Emily Bond Explained

Emily Bond
Country Represented: Great Britain
Birth Date:13 October 1973
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$39,815
Highestsinglesranking:No. 297 (31 March 1997)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 271 (27 March 1995)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1993, 1995)

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

Biography

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

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

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.4 October 1993Basingstoke, United KingdomHard Svetlana Parkhomenko6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Winner1.8 November 1993Swindon, United KingdomCarpet Svetlana Parkhomenko7–5, 6–3
Winner2.27 May 1996Istanbul, TurkeyHard Petra Winzenhöller1–6, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles (1–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.26 April 1993Lerida, SpainClay Svetlana Krivencheva
Christina Zachariadou
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.27 June 1994Washington, United StatesHard Lindsay Lee-Waters Annie Miller
Stephanie Tibbits
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up3.11 September 1994Jersey, United KingdomHard Caroline Hunt Kaye Hand
Sara Tse
6–0, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up4.9 October 1994Nottingham, United KingdomCarpet Ekaterina Roubanova Tanja Karsten
Michaela Seibold
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up5.27 February 1995Miami, United StatesHard Lindsay Lee-Waters Elly Hakami
Stephanie Reece
1–6, 1–6
Winner1.1 June 1996Istanbul, TurkeyHard Helen Crook
Victoria Davies
7–6(4), 6–4
Runner-up6.6 October 1996Nottingham, United KingdomCarpet Ekaterina Roubanova Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 4–6

Notes and References

  1. News: Tennis: Bond wins first title . . 15 November 1993.
  2. News: Rusedski follows Henman through . . 19 June 1996 . 11.
  3. News: Times. The Sunday. Rich List 2020: profiles 51-100, featuring Bernie Ecclestone. . en. 2020-07-20. 0140-0460.
  4. https://www.malverleys.co.uk/s/stories/meet-our-founder-emily-von-opel