Monica Reinach | |
Fullname: | Monica Reinach |
Country Represented: | South Africa |
Birth Date: | 29 September 1966 |
Birth Place: | Pretoria, South Africa |
Retired: | 1991 |
Careerprizemoney: | $31,354 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 243 (21 December 1986) |
Doublestitles: | 10 ITF |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 75 (8 June 1987) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1986, 1987) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (1986) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 2R (1987) |
Monica Reinach (born 29 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
A doubles specialist from Pretoria, Reinach competed on the professional tour in the 1980s. She is the elder sister of Elna Reinach, with whom she made the round of 16 of the women's doubles at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships. In 1987 she reached a career best doubles ranking of 75 in the world. She was a member of three World TeamTennis title winning teams, with Charlotte Heat in 1987 and 1988, then at the San Antonio Racquets in 1989. A knee injury caused the end of her professional tennis career.[1]
She is married to South African former top 20 tennis player Christo van Rensburg.[2] The couple live in Austin, Texas.[3]
Legend | |
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$25,000 tournaments | |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1. | 9 December 1984 | Hull, United Kingdom | Hard | Cathy Drury Ellinore Lightbody | 6-3, 6-3 | ||
Win | 2. | 15 April 1985 | Cumberland, United Kingdom | Hard | Lorrayne Gracie Martina Reinhardt | 6-2, 6-4 | ||
Win | 3. | 28 April 1985 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Hard | Li Xinyi Zhong Ni | 2-6, 6-2, 9-7 | ||
Loss | 4. | 6 May 1985 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Hard | Li Xinyi Zhong Ni | 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 5. | 20 May 1985 | Bath, United Kingdom | Clay | Belinda Borneo Joy Tacon | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 6. | 14 July 1985 | Miramar, United States | Hard | Jackie Masters Michelle Parun | 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 | ||
Win | 7. | 29 September 1985 | Baltimore, United States | Hard | Mary Dailey | Deeann Hansel Carol Watson | 7-5, 6-4 | |
Loss | 8. | 10 January 1986 | Miami, United States | Hard | Jana Novotná Fukiko Osawa | 7-6, 2-6, 2-6 | ||
Loss | 9. | 19 April 1986 | Cumberland, United Kingdom | Hard | Joy Tacon | Jane Wood Belinda Borneo | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 10. | 27 April 1986 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Hard | Joy Tacon | Catrin Jexell Helena Olsson | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 | |
Win | 11. | 17 November 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Mary Dailey Dianne Van Rensburg | 1–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Win | 12. | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Katie Rickett Valda Lake | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
Win | 13. | 5 March 1989 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Rene Mentz | Michelle Anderson Linda Barnard | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |