Rene Simpson Explained

Rene Simpson Collins
Fullname:	Norine Karen Simpson^[1]
Birth Date:	14 January 1966
Birth Place:	Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:	Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
Turnedpro:	1988
Retired:	1998
Plays:	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
College:	TCU Horned Frogs
Careerprizemoney:	US$ 485,389
Singlestitles:	4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:	No. 70 (10 April 1989)
Australianopenresult:	2R (1989, 1992, 1994)
Frenchopenresult:	3R (1989)
Wimbledonresult:	1R (1989, 1992, 1994, 1997)
Usopenresult:	2R (1992, 1993)
Othertournaments:	yes
Olympicsresult:	1R (1992)
Doublestitles:	3 WTA, 3 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:	No. 32 (21 August 1995)
Australianopendoublesresult:	1R (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Frenchopendoublesresult:	3R (1997)
Wimbledondoublesresult:	2R (1998)
Usopendoublesresult:	QF (1996)
Othertournamentsdoubles:	yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:	2R (1992)
Australianopenmixedresult:	2R (1996)
Frenchopenmixedresult:	1R (1995, 1996, 1997)
Wimbledonmixedresult:	1R (1995)
Usopenmixedresult:	2R (1995)

Rene Simpson Collins (14 January 1966 – 17 October 2013) was a Canadian professional tennis player from Sarnia, Ontario. She reached a WTA singles ranking of 70 in 1989^[2] and had a successful NCAA career for Texas Christian University.^[3]

She was a member of the Canada Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1998, coach from 1998 to 2000, and captain from 2001 to 2010.^[4]

She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.

Simpson died on 17 October 2013 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. She was 47.^{[5] [6]}

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III, IV & V (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–1) Tier III, IV & V (3–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (1–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0		Taiwan Open	Tier V	Hard	Michelle Jaggard-Lai	Nancy Feber Alexandra Fusai	6–0, 7–6^(12–10)
Win	2–0		Puerto Rico Open	Tier III	Hard	Karin Kschwendt	Laura Golarsa Linda Wild	6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Loss	2–1		VS of Houston, U.S.	Tier II	Clay	Wiltrud Probst	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	4–6, 2–6
Win	3–1		Zagreb Open, Croatia	Tier III	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Laura Golarsa Irina Spîrlea	7–5, 6–2

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	23 July 1989	Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Kimberly Po	6-4, 3-6, 0-6
Win	2.	21 January 1990	Waco, United States	Hard	Jeri Ingram	6-7, 6-4, 6-4
Win	3.	11 October 1992	Leawood, United States	Hard	Caroline Kuhlman	7-6, 1-6, 6-3
Win	4.	13 June 1993	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Audra Keller	6-2, 4-6, 7-6
Win	5.	28 July 1996	Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Lilia Osterloh	6-4, 7-5

Doubles (3–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	21 January 1990	Waco, United States	Hard			4–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	17 February 1991	Key Biscayne, United States	Hard		Penny Barg Samantha Smith	5–7, 2–6
Win	3.	6 August 1995	Mississauga, Canada	Hard		Kirstin Freye Anique Snijders	6–3, 6–2
Win	4.	28 July 1996	Fayetteville, United States	Hard		Jane Chi Kelly Pace	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	5.	6 October 1996	Newport Beach, United States	Hard			6–3, 6–1

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20161204000051if_/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/rene-simpson-alter-1.html Profile at Sports Reference
2. Web site: WTA | Players | Stats | Rene Simpson . https://archive.today/20120805215929/http://www.wtatour.com/page/Player/Stats/0,,12781~7379,00.html . 5 August 2012 . dead.
3. http://lettermens.tcu.edu/s/441/letterman_internal.aspxsid=441&gid=1&pgid=1908{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}?
4. Web site: Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050936if_/http://www.tenniscanada.com/index.php?title=rene-simpson&pid=1433 . 9 November 2013 . dead.
5. Web site: Canada tennis player, coach Rene Simpson, 47, dies. The Oklahoman. October 17, 2013.
6. Web site: Former Canadian Fed Cup captain Rene Simpson dies at 47. CTV News. October 17, 2013.