Nicole Rencken

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Nicole Rencken
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981 (age 42)
Durban, South Africa
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$48,425
Singles
Career record119–114
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 283 (7 July 2003)
Doubles
Career record122–102
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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Career

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]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.8 June 2003ITF Hilton Head, United StatesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová 1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.18 July 1999ITF Frinton, Great BritainGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of New Zealand.svg Leanne Baker
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Sewell
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss2.12 March 2000ITF Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenny Belobrajdic
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristen van Elden
3–6, 4–6
Loss3.19 March 2000ITF Benalla, AustraliaGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kylie Hunt
Flag of South Africa.svg Mareze Joubert
3–6, 2–6
Win4.26 March 2000ITF Wodonga, AustraliaGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kylie Hunt
Flag of South Africa.svg Mareze Joubert
6–4, 6–4
Loss5.2 April 2000ITF Corona, AustraliaGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cindy Watson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler
3–6, 6–7(11–13)
Win6.21 May 2000ITF Edinburgh, ScotlandClay Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win7.28 May 2000ITF Guimarães, PortugalHard Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Portugal.svg Angela Cardoso
Flag of Portugal.svg Carlota Santos
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–2
Win8.11 June 2000ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers
Flag of South Africa.svg Carien Venter
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss9.18 June 2000ITF Benoni, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of South Africa.svg Lucinda Gibbs
Flag of South Africa.svg Giselle Swart
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss10.13 August 2000ITF Hechingen, GermanyClay Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini
Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Rösch
6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win11.20 August 2000ITF London, EnglandHard Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Germany.svg Susi Bensch
Flag of India.svg Manisha Malhotra
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–6)
Loss12.5 November 2000ITF Gold Coast, AustraliaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Augustus
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amy Jensen
4–6, 3–6
Win13.8 July 2001ITF Camaiore, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Melisa Arévalo Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Dizdar
Flag of Croatia.svg Mia Marovic
4–5 ret.
Loss14.1 June 2003ITF Houston, United StatesHard (i) Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Doyle Flag of Japan.svg Seiko Okamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Remi Tezuka
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win15.8 June 2003ITF Hilton Head, United StatesHard Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Doyle Flag of the United States.svg Beau Jones
Flag of Latvia.svg Anžela Žguna
6–3, 7–5
Win16.27 April 2004ITF Bournemouth, EnglandClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaslyn Hewitt Flag of Russia.svg Raissa Gourevitch
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Kozhokina
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win17.4 May 2004ITF Edinburgh, ScotlandClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins Flag of Russia.svg Raissa Gourevitch
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Kozhokina
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss18.15 August 2004ITF Hampstead, EnglandHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins Flag of India.svg Rushmi Chakravarthi
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
3–6, 2–6

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