Background
Werdel, Marianne was born on October 17, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Werdel, Marianne was born on October 17, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Student, Stanford University, 1985-1986.
She is also known as Marianne Witmeyer and Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer. In 1988 Werdel suffered a partially herniated disc forcing a two months absence from the tour. At the 1995 Australian Open, unseeded Marianne Werdel defeated fifth-seeded Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina in a first round match.
Werdel had also beaten Sabatini two years earlier at a tournament in Japan. After she had disposed of Sabatini, Werdel continued to work her way through the draw en route to a semifinal encounter with the top-seed and World No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
In their two previous meetings, Werdel had lost both times to Sánchez Vicario. This time proved no different as Sánchez Vicario defeated Werdel in two sets. In reaching the semifinals, the 1995 Australian Open proved to be the best results Werdel would have in Grand Slam singles competition.
She defeated Sánchez Vicario two months later in the third round of the Lipton Championships in Key Biscayne. Werdel was coached by Woody Blocher. Singles 6
Doubles 5.