Renée Schuurman

South African tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Renée Schuurman Haygarth (née Schuurman; 26 October 1939[2] – 30 May 2001)[3] was a South African tennis player who won five Grand Slam women's doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.[4]

FullnameRenée Schuurman Haygarth
ITF nameRenee Schuurman
Country(sports)South Africa South Africa
Born(1939-10-26)26 October 1939
Quick facts Full name, ITF name ...
Renée Schuurman
Renée Schuurman (1963)
Full nameRenée Schuurman Haygarth
ITF nameRenee Schuurman
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
Born(1939-10-26)26 October 1939
Died30 May 2001(2001-05-30) (aged 61)[1]
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career recordunknown value
Highest rankingNo. 8 (1963)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (1959)
French OpenSF (1962)
WimbledonSF (1961)
US Open3R (1962)
Doubles
Career recordunknown value
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1959)
French OpenW (1959, 1961, 1962, 1963)
WimbledonF (1960, 1962)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1959)
French OpenW (1962)
WimbledonQF (1963, 1964)
Close

Biography

Schuurman teamed with fellow South African Sandra Reynolds to win four Grand Slam women's doubles titles. They won the 1959 Australian Championships and the 1959, 1961, and 1962 French Championships. In addition, they were the runners-up at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1962. Schuurman won her other Grand Slam women's doubles title with Ann Haydon-Jones at the 1963 French Championships. They defeated Margaret Court and Robyn Ebbern in the final.

In April 1962, she defeated Angela Mortimer in the final of the British Hard Court Championships.[5]

Schuurman and Bob Howe won the mixed doubles title at the 1962 French Championships. She and Rod Laver were twice finalists in Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments: at the 1959 Australian and French Championships. Her best Grand Slam singles result was when she reached the final at the 1959 Australian Championships, losing to Mary Carter Reitano 6–2, 6–3. Schuurman won the German Championships in 1963, defeating Lesley Turner in the final in three sets.[6]

According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Schuurman was ranked in the world top 10 from 1960 through 1963, reaching a career high of World No. 8 in those rankings in 1963.[7]

She married Peter Haygarth on 29 May 1964 in Durban. Her second marriage, to Robin Osborne, took place in 1977.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

More information Result, Year ...
Result Year Championship Surface Opponents Score
Loss1959Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Mary Carter Reitano2–6, 3–6
Close

Doubles (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

More information Result, Year ...
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1959Australian ChampionshipsGrassSouth Africa Sandra ReynoldsAustralia Lorraine Coghlan
Australia Mary Carter Reitano
7–5, 6–4
Win1959French ChampionshipsClaySouth Africa Sandra ReynoldsMexico Yola Ramírez
Mexico Rosie Reyes
2–6, 6–0, 6–1
Loss1960WimbledonGrassSouth Africa Sandra ReynoldsBrazil Maria Bueno
United States Darlene Hard
4–6, 0–6
Win1961French ChampionshipsClaySouth Africa Sandra ReynoldsBrazil Maria Bueno
United States Darlene Hard
walkover
Win1962French ChampionshipsClaySouth Africa Sandra ReynoldsUnited States Justina Bricka
Australia Margaret Smith
6–4, 6–4
Loss1962WimbledonGrassSouth Africa Sandra ReynoldsUnited States Billie Jean Moffitt
United States Karen Susman
7–5, 3–6, 5–7
Win1963French ChampionshipsClayUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon-JonesAustralia Robyn Ebbern
Australia Margaret Smith
7–5, 6–4
Close

Mixed doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

More information Result, Year ...
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1959Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Rod LaverSouth Africa Sandra Reynolds
Australia Bob Mark
6–4, 11–13, 1–6
Loss1959French ChampionshipsClayAustralia Rod LaverUnited Kingdom Billy Knight
Mexico Yola Ramírez
4–6, 4–6
Win1962French ChampionshipsClayAustralia Robert HoweAustralia Lesley Turner
Australia Fred Stolle
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Close

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
More information Tournament, Career SR ...
Tournament1955195619571958195919601961196219631964Career SR
Australian Championships A A A A F A A A A A 0 / 1
French Championships A A 1R 2R 3R QF 4R SF 3R A 0 / 7
Wimbledon 1R A 2R 2R 1R QF SF QF QF 2R 0 / 9
U.S. Championships A A A A 2R A A 3R A A 0 / 2
SR 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 19
Close

See also

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI