Riza Zalameda
Riza Angela Zalameda is an American-Filipino former tennis player.
From 2004 to 2008, she attended and represented University of California on the Division I women's tennis team. Zalameda is a former NCAA national champion in the doubles and team events, and four-time All-American in singles and doubles.
Upon graduating with a degree in Anthropology, she played on the WTA Tour.
From 2012 to 2016, Zalameda 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, Zalameda 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 mainly on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit where she won two singles and six doubles titles. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 534 in singles and No. 76 in doubles. She was runner-up at the doubles event of the Taipei Ladies Open in 2009 with Yayuk Basuki, her greatest success.
Zalameda also won seven medals at the Southeast Asian Games, representing the Philippines.
She retired from pro circuit 2011.