Dianne Van Rensburg
Appearance
Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Born | 3 April 1968 |
Turned pro | 1985 |
Retired | 1995 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | 373,959 |
Singles | |
Career record | 176–121 |
Career titles | 1 WTA 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 26 (14 January 1991) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1990) |
French Open | 2R (1988, 1990) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1989, 1990) |
US Open | 3R (1990) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 112–90 |
Career titles | 3 WTA 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (12 September 1988) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1989) |
French Open | 3R (1988, 1989) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1986, 1987, 1990, 1993) |
US Open | 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: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (0) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (1-1) | International (0) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Sep 1988 | Phoenix, United States | Hard | Manuela Maleeva | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | Feb 1990 | Wichita, United States | Hard (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles 8 (3–5)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Sep 1986 | Tulsa, United States | Hard | Camille Benjamin | Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko |
7–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 2. | Oct 1987 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Kathy Horvath | Andrea Betzner Judith Wiesner |
4–6, 6–7(0–7) |
Win | 3. | May 1988 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Christiane Jolissaint | Maria Lindström Claudia Porwik |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 4. | Jun 1988 | Eastbourne, England | Grass | Belinda Cordwell | Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Smylie |
3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 5. | Aug 1988 | San Diego, United States | Hard | Betsy Nagelsen | Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington |
6–7(10–12), 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | Feb 1990 | Washington DC, United States | Carpet | Ann Henricksson | Zina Garrison Martina Navratilova |
0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7. | May 1990 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Louise Field | Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen |
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
Loss | 8. | Oct 1990 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet | Catherine Suire | Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff |
5–7, 4–6 |
ITF finals
Singles (3-2)
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 May 1985 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Hard | Barbara Romano | 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 6 January 1986 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | Natalia Egorova | 6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 17 November 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Rene Mentz | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 24 November 1986 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Karen Schimper | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 10 October 1994 | Sedona, United States | Hard | Elly Hakami | 5–7, 6–1, 5–7 |
Doubles (2-3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 20 January 1986 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | Clare Wood | Manon Bollegraf Marianne van der Torre |
5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 21 April 1986 | Taranto, Italy | Hard | Nanette Schutte | Hana Fukárková Jana Novotná |
5–7, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 17 November 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Mary Dailey | Elna Reinach Monica Reinach |
6–1, 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 24 November 1986 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Mary Dailey | Janet Kock Karen Schimper |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 18 January 1988 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Elna Reinach | Linda Barnard Mariaan de Swardt |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
External links
- Dianne Van Rensburg at the Women's Tennis Association
- Dianne Van Rensburg at the International Tennis Federation