South African tennis player
Dianne Van Rensburg Country (sports) South Africa Born (1968-04-03 ) 3 April 1968 (age 56) Turned pro 1985 Retired 1995 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money 373,959 Career record 176–121 Career titles 1 WTA 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 26 (14 January 1991) Australian Open 4R (1990) French Open 2R (1988, 1990) Wimbledon 2R (1989, 1990) US Open 3R (1990) Career record 112–90 Career titles 3 WTA 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 27 (12 September 1988) 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 (singles)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV & V (1-1)
Doubles: 8 (3–5)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
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 (i)
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 (i)
Catherine Suire
Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff
5–7, 4–6
ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles (3–2)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
6 May 1985
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Hard
Barbara Romano
1–6, 4–6
Win
2.
6 January 1986
Key Biscayne, United States
Hard
Natalia Egorova
6–4, 6–0
Win
3.
17 November 1986
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard
Rene Mentz
6–3, 6–1
Win
4.
24 November 1986
Pretoria, South Africa
Hard
Karen Schimper
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss
5.
10 October 1994
Sedona, United States
Hard
Elly Hakami
5–7, 6–1, 5–7
Doubles (2–3)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
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
Loss
2.
21 April 1986
Taranto, Italy
Hard
Nanette Schutte
Hana Fukárková Jana Novotná
5–7, 0–6
Loss
3.
17 November 1986
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard
Mary Dailey
Elna Reinach Monica Reinach
6–1, 1–6, 3–6
Win
4.
24 November 1986
Pretoria, South Africa
Hard
Mary Dailey
Janet Kock Karen Schimper
7–5, 6–4
Win
5.
18 January 1988
Pretoria, South Africa
Hard
Elna Reinach
Linda Barnard Mariaan de Swardt
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
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