Rene Uys

Rene Uys

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1964-07-26) 26 July 1964 (age 61) Bloemfontein, South Africa
Retired	1985
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 84,568
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
Runner-up	1.	23 April 1984	Durban, South Africa	Hard	Peanut Harper	1–6, 4–6

ITF finals

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–8)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	9 November 1980	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Hard	Jennifer Mundel	6-7, 4-6
Runner-up	2.	23 November 1980	Bloemfontein, South Africa	Hard	Susan Rollinson	1-6, 6-2, 3-6
Runner-up	3.	30 November 1980	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Lesley Charles	5-7, 4-6
Runner-up	4.	10 December 1980	Cape Town, South Africa	Hard	Liz Gordon	6-4, 4-6, 4-6
Winner	5.	10 December 1980	East London, South Africa	Hard	Liz Gordon	6-4, 6-3
Winner	6.	9 May 1981	Chichester, United Kingdom	Clay	Florența Mihai	6–4, 6–3
Winner	7.	9 May 1981	Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom	Clay	Lesley Charles	6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Runner-up	8.	1 November 1981	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Hard	Yvonne Vermaak	3-6, 2-6
Winner	9.	8 November 1981	Durban, South Africa	Hard	Beverly Mould	3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Runner-up	10.	1 November 1981	Bloemfontein, South Africa	Hard	Beverly Mould	6-7, 2-6
Winner	11.	8 December 1981	Cape Town, South Africa	Hard	Beverly Mould	6-2 6-3
Runner-up	12.	31 January 1983	Boca Raton, United States	Hard	Emilse Raponi Longo	4-6, 6-4, 2-6
Runner-up	13.	28 April 1985	Durban, South Africa	Hard	Marcie Louie	W/O

Doubles (2–0)

Outcome	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Winner	1.	30 November 1981	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Beverly Mould	Ilana Kloss Yvonne Vermaak	6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Winner	2.	23 December 1988	George, South Africa	Hard	Gail Boon	Janine Burton-Durham Louise Venter	6-2, 7-6

References

1. "WTA – Player profile". WTA.
2. "Wimbledon players profile – Rene Uys". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
3. 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