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. 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.
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. She also founded a farm & dining shop, Malverleys Farm & Dining, in Newbury.
ITF Circuit finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles (2–1) OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 4 October 1993 Basingstoke, United Kingdom Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–2, 3–6, 0–6Winner 1. 8 November 1993 Swindon, United Kingdom Carpet Svetlana Parkhomenko 7–5, 6–3Winner 2. 27 May 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Petra Winzenhöller 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles (1–6) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up 1. 26 April 1993 Lerida, Spain Clay Caroline Toyre Svetlana Krivencheva Christina Zachariadou 1–6, 4–6Runner-up 2. 27 June 1994 Washington, United States Hard Lindsay Lee-Waters Annie Miller Stephanie Tibbits 5–7, 4–6Runner-up 3. 11 September 1994 Jersey, United Kingdom Hard Caroline Hunt Kaye Hand Sara Tse 6–0, 1–6, 4–6Runner-up 4. 9 October 1994 Nottingham, United Kingdom Carpet Ekaterina Roubanova Tanja Karsten Michaela Seibold 4–6, 6–3, 6–7Runner-up 5. 27 February 1995 Miami, United States Hard Lindsay Lee-Waters Elly Hakami Stephanie Reece 1–6, 1–6Winner 1. 1 June 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Emanuela Brusati Helen Crook Victoria Davies 7–6(4), 6–4Runner-up 6. 6 October 1996 Nottingham, United Kingdom Carpet Ekaterina Roubanova Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe 2–6, 4–6
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