Rene Uys
South African tennis player
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1964-07-26) 26 July 1964 (age 60) Bloemfontein, South Africa |
Retired | 1985 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 14–19 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (15 October 1984) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1985) |
US Open | 2R (1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 7–14 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1980) |
US Open | 1R (1983, 1984, 1985) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1985) |
Rene Uys (born 26 July 1964) is a former South African female tennis player who was active in the first half of the 1980s. She reached a highest singles ranking of No. 39 in October 1984.[1]
Tennis career
Uys was the runner-up at the girls' singles event at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships, losing the final to Zina Garrison in three sets. Her best result at a Grand Slam singles event was reaching the fourth round at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships in which she was defeated in straight sets by first-seeded and eventual champion Martina Navratilova.[2]
In April 1984, she reached the final of the WTA event in Durban, South Africa, followed by a semifinal spot at the South African Open in Johannesburg.[3]
Career finals
Singles (1 titles, 1 runners-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 23 April 1984 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
ITF finals
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (5–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 9 November 1980 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 6-7, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 November 1980 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 1-6, 6-2, 3-6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 November 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 5-7, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 December 1980 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 6-4, 4-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 5. | 10 December 1980 | East London, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 6-4, 6-3 |
Winner | 6. | 9 May 1981 | Chichester, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 9 May 1981 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() | 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1 November 1981 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 3-6, 2-6 |
Winner | 9. | 8 November 1981 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1 November 1981 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 6-7, 2-6 |
Winner | 11. | 8 December 1981 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 6-2 6-3 |
Runner-up | 12. | 31 January 1983 | Boca Raton, United States | Hard | ![]() | 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 28 April 1985 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | W/O |
Doubles (2–0)
Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 30 November 1981 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 |
Winner | 2. | 23 December 1988 | George, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6-2, 7-6 |
References
- ^ "WTA – Player profile". WTA.
- ^ "Wimbledon players profile – Rene Uys". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1985). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1985. London: Willow Books. pp. 203–204, 226. ISBN 0002181703.
External links
- Rene Uys at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rene Uys at the International Tennis Federation