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Rene Uys

RSA Age 62 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1979–1985

Rene Uys represented South Africa on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 39. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 47–49 and 2 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

39 (Oct 15, 1984)

Elo peak

1720 (63rd percentile)

Singles record

47–49 (49.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$84,568

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 Uys's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rosalyn Fairbank #29	6-4 1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 1985*	R32	Salt Lake City	WTA 250	Hard
Sabrina Goles	7-6(5) 1-6 6-7(4)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 1985*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Sylvia Hanika	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1985*	R16	Monticello	WTA 250	Hard
Melissa Gurney	7-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1985*	R32	Monticello	WTA 250	Hard
Andrea Temesvari #13	6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 7, 1985*	R64	Canadian Open	WTA 500	Hard

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Rene Uys's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Raffaella Reggi Concato	0	3	3	Jul 23, 1985	H2H
Yvonne Vermaak	2	1	3	Nov 1, 1984	H2H
Jennifer Mundel	3	0	3	Sep 13, 1984	H2H
Virginia Wade	0	3	3	May 4, 1983	H2H
Lesley Charles	1	2	3	May 17, 1981	H2H

Singles Titles (2)

Rene Uys singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1981	16	2	—	—	—	2	—	Chichester, Lee-On-Solent
Total		2	—	—	—	2	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Rene Uys career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1979	14	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1980	15	4	1	5	80.0%	—	—
1981	16	14	6	20	70.0%	—	—
1983	18	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—
1984	19	19	20	39	48.7%	140	70
1985	20	7	14	21	33.3%	61	61
Career		47	49	96	49.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Rene Uys 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 %
1979	14	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1980	15	4	1	5	80.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	5	80.0%
1981	16	2	1	3	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	14	6	20	70.0%
1983	18	2	4	6	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%
1984	19	13	11	24	54.2%	4	4	8	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	19	20	39	48.7%
1985	20	2	8	10	20.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—	—	—	7	14	21	33.3%
Career	—	24	26	50	48.0%	6	11	17	35.3%	6	5	11	54.5%	0	6	6	0.0%	47	49	96	49.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rene Uys 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 %
1984	19	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	4	12	16	25.0%
1985	20	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	6	6	0.0%
Career		0	5	5	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	2	7	9	22.2%	1	0	1	100.0%	4	18	22	18.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 22/96 (22.9%) of Rene Uys's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rene Uys 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
1979	14	1505	104.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.75	—	—	—	+0.52
1980	15	1573	115.0	—	—	—	—	+75	—	—	75.0%	+2.25	—	1–0	—	+0.71
1981	16	1683	133.5	—	—	—	—	-26	—	—	68.9%	+1.82	2–3 (40%)	0–2	—	+0.76
1983	18	1610	106.3	—	—	—	—	-31	—	—	41.7%	-0.29	0–6 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	91.4	+0.26
1984	19	1636	116.8	—	—	—	—	-21	-46	-24	48.4%	-0.28	9–8 (53%)	5–7 (42%)	99.8	+0.92
1985	20	1614	117.0	—	—	—	—	-51	-78	+45	36.0%	-1.12	4–4 (50%)	6–4 (60%)	104.3	-0.04
Career		1720	123.8	—	—	—	—	-20	-58	+14	50.0%	+0.06	15–21 (42%)	13–15 (46%)	97.2	+3.26

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rene Uys Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1983	18	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1984	19	R64	R128	R64	2–3 (40%)
1985	20	R128	R16	R128	3–3 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	1–3 (25%)	5–7 (42%)

WTA 500

Rene Uys WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	DLB	NAP	BER	CAN	MAN	W-L Win %
1983	18	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1984	19	—	R64	R32	R64	—	1–3 (25%)
1985	20	R128	R64	R64	R64	R32	1–5 (17%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–9 (18%)

WTA 250

Rene Uys WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	NAP	BAK	BIR	BOU	BRI	CHI	DET	DUR	POR	FOR	HER	JOH	KAN	LEE	LUG	MAH	MAN	MON	NEW	PER	SAL	SOU	TAM	WES	ZUR	W-L Win %
1979	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1980	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1981	16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	14–6 (70%)
1983	18	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	2–5 (29%)
1984	19	R16	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	F	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	R32	R16	QF	SF	R16	—	R16	16–14 (53%)
1985	20	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	3–6 (33%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	10–4 (71%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	40–33 (55%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Oct 15, 1984

First Top 100

Apr 30, 1984

First Top 50

May 14, 1984

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Rene Uys ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	19	140	—	—	95	46	41	93	47	45	49	65	70
1985	20	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

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

Rene Uys's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Yvonne Vermaak	RSA	#38	1,892	489	239	250	48.9%	$497,124	5	1973–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Terry Holladay	USA	#39	1,945	378	179	199	47.4%	$241,905	1	1970–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Anne Hobbs	GBR	#35	1,834	336	172	164	51.2%	$510,610	8	1976–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Beverly Mould	RSA	#46	1,667	78	32	46	41.0%	$96,335	0	1980–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Susan Mascarin	USA	#32	1,797	255	113	142	44.3%	$260,633	1	1979–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Petra Huber	AUT	#37	1,737	137	58	79	42.3%	$161,735	2	1982–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Marcella Mesker	NED	#31	1,792	237	103	134	43.5%	$337,812	1	1979–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Sara Gomer	GBR	#46	1,778	237	105	132	44.3%	$332,445	1	1980–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Wendy White	USA	#28	1,857	350	161	189	46.0%	$573,859	1	1978–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Ann Henricksson	USA	#36	1,756	357	147	210	41.2%	$632,777	0	1980–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Beth Herr	USA	#31	1,767	235	107	128	45.5%	$391,346	1	1981–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Etsuko Inoue	JPN	#26	1,803	253	120	133	47.4%	$292,859	2	1980–1990	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rene Uys?: Rene Uys is 62 years old, born on July 26, 1964.
Which country does Rene Uys represent?: Rene Uys represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Rene Uys left-handed or right-handed?: Rene Uys plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Rene Uys won?: Rene Uys has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Rene Uys won?: TennisDB does not group any of Rene Uys's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Rene Uys won?: Rene Uys has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Lee-On-Solent in 1981.
What is Rene Uys' highest WTA ranking?: Rene Uys' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 39, first achieved on October 15, 1984.
What is Rene Uys' career win-loss record?: Rene Uys has a career WTA singles record of 47 wins and 49 losses (49.0%).
How much career prize money has Rene Uys earned?: Rene Uys has earned at least $84,568 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Rene Uys's career appear in TennisDB?: Rene Uys appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1979 through 1985.
On which surface does Rene Uys have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Rene Uys's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 48.0% (24–26).
Who has Rene Uys faced most often?: Rene Uys' most frequent opponent is Raffaella Reggi Concato, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.