Renée Schuurman

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Renée Schuurman Tennis player
Nation: South Africa 1961South Africa South Africa
Birthday: October 26, 1939
Date of death: May 2001
singles
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open F (1959)
French Open HF (1962)
Wimbledon HF (1961)
US Open 3R (1962)
Double
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  5
Australian Open S (1959)
French Open S (1959, 1961-1963)
Wimbledon F (1960,1962)
US Open -
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  1
Australian Open F (1959)
French Open S (1962)
Wimbledon -
US Open -
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Renée Schuurman (born October 26, 1939 in Durban , South Africa ; † May 2001 in Howick ) was a South African tennis player , five-time winner of a Grand Slam double title and a mixed title.

Life

Renée Schuurman won four Grand Slam double titles with the South African Sandra Reynolds Price . They won the Australian Open in 1959 and the French Open in 1959, 1961 and 1962 . Schuurman won the 1963 French Open together with the British Ann Haydon-Jones .

Together with the Australian Robert Howe she won the mixed doubles title at the French championships in 1962. Her best result in individual competitions was reaching the final at the Australian championships in 1959, where she beat Australian Mary Carter Reitano with 2: 6, 3: 6 lost.

After their wedding, her name was Renée Schuurman Haygarth. Her sons Brent Haygarth and Kirk Haygarth were also successful doubles.

Schuurman died of cancer in May 2001 at the age of 61.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Renee Haygarth (nee Schuurman) (1939-2001). (pdf; 283 kB) natalia.org, accessed on April 6, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Schuurman, Renée
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schuurman Haygarth, Renée
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Durban, South Africa
DATE OF DEATH May 2001
Place of death Howick