Dianne Van Rensburg

South African tennis player

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Dianne Van Rensburg
Singles
Country (sports)	South Africa South Africa
Born	(1968年04月03日) 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)
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

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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Legend (singles)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV & V (1-1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	Sep 1988	Phoenix, United States	Hard	Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	Feb 1990	Wichita, United States	Hard (i)	France Nathalie Tauziat	2–6, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (3–5)

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Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Sep 1986	Tulsa, United States	Hard	United States Camille Benjamin	Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko	7–6, 7–5
Loss	2.	Oct 1987	Athens, Greece	Clay	United States Kathy Horvath	West Germany Andrea Betzner Austria Judith Wiesner	4–6, 6–7^(0–7)
Win	3.	May 1988	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint	Sweden Maria Lindström West Germany Claudia Porwik	6–1, 6–3
Loss	4.	Jun 1988	Eastbourne, England	Grass	New Zealand Belinda Cordwell	West Germany Eva Pfaff Australia Elizabeth Smylie	3–6, 6–7^(6–8)
Loss	5.	Aug 1988	San Diego, United States	Hard	United States Betsy Nagelsen	United States Patty Fendick Canada Jill Hetherington	6–7^(10–12), 4–6
Loss	6.	Feb 1990	Washington DC, United States	Carpet (i)	United States Ann Henricksson	United States Zina Garrison United States Martina Navratilova	0–6, 3–6
Win	7.	May 1990	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Australia Louise Field	United States Elise Burgin United States Betsy Nagelsen	5–7, 7–6^(7–2), 7–5
Loss	8.	Oct 1990	Zürich, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	France Catherine Suire	Netherlands Manon Bollegraf West Germany Eva Pfaff	5–7, 4–6

ITF finals

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25,000ドル tournaments

10,000ドル tournaments

Singles (3–2)

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Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	6 May 1985	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Hard	Italy Barbara Romano	1–6, 4–6
Win	2.	6 January 1986	Key Biscayne, United States	Hard	Soviet Union Natalia Egorova	6–4, 6–0
Win	3.	17 November 1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	South Africa Rene Mentz	6–3, 6–1
Win	4.	24 November 1986	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	South Africa Karen Schimper	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	5.	10 October 1994	Sedona, United States	Hard	United States Elly Hakami	5–7, 6–1, 5–7

Doubles (2–3)

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Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	20 January 1986	San Antonio, United States	Hard	United Kingdom Clare Wood	Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Netherlands Marianne van der Torre	5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 4–6
Loss	2.	21 April 1986	Taranto, Italy	Hard	Netherlands Nanette Schutte	Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná	5–7, 0–6
Loss	3.	17 November 1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	United States Mary Dailey	South Africa Elna Reinach South Africa Monica Reinach	6–1, 1–6, 3–6
Win	4.	24 November 1986	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	United States Mary Dailey	South Africa Janet Kock South Africa Karen Schimper	7–5, 6–4
Win	5.	18 January 1988	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	South Africa Elna Reinach	South Africa Linda Barnard South Africa Mariaan de Swardt	3–6, 6–4, 6–4

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