Rene Simpson
Birthdate
January 14, 1966
Birthplace
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
October 17, 2013
Place of death
Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height
5’5” (1,65m)
Style of play
Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro
1988
Retired
1998
Best WTA singles ranking
No. 70 (April 10, 1989)
Best WTA doubles ranking
No. 32 (August 21, 1995)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca
Biography Rene Simpson (born January 14, 1966 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; died October 17, 2013 in Park Ridge, Illinois, United States) was a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 70 on April 10, 1989 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 32 on August 21, 1995.
Simpson 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 Canadian Billie Jean King Cup team (then known as Fed Cup) 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 retired in 1998. She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011. Simpson died on October 17, 2013 at 47 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer.
WTA career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II (0–0)
WTA Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
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)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II (0–1)
WTA Tier III, IV & V (3–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 1994
Taiwan Open, Taiwan
Tier IV
Hard
Michelle Jaggard-Lai (AUS)
Nancy Feber (BEL)
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)
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)
4–6, 2–6
Win
3–1
Apr 1995
Zagreb Open, Croatia
Tier III
Clay
Mercedes Paz (ARG)
Laura Golarsa (ITA)
7–5, 6–2
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
ITF $100,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $75,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $50,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (3–0)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 1989
Fayetteville, United States
$10,000
Hard
Kimberly Po (USA)
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Win
1–1
Jan 1990
Waco, United States
$10,000
Hard
Jeri Ingram (USA)
6–7(7–9) , 6–4, 6–4
Win
2–1
Oct 1992
Leawood, United States
$25,000
Hard (i)
Caroline Kuhlman (USA)
7–6(9–7) , 1–6, 6–3
Win
3–1
Jun 1993
Collingwood, Canada
$25,000
Hard
Audra Keller (USA)
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win
4–1
Jul 1996
Fayetteville, United States
$25,000
Hard
Lilia Osterloh (USA)
6–4, 7–5
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
Legend
ITF $100,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $75,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $50,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (3–1)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jan 1990
Waco, United States
$10,000
Hard
Tory Plunkett (USA)
Lindsay Bartlett (USA)
4–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Feb 1991
Key Biscayne, United States
$25,000
Hard
Hellas ter Riet (NED)
Penny Barg (USA)
5–7, 2–6
Win
1–2
Jul 1995
Mississauga , Canada
$25,000
Hard
Caroline Delisle (CAN)
Kirstin Freye (GER)
6–3, 6–2
Win
2–2
Jul 1996
Fayetteville, United States
$25,000
Hard
Sonya Jeyaseelan (CAN)
Jane Chi (USA)
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win
3–2
Oct 1996
Newport Beach, United States
$25,000
Hard
Mercedes Paz (ARG)
Erika de Lone (USA)
6–3, 6–1
Singles performance timeline
Tournament
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
2R
A
A
2R
1R
2R
Q3
Q3
Q3
1R
0 / 5
3–5
38%
French Open
3R
2R
Q1
1R
1R
A
A
Q1
1R
A
0 / 5
3–5
38%
Wimbledon
1R
A
A
1R
A
1R
A
A
1R
A
0 / 4
0–4
0%
US Open
1R
Q3
1R
2R
2R
Q2
Q2
Q1
1R
A
0 / 5
2–5
29%
Win–Loss
3–4
1–1
0–1
2–4
1–3
1–2
0–0
0–0
0–3
0–1
0 / 19
8–19
30%
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
0 / 7
0–7
0%
French Open
1R
1R
1R
A
A
1R
1R
3R
1R
0 / 7
2–7
22%
Wimbledon
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
1R
1R
2R
0 / 5
1–5
17%
US Open
A
1R
2R
3R
2R
2R
QF
2R
2R
0 / 8
10–8
56%
Win–Loss
0–1
0–2
1–3
2–2
1–3
1–4
3–4
3–4
2–4
0 / 27
13–27
33%
Mixed doubles performance timeline
Tournament
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
SR
W–L
Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
1R
A
A
A
2R
1R
0 / 3
1–3
25%
French Open
A
A
A
1R
1R
1R
0 / 3
0–3
0%
Wimbledon
A
A
A
1R
A
A
0 / 1
0–1
0%
US Open
A
A
A
2R
A
A
0 / 1
1–1
50%
Win–Loss
0–1
0–0
0–0
1–3
1–2
0–2
0 / 8
2–8
20%
Titles won with partners
Partner
Grand
Olympic
WTA
WTA
WTA
WTA
Total
Karin Kschwendt (GER)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Mercedes Paz (ARG)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Michelle Jaggard-Lai (AUS)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Overall Total
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
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