| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1981 Durban, South Africa |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $48,425 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 119–114 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 283 (7 July 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 122–102 |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 164 (4 December 2000) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 7–4 |
Nicole Rencken (born 12 June 1981) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Rencken was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 1999 Australian Open, partnering Natalie Grandin. [1]
On the professional circuit, she reached a best singles ranking of 283 and won ten ITF titles in doubles. [2]
Both of her WTA Tour main-draw appearances were in doubles, in Oklahoma City in 2001, and then the following year at the Madrid Open.
From 2002 to 2004, Rencken played nine Fed Cup ties for South Africa, including a World Group Play-off against the Czech Republic in 2003. [1]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 8 June 2003 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard |  Ludmila Richterová | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 18 July 1999 | ITF Frinton, Great Britain | Grass | Natalie Grandin |  Leanne Baker  Nicole Sewell | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | 12 March 2000 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Natalie Grandin | Jenny Belobrajdic Kristen van Elden | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 19 March 2000 | ITF Benalla, Australia | Grass | Natalie Grandin | Kylie Hunt Mareze Joubert | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | 26 March 2000 | ITF Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Natalie Grandin | Kylie Hunt Mareze Joubert | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 2 April 2000 | ITF Corona, Australia | Grass | Natalie Grandin | Cindy Watson Christina Wheeler | 3–6, 6–7(11–13) |
| Win | 6. | 21 May 2000 | ITF Edinburgh, Scotland | Clay | Natalie Grandin |  Selima Sfar  Lorna Woodroffe | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 28 May 2000 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Natalie Grandin |  Angela Cardoso Carlota Santos | 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 11 June 2000 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Chanelle Scheepers Carien Venter | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Loss | 9. | 18 June 2000 | ITF Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Lucinda Gibbs Giselle Swart | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 13 August 2000 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Natalie Grandin |  Miriam D'Agostini  Angelika Rösch | 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 11. | 20 August 2000 | ITF London, England | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Susi Bensch  Manisha Malhotra | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–6) |
| Loss | 12. | 5 November 2000 | ITF Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Natalie Grandin |  Amanda Augustus Amy Jensen | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 13. | 8 July 2001 | ITF Camaiore, Italy | Clay |  Melisa Arévalo |  Petra Dizdar Mia Marovic | 4–5 ret. |
| Loss | 14. | 1 June 2003 | ITF Houston, United States | Hard (i) |  Yvonne Doyle |  Seiko Okamoto Remi Tezuka | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 15. | 8 June 2003 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | Yvonne Doyle | Beau Jones  Anžela Žguna | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 16. | 27 April 2004 | ITF Bournemouth, England | Clay | Jaslyn Hewitt |  Raissa Gourevitch Ekaterina Kozhokina | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 17. | 4 May 2004 | ITF Edinburgh, Scotland | Clay | Anna Hawkins | Raissa Gourevitch Ekaterina Kozhokina | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Loss | 18. | 15 August 2004 | ITF Hampstead, England | Hard | Anna Hawkins | Rushmi Chakravarthi Sania Mirza | 3–6, 2–6 |
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