Rene Mentz

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Rene Mentz
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Born (1966-05-26) 26 May 1966 (age 57)
Prize money$27,482
Singles
Career record39–12
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 295 (8 November 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1984)
Wimbledon 2R (1983)
Doubles
Career record23–8
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 285 (25 October 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1984)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1984)

Rene Mentz (born 26 May 1966) is a South African former professional tennis player. [1]

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Mentz, a junior Wimbledon quarterfinalist who was raised in Pretoria, played on the professional tour in the 1980s and early 1990s. She reached a career-high singles ranking of 295 in the world.

During her career she featured in the women's singles main draws of both the French Open and Wimbledon, making the second round of the latter in 1983.

Her best Virginia Slims/WTA Tour performance came at the 1984 Central Fidelity Banks International in Richmond, where she made it through to the quarterfinals, with wins over Leslie Allen and Anna-Maria Fernandez. [2]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (3–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.9 May 1983ITF Warwickshire, United KingdomClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shelley Walpole 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up1.9 October 1983ITF Canberra, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Kinney 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up2.22 November 1986ITF Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dianne Van Rensburg 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.5 March 1989ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gail Boon6–7(6), 7–6(4), 4–6
Winner2.4 April 1993ITF Gaborone, BotswanaHard Flag of the United States.svg Erica Adams 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Winner3.10 October 1993ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Cindy Summers6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.29 January 1984ITF Miami, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Heather Crowe Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of the United States.svg Ronni Reis
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up1.21 November 1987ITF Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mariaan de Swardt Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Gerken
Flag of the United States.svg Beth Herr
6–7, 2–6
Winner2.5 March 1989ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Monica Reinach Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Linda Barnard
6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Winner3.2 May 1993ITF Acapulco, MexicoClay Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Gáspár
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alena Havrlíková
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up2.12 July 1993ITF Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mareze Joubert Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum
Flag of Japan.svg Hiromi Nagano
2–6, 2–6
Winner4.10 October 1993ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Liezel Horn Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Surina De Beer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Karen van der Merwe
7–6(4), 7–5

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References

  1. "Mentz carries on run to quarter-finals". The Canberra Times . 20 October 1983. p. 26. Retrieved 24 June 2020 via Trove.
  2. "Richmond 1984 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.