Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Lisa Bonder-Kreiss

USA
Residence: Beverly Hills, California, USA
DOB: October 16, 1965
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 135 lbs. (61.2 kg)
Plays: Righthanded (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (June 21, 1982)/Retired (1991)
1981 - Made first appearance on computer in Sept. at No. 126
1983 - D. Evert in SF and Jaeger 62 57 61 at Tokyo [Queens Grand Prix] to win that event
1984 - D. Jaeger at Washington, DC
1987 - Upset McNeil 63 64 in 1r of Roland Garros; reached QF at Miami with wins over Yanagi, Moulton, Lindqvist and MJ Fernandez before l. 60 61 to Graf * *
SINGLES
Winner: 1983 - Tokyo [Borden Classic], Tokyo [Queens Grand Prix]; 1982 - Tokyo [Borden Classic], Hittfeld, USTA Circuit Masters.
Finalist: 1984 - U.S. Clay Courts; 1981 - Monroeville.

DOUBLES
Semifinalist: 1983 - Japan Open (w/Nagelsen); 1982 - Japan Open (w/Solomon).
Married Tom Kreiss on January 10, 1988...Son, Taylor Jennings Kreiss, was born 8 February 1989, at 3:30 a.m., weighing 6 lbs., 14 ozs...Family owns Vector Research, Inc...Lisa was an honor student at Huron (Michigan) High and transferred to New Braunfels High in Texas in 1980 so she could receive concentrated coaching at John Newcombe's camp...Likes European style clothes, pizza, yakitori (Japanese chicken), skiing, swimming, music, horses and collecting stuffed animals...Loves to read and averaged a book per week on the tour...Held numerous endorsements in Japan, where she was considered a favorite among fans...Nicknamed Lisa Lou.
ò Won first pro title before 16th birthday (USTA Circuit/Nike Masters)
ò Won the U.S. Girls 18s Nationals in 1981 d. Kate Gompert
ò Ranked No. 1 on the U.S. Girls 12-and-under for 1978 then No. 1 in the 14s for 1980