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'''Rene Simpson''' (born January 14, 1966 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; died October 17, 2013 in Park Ridge, Illinois, United States) was a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 70 on April 10, 1989 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 32 on August 21, 1995. She played NCAA tennis for Texas Christian University. In 1996, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the US Open with compatriot [[Sonya Jeyaseelan]]. She was a member of the Canada Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1998, coach from 1998 to 2000, and captain from 2001 to 2010. In 1988, she advanced to her first and only WTA singles final, losing to Mercedes Paz in Guarujá, Brazil. She has won three WTA doubles titles, in 1994 in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1995 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and in 1995 in Zagreb, Croatia. She also reached the doubles final in Houston, United States in 1995. She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011. She retired in 1998. Simpson died on October 17, 2013 at 47 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. |
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==WTA career finals== |
==WTA career finals== |
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Revision as of 20:01, 6 July 2018
Biography
Rene Simpson (born January 14, 1966 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; died October 17, 2013 in Park Ridge, Illinois, United States) was a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 70 on April 10, 1989 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 32 on August 21, 1995. She played NCAA tennis for Texas Christian University. In 1996, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the US Open with compatriot Sonya Jeyaseelan. She was a member of the Canada Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1998, coach from 1998 to 2000, and captain from 2001 to 2010. In 1988, she advanced to her first and only WTA singles final, losing to Mercedes Paz in Guarujá, Brazil. She has won three WTA doubles titles, in 1994 in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1995 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and in 1995 in Zagreb, Croatia. She also reached the doubles final in Houston, United States in 1995. She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011. She retired in 1998. Simpson died on October 17, 2013 at 47 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1988 | Rainha Cup, Brazil | Tier V | Hard | Mercedes Paz (ARG) | 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1994 | Taiwan Open, Taiwan | Tier V | Hard | Michelle Jaggard-Lai (AUS) | Nancy Feber (BEL) Alexandra Fusai (FRA) |
6–0, 7–6(12–10) |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 1995 | Puerto Rico Open, Puerto Rico | Tier III | Hard | Karin Kschwendt (GER) | Laura Golarsa (ITA) Linda Wild (USA) |
6–2, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 1995 | VS of Houston, United States | Tier II | Clay | Wiltrud Probst (GER) | Nicole Arendt (USA) Manon Bollegraf (NED) |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 1995 | Zagreb Open, Croatia | Tier III | Clay | Mercedes Paz (ARG) | Laura Golarsa (ITA) Irina Spîrlea (ROU) |
7–5, 6–2 |