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Rene Simpson

CAN Died Oct 17, 2013 (age 47) 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Left-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1988–1998

Rene Simpson represented Canada on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 70. In TennisDB's records, Rene Simpson finished with a career record of 44–83 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking

70 (Apr 10, 1989)

Elo peak

1663 (51st percentile)

Career record

44–83 (34.6%)

Career titles

Prize money

$485,389

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Rene Simpson's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Dominique Monami #15	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 1998*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Magdalena Grzybowska #44	6-1 1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 1997*	R32	Quebec City	WTA 250	Carpet
Sabine Appelmans #17	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 1997*	R32	Leipzig	WTA 500	Carpet
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #56	1-6 6-4 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 1997*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Catalina Cristea #69	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1997*	R16	Prague	WTA 250	Clay

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Rene Simpson's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Steffi Graf	4	4	May 27, 1992	H2H
Nathalie Tauziat	3	3	May 28, 1997	H2H
Julie Halard-Decugis	3	3	Mar 2, 1994	H2H
Jana Novotna	3	3	Jan 17, 1992	H2H
Sabine Appelmans	2	2	Sep 25, 1997	H2H

Career Results

Rene Simpson career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1988	22	5	3	8	62.5%	258	132
1989	23	11	17	28	39.3%	132	109
1990	24	2	8	10	20.0%	109	180
1991	25	5	9	14	35.7%	179	132
1992	26	7	10	17	41.2%	125	104
1993	27	4	9	13	30.8%	128	122
1994	28	5	11	16	31.3%	122	154
1995	29	1	2	3	33.3%	153	189
1996	30	1	4	5	20.0%	202	148
1997	31	3	9	12	25.0%	149	109
1998	32	0	1	1	0.0%	108	548
Career		44	83	127	34.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Rene Simpson career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1988	22	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	8	62.5%
1989	23	8	12	20	40.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	11	17	28	39.3%
1990	24	1	4	5	20.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	10	20.0%
1991	25	2	5	7	28.6%	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	14	35.7%
1992	26	5	5	10	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	7	10	17	41.2%
1993	27	3	6	9	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	13	30.8%
1994	28	5	10	15	33.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	11	16	31.2%
1995	29	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1996	30	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1997	31	2	3	5	40.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	9	12	25.0%
1998	32	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	32	51	83	38.6%	10	23	33	30.3%	0	4	4	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	44	83	127	34.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rene Simpson career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1988	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1989	23	0	3	3	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	9	16	25	36.0%
1990	24	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	6	8	25.0%
1991	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	7	11	36.4%
1992	26	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	7	13	46.2%
1993	27	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	8	12	33.3%
1994	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	10	13	23.1%
1995	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1996	30	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1997	31	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	9	12	25.0%
1998	32	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	12	12	0.0%	3	20	23	13.0%	19	32	51	37.3%	11	8	19	57.9%	33	72	105	31.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 105/127 (82.7%) of Rene Simpson's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rene Simpson advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1988	22	1559	115.5	—	—	—	—	+45	—	—	58.8%	+0.35	1–0	0–1	—	+1.22
1989	23	1619	123.0	—	—	—	—	+19	-74	—	39.0%	-1.10	2–1 (67%)	—	—	-1.57
1990	24	1563	111.0	—	—	—	—	+31	-47	—	30.4%	-1.61	0–3 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	—	-0.30
1991	25	1566	120.5	—	—	—	—	-8	-14	—	39.4%	-0.70	2–3 (40%)	2–0	—	-0.35
1992	26	1604	127.1	—	—	—	—	-4	-31	—	43.2%	-0.49	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	—	-0.95
1993	27	1588	120.6	—	—	—	—	+17	-35	—	33.3%	-1.59	0–1	2–2 (50%)	—	-0.20
1994	28	1533	109.5	—	—	—	—	+1	—	—	42.1%	-0.45	2–6 (25%)	0–3 (0%)	—	-0.05
1995	29	1537	104.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-0.50	1–1	1–1	—	-0.26
1996	30	1520	111.2	—	—	—	—	+20	—	—	33.3%	-1.25	0–2	1–0	—	+0.07
1997	31	1516	117.1	—	—	—	—	+12	+7	—	34.5%	-1.10	1–4 (20%)	0–1	—	-0.55
1998	32	1513	105.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.21
Career		1663	126.9	—	—	—	—	+13	-32	—	38.9%	-0.90	10–23 (30%)	8–12 (40%)	91.9	-2.48

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rene Simpson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1989	23	R64	R32	R128	R128	3–4 (43%)
1990	24	—	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1991	25	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1992	26	R64	R128	R128	R64	2–4 (33%)
1993	27	R128	R128	—	R64	1–3 (25%)
1994	28	R64	—	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
1997	31	—	R128	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
1998	32	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		3–5 (38%)	3–5 (38%)	0–4 (0%)	2–5 (29%)	8–19 (30%)

