Dianne Van Rensburg

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.

Dianne Van Rensburg
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1968-04-03) 3 April 1968
Turned pro1985
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money373,959
Singles
Career record176–121
Career titles1 WTA 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 26 (14 January 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1990)
French Open2R (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon2R (1989, 1990)
US Open3R (1990)
Doubles
Career record112–90
Career titles3 WTA 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 27 (12 September 1988)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1989)
French Open3R (1988, 1989)
Wimbledon2R (1986, 1987, 1990, 1993)
US Open2R (1987, 1988, 1990)

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2 (1–1)

Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
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
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
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
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
Loss 5. Aug 1988 San Diego, United States Hard Betsy Nagelsen Patty Fendick
Jill Hetherington
6–7, 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, 7–5
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
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