Rene Simpson

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Rene Simpson Tennis player
Nation: CanadaCanada Canada
Birthday: January 14, 1966
Date of death: 17th October 2013
Size: 175 cm
Resignation: 2001
Playing hand: Left
Prize money: $ 485,389
singles
Career record: 161: 133
Career title: 0 WTA , 4 ITF
Highest ranking: 70 (April 10 1989)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open 2R (1989, 1992, 1994)
French Open 3R (1989)
Wimbledon 1R (1989, 1992, 1994, 1997)
US Open 2R (1992, 1993)
Double
Career record: 99: 119
Career title: 3 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking: 32 (August 21 1995)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open 1R (1992-1998)
French Open AF (1997)
Wimbledon 2R (1998)
US Open VF (1996)
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open AF (1996)
French Open 1R (1995-1997)
Wimbledon -
US Open AF (1995)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Rene Simpson Collins (born January 14, 1966 in Sarnia , † October 17, 2013 in Chicago , United States ) was a Canadian tennis player .

Career

Before Simpson started on the WTA Tour , she played NCAA tennis at Texas Christian University . Her best result in singles at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round in 1989 at the French Open. She was more successful in doubles: in 1996 she reached the quarterfinals of the US Open . She also won three double titles in WTA tournaments.

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​Simpson competed for her country in singles and doubles.

From 1988 to 1998 she played for the Canadian Fed Cup team , whose team boss she was from 2001 to 2010.

Personal

Simpson was married to Jason Collins. She died on October 17, 2013 of complications from a brain tumor.

Tournament victories

Double

No. date competition category Topping Partner Final opponents Result
1. November 20, 1994 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Taipei WTA Tier IV Hard court AustraliaAustralia Michelle Jaggard-Lai BelgiumBelgium Nancy Feber Alexandra Fusai
FranceFrance  		6-0, 7-6 10
2. March 5, 1995 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico San Juan WTA Tier III Hard court GermanyGermany Karin Kschwendt ItalyItaly Laura Golarsa Linda Harvey-Wild
United StatesUnited States  		6: 2, 0: 6, 6: 4
3. April 30, 1995 Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Zagreb WTA Tier III sand ArgentinaArgentina Mercedes Paz ItalyItaly Laura Golarsa Irina Spîrlea
RomaniaRomania  		7: 5, 6: 2

Performing in Grand Slam tournaments

singles

competition 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Career
Australian Open 2 - - 2 1 2 - - - 1 2
French Open 3 2 - 1 1 - - - 1 - 3
Wimbledon 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1
US Open 1 - 1 2 2 - - - 1 - 2

Double

competition 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Career
Australian Open - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
French Open - 1 1 1 - - 1 1 AF 1 AF
Wimbledon - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2
US Open - - 1 2 AF 2 2 VF 2 2 VF

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ wtatennis.com: Tennis Canada Mourns Rene Simpson
  2. ↑ tenniscanada.com: Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame
  3. ↑ cbc.ca: Tennis world loses Canadian Rene Simpson to cancer
personal data
SURNAME Simpson, Rene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simpson Collins, Rene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Sarnia , Canada
DATE OF DEATH 17th October 2013
Place of death Chicago , United States