Emily Bond

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

Emily Bond

Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	(1973-10-13) 13 October 1973 (age 51)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$39,815
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 297 (31 March 1997)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 271 (27 March 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1993, 1995)

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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	4 October 1993	Basingstoke, United Kingdom	Hard	Svetlana Parkhomenko	6–2, 3–6, 0–6
Winner	1.	8 November 1993	Swindon, United Kingdom	Carpet	Svetlana Parkhomenko	7–5, 6–3
Winner	2.	27 May 1996	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Petra Winzenhöller	1–6, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles (1–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	26 April 1993	Lerida, Spain	Clay	Caroline Toyre	Svetlana Krivencheva Christina Zachariadou	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	27 June 1994	Washington, United States	Hard	Lindsay Lee-Waters	Annie Miller Stephanie Tibbits	5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	11 September 1994	Jersey, United Kingdom	Hard	Caroline Hunt	Kaye Hand Sara Tse	6–0, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	9 October 1994	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Carpet	Ekaterina Roubanova	Tanja Karsten Michaela Seibold	4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up	5.	27 February 1995	Miami, United States	Hard	Lindsay Lee-Waters	Elly Hakami Stephanie Reece	1–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	1 June 1996	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Emanuela Brusati	Helen Crook Victoria Davies	7–6(4), 6–4
Runner-up	6.	6 October 1996	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Carpet	Ekaterina Roubanova	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	2–6, 4–6