Marita Redondo
Interviewed by Melania Attar
Marita is an American former tennis player and San Diego native who was active during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Listen to “Episode 4 | To The Mountaintop with Marita Redondo” on Spreaker.Marita enjoyed success at the US Open, the French Open and Wimbledon, reaching a ranking of 14th in the world at one point in her career.
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. Redondo played World Team Tennis for the Los Angeles Strings in 1974, the San Diego Friars in 1975 and the Seattle Cascades in 1978.
Marita was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.
Marita Redondo, courtesy San Diego City Clerk Archives. 
Marita Redondo and interviewer Melania Attar
Interviewer:
Melania Attar
As an honors student at the Academy of Our Lady of Peace, I worked hard to maintain excellent grades, play tennis, and practice piano. I am one of six children and help care for my siblings. I am pursuing a job in the medical field in the future, possibly in dermatology and plastic surgery.
