Riza Zalameda

Riza Zalameda
	Riza Zalameda at the 2009 US Open
Full name	Riza Angela Zalameda
Country (sports)	United States ; Philippines
Residence	Los Angeles, United States
Born	February 10, 1986; Los Angeles, United States
Turned pro	2008
Retired	2011
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$92,160
Singles
Career record	29–45
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 534 (July 24, 2006)
Doubles
Career record	77–70
Career titles	0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 76 (April 12, 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	1R (2010)
Wimbledon	1R (2010)
US Open	2R (2004, 2008)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	1R (2008)
Representing Philippines
Women's Tennis
Southeast Asian Games

Riza Angela Zalameda (born February 10, 1986) is an American-Filipino retired tennis player.

From 2004 to 2008, she attended and represented University of California, Los Angeles on the Division I women's tennis team. She is a former NCAA national champion in the doubles and team events, four-time All-American in singles and doubles.

Upon graduating with a degree in Anthropology, she played on the WTA Tour. In 2012-2016 she served as the assistant coach for Columbia University's Division I women's tennis program in New York City. Then, from 2016 to 2018, she led the newly fully funded tennis program at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

Currently, she is the tennis coach at Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.

Biography

Riza was born to Filipino parents Rolly and Angie Zalameda in Los Angeles. She started playing tennis at five and was coached by her father, Rolly.

Zalameda played on the WTA Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. She won two singles and six doubles ITF titles. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 534 in singles (achieved in July 2006) and No. 76 in doubles (set in April 2010). She was the runner-up at the OEC Taipei Ladies Open doubles event in 2009 with Yayuk Basuki.

Zalameda also won five medals at the Southeast Asian Games, representing the Philippines.

She retired from professional tennis in 2011.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	15 November 2005	Manila, Philippines	Hard (i)	Venise Chan	6–3, 6–2
Winner	2.	27 June 2006	Edmond, United States	Hard	Alexa Glatch	6–4, 6–1

Doubles (6–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	28 May 2002	Louisville, United States	Hard	Ashley Kroh	Beau Jones Kristina Kraszewski	3–6, 6–1, 0–6
Runner–up	2.	19 May 2003	El Paso, United States	Hard	Anne Yelsey	Beau Jones Anzela Zguna	0–6, 6–7⁽⁴⁾
Runner–up	3.	23 March 2004	Redding, United States	Hard	Lilia Osterloh	Jennifer Hopkins Mashona Washington	2–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	15 November 2005	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Denise Dy	Chen Yi Kao Shao-yuan	6–2, 6–3
Runner–up	5.	6 April 2009	Jackson County, United States	Clay	Laura Granville	Monique Adamczak Arina Rodionova	3–6, 4–6
Winner	6.	17 May 2009	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Lilia Osterloh	Carmen Klaschka Sabine Klaschka	6–0, 6–0
Winner	7.	31 May 2009	Carson, United States	Hard	Laura Granville	Monique Adamczak Nicole Kriz	6–3, 6–4
Winner	8.	12 July 2009	Grapevine, United States	Hard	Lindsay Lee-Waters	Kimberly Couts Valérie Tétreault	7–6⁽⁷⁾, 6–3
Winner	9.	8 August 2009	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Ahsha Rolle	Madison Brengle Lilia Osterloh	6–4, 6–3
Winner	10.	27 September 2009	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Mashona Washington	Melinda Czink Lindsay Lee-Waters	6–3, 6–2
Runner–up	11.	8 November 2009	Taipei, Taiwan	Hard (i)	Yayuk Basuki	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	3–6, 6–3, [7-10]
Runner–up	12.	2 April 2010	Monzón, Spain	Hard	Yayuk Basuki	Alexandra Dulgheru Tamarine Tanasugarn	2–6, 0–6

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