Cup, United States Carpet (i) Kimberly...
academies and coached numerous player on the professional tour, including MarianneWerdel and Tim Wilkison. "10-Year-Old Awes State Tennis World". Waco News...
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17 September 1990 Chiba, Japan Hard Eva Pfaff Michelle Jaggard-Lai MarianneWerdel 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 Winner 15. 2 March 1992 Mildura, Australia Grass Amanda...
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