Tara Snyder is a former tennis player from the United States, who started a professional career in May 1995. She reached her highest individual ranking in the WTA Tour on November 16, 1998, when she was ranked No. 33 in the world. Snyder won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games

Tennis at the 1999 Pan American Games

The tennis competition at the 1999 Pan American Games was held from July 29 to August 5, 1999, at the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club in Winnipeg, Canada. Men's and women's singles and doubles events were held.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

 in Winnipeg, Canada, after losing the final to Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

's María Vento-Kabchi

Maria Vento-Kabchi

María Alejandra Vento-Kabchi is a professional female tennis player from Venezuela. On July 19, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...

. Tara won the US Junior Open and was regarded as one of the top US youth tennis players of her time.

Tara Snyder's father Darrel Snyder was a tennis teaching instructor and taught her the game. Tara's uncle Dave Snyder was the Texas Longhorns tennis coach for many years.