Rene Mentz South African tennis player
Rene Mentz (born 26 May 1966) is a South African former professional tennis player.[ 1]
Mentz, a junior Wimbledon quarterfinalist who was raised in Pretoria , played on the professional tour in the 1980s and early 1990s. She reached a career-high singles ranking of 295 in the world.
During her career she featured in the women's singles main draws of both the French Open and Wimbledon , making the second round of the latter in 1983.
Her best Virginia Slims/WTA Tour performance came at the 1984 Central Fidelity Banks International in Richmond, where she made it through to the quarterfinals, with wins over Leslie Allen and Anna-Maria Fernandez .[ 2]
ITF finals
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
9 May 1983
ITF Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Clay
Shelley Walpole 6–0, 6–4
Loss
1.
9 October 1983
ITF Canberra, Australia
Grass
Kristin Kinney 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss
2.
22 November 1986
ITF Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard
Dianne Van Rensburg 3–6, 1–6
Loss
3.
5 March 1989
ITF Pretoria, South Africa
Hard
6–7(6) , 7–6(4) , 4–6
Win
2.
4 April 1993
ITF Gaborone, Botswana
Hard
Erica Adams 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win
3.
10 October 1993
ITF Pretoria, South Africa
Hard
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
29 January 1984
ITF Miami, United States
Hard
Heather Crowe Mercedes Paz Ronni Reis 6–4, 6–3
Loss
1.
21 November 1987
ITF Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard
Mariaan de Swardt Barbara Gerken Beth Herr 6–7, 2–6
Win
2.
5 March 1989
ITF Pretoria, South Africa
Hard
Monica Reinach Michelle Anderson Linda Barnard 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Win
3.
2 May 1993
ITF Acapulco, Mexico
Clay
Petra Gáspár Alena Havrlíková 6–1, 6–3
Loss
2.
12 July 1993
ITF Evansville, United States
Hard
Mareze Joubert Carin Bakkum Hiromi Nagano 2–6, 2–6
Win
4.
10 October 1993
ITF Pretoria, South Africa
Hard
Liezel Horn Surina De Beer 7–6(4) , 7–5