WTA 1000

Rene Simpson WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	BER	CAN	HIL	KEY	W-L Win %
1990	24	—	R64	R64	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1991	25	R64	—	R32	—	R128	1–3 (25%)
1992	26	—	R32	R64	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1993	27	—	R64	R64	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1994	28	—	—	R64	—	R64	1–2 (33%)
1996	30	R64	—	R64	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1997	31	—	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–6 (14%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–14 (18%)

WTA 500

Rene Simpson WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	DLB	HAM	HOU	IW	SDG	AME	BER	BOC	CAN	LEI	LOS	MAN	SYD	W-L Win %
1988	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1989	23	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	R64	—	R64	—	R64	2–6 (25%)
1990	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1991	25	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1992	26	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1993	27	—	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
1994	28	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	0–3 (0%)
1995	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1996	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1997	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	1–2 (33%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	13–24 (35%)

WTA 250

Rene Simpson WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BRI	DAL	GEN	NAP	BOC	BOL	CAN	GUA	LUC	NAS	OKL	PRA	QUE	SAN	SÃO	SUR	TAI	WIC	W-L Win %
1988	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1989	23	R32	—	R16	R32	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	6–7 (46%)
1990	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	0–3 (0%)
1991	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1992	26	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1993	27	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1994	28	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	3–4 (43%)
1995	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1996	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1997	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	20–26 (43%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Apr 10, 1989

First Top 100

Jan 16, 1989

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Rene Simpson ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1988	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	258	132	132
1989	23	79	82	72	73	76	70	80	94	94	93	109	109
1990	24	116	117	126	135	134	133	129	122	133	155	183	180
1991	25	180	181	182	145	129	159	159	143	137	130	135	132
1992	26	109	110	96	85	82	82	94	100	89	106	107	104
1993	27	120	144	103	129	134	118	115	123	117	118	122	122
1994	28	91	97	120	120	130	144	147	142	174	174	154	154
1995	29	209	204	222	201	203	202	212	200	202	201	191	189
1996	30	197	153	164	159	150	148	130	109	112	129	132	148
1997	31	105	110	109	101	99	100	116	123	118	109	108	109
1998	32	149	184	199	230	259	264	308	315	434	541	544	548
1999	33	546	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Rene Simpson's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Rika Hiraki	JPN	72	1,589	141	48	93	34.0%	1988–2001	Match log
Petra Kamstra	NED	70	1,585	57	21	36	36.8%	1990–1996	Match log
Silke Frankl	GER	67	1,649	119	42	77	35.3%	1988–1995	Match log
Petra Thoren	FIN	73	1,628	94	31	63	33.0%	1989–1995	Match log
Katrina Adams	USA	67	1,607	169	55	114	32.5%	1987–1998	Match log
Natalia Baudone	ITA	71	1,682	96	38	58	39.6%	1990–1996	Match log
Maya Kidowaki	JPN	68	1,658	90	34	56	37.8%	1988–1994	Match log
Sandra Dopfer	AUT	70	1,577	103	31	72	30.1%	1989–1999	Match log
Eugenia Maniokova	RUS	66	1,589	73	24	49	32.9%	1990–1995	Match log
Rennae Stubbs	AUS	64	1,598	105	34	71	32.4%	1989–1998	Match log
Audra Keller	USA	77	1,645	130	42	88	32.3%	1989–1995	Match log
Cristina Tessi	ARG	70	1,612	62	25	37	40.3%	1988–1992	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Rene Simpson represent?: Rene Simpson represents Canada in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Rene Simpson?: Rene Simpson is 175 cm / 5'9".
Does Rene Simpson use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Rene Simpson uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Rene Simpson left-handed or right-handed?: Rene Simpson plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Rene Simpson won?: Rene Simpson has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Rene Simpson won?: TennisDB does not group any of Rene Simpson's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Rene Simpson's highest WTA ranking?: Rene Simpson's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 70, first achieved on April 10, 1989.
What is Rene Simpson's career win-loss record?: Rene Simpson has a career WTA singles record of 44 wins and 83 losses (34.6%).
How much career prize money has Rene Simpson earned?: Rene Simpson has earned at least $485,389 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Rene Simpson's career appear in TennisDB?: Rene Simpson appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1988 through 1998.
On which surface does Rene Simpson have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Rene Simpson's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 38.6% (32–51).
Who has Rene Simpson faced most often?: Rene Simpson's most frequent opponent is Steffi Graf, with a head-to-head record of 0–4 across 4 meetings.