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Monica Reinach

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Monica Reinach
Full nameMonica Reinach
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1966-09-29) 29 September 1966 (age 58)
Pretoria, South Africa
Retired1991
Prize money$31,354
Singles
Career record16–36
Highest rankingNo. 243 (21 December 1986)
Doubles
Career record78–45
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 75 (8 June 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1986, 1987)
Wimbledon3R (1986)
US Open2R (1987)

Monica Reinach (born 29 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Biography

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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]

ITF finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles (10–3)

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Result No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 9 December 1984 Hull, United Kingdom Hard South Africa Elna Reinach United Kingdom Cathy Drury
United Kingdom Ellinore Lightbody
6-3, 6-3
Win 2. 15 April 1985 Cumberland, United Kingdom Hard South Africa Elna Reinach United Kingdom Lorrayne Gracie
West Germany Martina Reinhardt
6-2, 6-4
Win 3. 28 April 1985 Hatfield, United Kingdom Hard South Africa Elna Reinach China Li Xinyi
China Zhong Ni
2-6, 6-2, 9-7
Loss 4. 6 May 1985 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Hard South Africa Elna Reinach China Li Xinyi
China Zhong Ni
7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win 5. 20 May 1985 Bath, United Kingdom Clay South Africa Elna Reinach United Kingdom Belinda Borneo
United Kingdom Joy Tacon
6–3, 6–3
Win 6. 14 July 1985 Miramar, United States Hard Brazil Luciana Corsato-Owsianka Australia Jackie Masters
New Zealand Michelle Parun
6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Win 7. 29 September 1985 Baltimore, United States Hard United States Mary Dailey United States Deeann Hansel
United States Carol Watson
7-5, 6-4
Loss 8. 10 January 1986 Miami, United States Hard South Africa Elna Reinach Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Japan Fukiko Osawa
7-6, 2-6, 2-6
Loss 9. 19 April 1986 Cumberland, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Joy Tacon United Kingdom Jane Wood
United Kingdom Belinda Borneo
4–6, 3–6
Win 10. 27 April 1986 Hatfield, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Joy Tacon Sweden Catrin Jexell
Sweden Helena Olsson
6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Win 11. 17 November 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard South Africa Elna Reinach United States Mary Dailey
South Africa Dianne Van Rensburg
1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 12. 15 December 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard South Africa Elna Reinach United Kingdom Katie Rickett
United Kingdom Valda Lake
6–4, 6–2
Win 13. 5 March 1989 Pretoria, South Africa Hard South Africa Rene Mentz South Africa Michelle Anderson
South Africa Linda Barnard
6–1, 2–6, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Mickey, Lisa D. (26 June 1991). "Tennis Coach Plays Pretty Well, Too". News & Record. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Christo Van Rensburg for F-ACE - About Us". f-ace.net. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ Gilliam, Eva (16 February 2008). "Boeremeisie in the heart of Texas". Independent Online. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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