| Rene Uys | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Birth Date: | 1964 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Retired: | 1985 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Singlestitles: | 5 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 39 (15 October 1984) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1984) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1985) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1984) |
| Doublestitles: | 2 ITF |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (1984) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1980) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (1983, 1984, 1985) |
| Frenchopenmixedresult: | 2R (1984) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 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]
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]
| $10,000 tournaments |
| 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 |
| Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 30 November 1981 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Ilana Kloss Yvonne Vermaak | 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 | ||
| Winner | 2. | 23 December 1988 | George, South Africa | Hard | Janine Burton-Durham Louise Venter | 6-2, 7-6 |