Claudia Pasquale Explained

Claudia Pasquale
Fullname:Claudia Roshardt-Pasquale
Birth Date:22 May 1963
Singlesrecord:-
Frenchopenresult:2R (1983)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1981)
Usopenresult:2R (1982)
Doublesrecord:-

Claudia Roshardt-Pasquale (born 22 May 1963) is a retired professional tennis player from Switzerland.

Biography

Tennis career

Pasquale played in three Federation Cup ties for Switzerland. She debuted in Switzerland's quarterfinal loss to the USSR in the 1979 Federation Cup and lost her singles match to Natasha Chmyreva in three sets. In the 1980 competition, she featured in a 3–0 whitewash over Greece in the first round, then sat out of the action as Switzerland made it to the semifinals. She was recalled for the opening rubber of the semifinal against the United States, replacing Isabelle Villiger, but was unable to trouble Andrea Jaeger, and Switzerland was beaten easily in the tie.[1]

Her most notable performance on tour was reaching the fourth round of the 1981 Wimbledon Championships as a qualifier. Having received a bye in the opening round, Pasquale started with a second round win over Kathy Rinaldi, who had earlier become the youngest player to win a Wimbledon match, at 14.[2] In the third round she upset 11th seed Dianne Fromholtz, then was eliminated by eventual champion Chris Evert Lloyd 6–0, 6–0 to end her run.[3]

Personal life

Now known by her married name Roshardt, she has two sons who competed in tennis. The eldest Robin won the Orange Bowl in 2005 and made two main draw appearances at the Swiss Open Gstaad.[4] Younger son Luca played on the international juniors circuit.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Federation Cup: Australia goes down to Britain in semi . The Canberra Times. 15 November 1981 . 10 May 2018 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: McEnroe, Connors Advance, Kathy Rinaldi Loses At Wimbledon. Amdur. Neil. 26 June 1981. The New York Times. 10 May 2018.
  3. News: Seven Americans make Wimbledon quarterfinals. 28 June 1981. Kokomo Tribune. 25. 10 May 2018.
  4. News: Wonder-Boy-Schlagzeilen sind nicht gefragt. 13 December 2005. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. German. 10 May 2018.
  5. Web site: ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Roshardt, Luca (SUI). ITF. 10 May 2018.