Ronni Reis

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Ronni Reis
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1966-05-10) May 10, 1966 (age 58)
College University of Miami
Prize money$157,628
Singles
Career record73–62
Highest rankingNo. 78 (February 27, 1989)
Doubles
Career record77–61
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 31 (August 1, 1988)
Medal record
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Israel Women's Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Israel Women's Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Israel Mixed Doubles

Ronni Reis (sometimes spelled Ronnie Reis; also Ronni Reis-Bernstein) (born May 10, 1966) is an American former tennis player. Reis won three gold medals at the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, the doubles bronze medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games, and the doubles gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.

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Reis played for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami, where she won the NCAA doubles tournament in 1986 and was named the NCAA Senior Player of the Year in 1988.

Biography

She attended Miami Sunset High School in Miami, Florida. [1] Reis won the 1984 Florida state singles championship while a senior in high school. [1]

Reis won the gold medal, defeating American Jamie Golder, in the women's singles tennis event at the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, when she was 19 years old. [2] [3] She also won the women's doubles (with Eileen Tell) and the mixed doubles at the 1985 Maccabiah Games. [2] She won the doubles bronze medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games, and the doubles gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. [1]

She played collegiate tennis at the University of Miami, partnering with Lise Gregory to win the NCAA tournament in 1986; they finished the season 29-0. [1] Reis was named All-American every year in which she played, in both singles and doubles, winning eight such honors in total. [1] She was named by Tennis Magazine to its Collegiate All-Star team in 1986, 1987, and 1988 and was picked for the USTA Federation Cup team those years. [1] She was the NCAA Senior Player of the Year in 1988. [4]

Reis played two years on the pro circuit, and her highest ranking was 78th in singles (February 27, 1989) and 31st in doubles (August 1, 1988). [4] She played in four WTA doubles finals.

She was the head women's tennis coach at Florida International University starting in 1997, and subsequently the head women's tennis coach at the University of Michigan. [1]

In 2000, Reis was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. [1]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 4 (2-1)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V1
Titles by surface
Hard1
Clay0
Grass0
Carpet0
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Oct 1987 San Juan, Puerto Rico Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory Flag of the United States.svg Cammy MacGregor
Flag of the United States.svg Cynthia MacGregor 		7–5, 7–5
Win2.Jul 1988 Aptos, California, USHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington 		6–3, 6–4
3.Oct 1989 San Juan, Puerto Rico Hard Flag of the United States.svg Cammy MacGregor Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White 		Rained out
Loss4.Oct 1990 Scottsdale, Arizona, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins Flag of the United States.svg Elise Burgin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Helen Kelesi 		4–6, 2–6

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ronni Reis-Bernstein - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame". UM Sports Hall of Fame.
  2. 1 2 "At the Maccabiah Games: U.S. Wins the Most Medals with 246; Israel Comes in Second with 217".
  3. ↑ "Dramatic Tennis Singles Match". Jewish Telegraphic Agency . July 26, 1985.
  4. 1 2 "Ronni Bernstein - Women's Tennis Coach". University of Michigan Athletics.


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