Marita Redondo
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| Bio | Marita Redondo was born in San Diego and was raised in National City. From an early age, it became apparent that she would be a force to be reckoned with in tennis. With her signature devastating forehand and powerful game, she won the US nationals in the 14 and the 16 and under divisions, and she was runner-up in the 18 and under. A graduate of Our Lady of Peace in 1974, Marita played on the Virginia Slims tour from 1973 to 1980, and she qualified for the Slims championships in Los Angeles and Oakland. Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the 1978 US Open where she lost in three sets to Wendy Turnbull. At both the French Open (1976) and Wimbledon (1978) she reached the third round in the singles, losing to Virginia Ruzici and Ruta Gerulaitis respectively. In 1973, at age 17, she played on the Wightman Cup, an annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain, partnering Chris Evert in the first doubles rubber. That same year, at the Atlantic City Tennis Classic, Marita lost in the finals to Evert, and they captured the doubles. Tennis Magazine awarded her most improved player in 1973. Redondo played World Team Tennis for the Los Angeles Strings in 1974, the San Diego Friars in 1975 and the Seattle Cascades in 1978. In January 1978, she won the Avon Futures of San Diego, defeating Pat Medrado in the final in straight sets. At the Futures Championships in Atlanta in March she was runner-up to Julie Anthony. Marita had semifinal results in Dallas and Detroit in singles and was doubles finalist in Dallas. She won the Bridgestone Doubles Championships in 1976 and the Sillook Championships in Japan in 1976, 1978 and 1979. Her highest US ranking was five in 1976 and her career-best world ranking was nine. Marita had wins over Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Virginia Wade and Wendy Turnbull. Subsequent to her years on the tour, Marita held the position of tennis director and head professional at the Handlery Swim and Tennis Club from 1990 to 1992. She was the director of racquet sports/childcare from 1992 to 2000 at Frog’s Athletic Club in San Diego. Marita was the assistant general manager from 2000 to 2002 at Frog’s Club One, before serving as their general manager until 2007. She is currently the sports director at the Lomas Santa Fe Country Club, overseeing tennis, aquatics, fitness, spa, retail and housekeeping. |
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