Emily Bond
{{Short description|British professional tennis player}}
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| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $39,815
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 297 (31 March 1997)
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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.{{cite news |title=Tennis: Bond wins first title |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis-bond-wins-first-title-1504371.html |work=The Independent |date=15 November 1993}} 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.{{cite news |title=Rusedski follows Henman through |work=The Independent |date=19 June 1996 |page=11}}
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.{{Cite news|last=Times|first=The Sunday|title=Rich List 2020: profiles 51-100, featuring Bernie Ecclestone|newspaper=The Times |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/rich-list-2020-profiles-51-100-featuring-bernie-ecclestone-wmnjxggkw|access-date=2020-07-20|issn=0140-0460}} She also founded a farm & dining shop, Malverleys Farm & Dining, in Newbury.{{cite web | url=https://www.malverleys.co.uk/s/stories/meet-our-founder-emily-von-opel | title=In Conversation with, our Founder, Emily von Opel }}
ITF Circuit finals
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=Singles (2–1)=
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!Outcome !No. !Date !Location !Surface !Opponent !Score |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 1. | 4 October 1993 | Basingstoke, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Parkhomenko | 6–2, 3–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 8 November 1993 | Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Parkhomenko | 7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 2. | 27 May 1996 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} Petra Winzenhöller | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
=Doubles (1–6)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |
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| bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up | 1. | 26 April 1993 | Lerida, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Caroline Toyre | {{flagicon|BUL}} Svetlana Krivencheva | 1–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 27 June 1994 | Washington, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Lee-Waters | {{flagicon|USA}} Annie Miller | 5–7, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 11 September 1994 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Caroline Hunt | {{flagicon|GBR}} Kaye Hand | 6–0, 1–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 4. | 9 October 1994 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Carpet | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ekaterina Roubanova | {{flagicon|GER}} Tanja Karsten | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 5. | 27 February 1995 | Miami, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Lee-Waters | {{flagicon|USA}} Elly Hakami | 1–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 1 June 1996 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | {{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuela Brusati | {{flagicon|GBR}} Helen Crook | 7–6(4), 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 6. | 6 October 1996 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Carpet | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ekaterina Roubanova | {{flagicon|GBR}} Julie Pullin | 2–6, 4–6 |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
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Category:Tennis players from Gloucestershire