Dianne Van Rensburg Explained

Dianne Van Rensburg
Country: South Africa
Birth Date:1968 4, df=yes
Turnedpro:1985
Retired:1995
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:373,959
Singlesrecord:176–121
Singlestitles:1 WTA 2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 26 (14 January 1991)
Australianopenresult:4R (1990)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1988, 1990)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1989, 1990)
Usopenresult:3R (1990)
Doublesrecord:112–90
Doublestitles:3 WTA 2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 27 (12 September 1988)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (1989)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (1988, 1989)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1986, 1987, 1990, 1993)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1987, 1988, 1990)

Dianne Van Rensburg (born 3 April 1968) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Known as Dinky, she won one singles title and three doubles titles from 1986 to 1990. She reached a highest singles ranking of No. 26 in January 1991.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Legend (singles)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV & V (1-1)
ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
LossSep 1988Phoenix,
United States
Hard Manuela Maleeva3–6, 6–4, 2–6
WinFeb 1990Wichita,
United States
Hard (i) Nathalie Tauziat2–6, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (3–5)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Sep 1986Tulsa, United StatesHard Camille Benjamin Svetlana Cherneva
Larisa Savchenko
7–6, 7–5
Loss2.Oct 1987Athens, GreeceClay Kathy Horvath Andrea Betzner
Judith Wiesner
4–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win3.May 1988Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Christiane Jolissaint Maria Lindström
Claudia Porwik
6–1, 6–3
Loss4.Jun 1988Eastbourne, EnglandGrass Belinda Cordwell Eva Pfaff
Elizabeth Smylie
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss5.Aug 1988San Diego, United StatesHard Betsy Nagelsen Patty Fendick
Jill Hetherington
6–7(10–12), 4–6
Loss6.Feb 1990Washington DC, United StatesCarpet (i) Ann Henricksson Zina Garrison
Martina Navratilova
0–6, 3–6
Win7.May 1990Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Louise Field Elise Burgin
Betsy Nagelsen
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 7–5
Loss8.Oct 1990Zürich, SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Catherine Suire Manon Bollegraf
Eva Pfaff
5–7, 4–6

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.6 May 1985Bournemouth, United KingdomHard1–6, 4–6
Win2.6 January 1986Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Natalia Egorova6–4, 6–0
Win3.17 November 1986Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Rene Mentz6–3, 6–1
Win4.24 November 1986Pretoria, South AfricaHard Karen Schimper4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss5.10 October 1994Sedona, United StatesHard Elly Hakami5–7, 6–1, 5–7

Doubles (2–3)

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Dianne Van Rensburg".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.San Antonio, United StatesHard Clare Wood Manon Bollegraf
Marianne van der Torre
5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Loss2.Taranto, ItalyHard Nanette Schutte Hana Fukárková
Jana Novotná
5–7, 0–6
Loss3.17 November 1986Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Mary Dailey Elna Reinach
Monica Reinach
6–1, 1–6, 3–6
Win4.24 November 1986Pretoria, South AfricaHard Mary Dailey Janet Kock
Karen Schimper
7–5, 6–4
Win5.Pretoria, South AfricaHard Linda Barnard
Mariaan de Swardt
3–6, 6–4, 6–4