Dianne Van Rensburg

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.

Dianne Van Rensburg

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	3 April 1968
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1995
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	373,959
Singles
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)

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2 (1–1)

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)	Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0)	Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0)	Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (1-1)	International (0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Sep 1988	Phoenix, United States	Hard	Manuela Maleeva	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	1.	Feb 1990	Wichita, United States	Hard (i)	Nathalie Tauziat	2–6, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles 8 (3–5)

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

ITF Finals

Singles (3-2)

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	6 May 1985	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Hard	Barbara Romano	1–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	6 January 1986	Key Biscayne, United States	Hard	Natalia Egorova	6–4, 6–0
Winner	3.	17 November 1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Rene Mentz	6–3, 6–1
Winner	4.	24 November 1986	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Karen Schimper	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	10 October 1994	Sedona, United States	Hard	Elly Hakami	5–7, 6–1, 5–7

Doubles (2-3)

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

External links

• Dianne Van Rensburg at the Women's Tennis Association
• Dianne Van Rensburg at the International Tennis Federation