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Rene Uys
Rene Uys represented South Africa on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 39. In TennisDB's records, Rene Uys finished with a career 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 ranking
39 (Oct 15, 1984)
Elo peak
1720 (62nd percentile)
Career record
47–49 (49.0%)
Career titles
2
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.
WTA Matches full match log →
| Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalyn Fairbank | 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 | 6-7 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Aug 7, 1985* | R64 | Canadian Open | WTA 500 | Hard |
Rivals all rivalries →
| 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 |
Titles (2)
| Season | Age | 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
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | — | — | — | — | +73 | — | — | 75.0% | +2.25 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.68 |
| 1981 | 16 | 1683 | 133.4 | — | — | — | — | -26 | — | — | 68.9% | +1.82 | 2–3 (40%) | 0–2 | — | +0.76 |
| 1983 | 18 | 1610 | 106.2 | — | — | — | — | -30 | — | — | 41.7% | -0.29 | 0–6 (0%) | 1–2 (33%) | 91.4 | +0.26 |
| 1984 | 19 | 1636 | 116.7 | — | — | — | — | -20 | -47 | -26 | 48.4% | -0.28 | 9–8 (53%) | 5–7 (42%) | 99.8 | +0.92 |
| 1985 | 20 | 1614 | 116.9 | — | — | — | — | -51 | -79 | +45 | 36.0% | -1.12 | 4–4 (50%) | 6–4 (60%) | 104.3 | -0.05 |
| Career | 1720 | 123.7 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -59 | +13 | 50.0% | +0.06 | 15–21 (42%) | 13–15 (46%) | 97.2 | +3.22 |
Tournament Results by Category
Grand Slams
| 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
| 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
| 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.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
39
Career-high date
Oct 15, 1984
First Top 100
Apr 30, 1984
First Top 50
May 14, 1984
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—
Ranking History Matrix
| 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvonne Vermaak | RSA | 38 | 1,892 | 0 | 5 | 488 | 239 | 249 | 49.0% | 1973–1988 | Match log |
| Terry Holladay | USA | 39 | 1,942 | 0 | 1 | 378 | 179 | 199 | 47.4% | 1970–1987 | Match log |
| Anne Hobbs | GBR | 35 | 1,838 | 0 | 8 | 334 | 171 | 163 | 51.2% | 1976–1989 | Match log |
| Beverly Mould | RSA | 46 | 1,666 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 32 | 46 | 41.0% | 1980–1985 | Match log |
| Susan Mascarin | USA | 32 | 1,797 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 113 | 142 | 44.3% | 1979–1988 | Match log |
| Petra Huber | AUT | 37 | 1,737 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 58 | 79 | 42.3% | 1982–1989 | Match log |
| Marcella Mesker | NED | 31 | 1,791 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 103 | 134 | 43.5% | 1979–1988 | Match log |
| Sara Gomer | GBR | 46 | 1,778 | 0 | 1 | 237 | 105 | 132 | 44.3% | 1980–1992 | Match log |
| Wendy White | USA | 28 | 1,856 | 0 | 1 | 350 | 161 | 189 | 46.0% | 1978–1992 | Match log |
| Ann Henricksson | USA | 36 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 147 | 210 | 41.2% | 1980–1994 | Match log |
| Beth Herr | USA | 31 | 1,766 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 107 | 128 | 45.5% | 1981–1990 | Match log |
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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 Slams has Rene Uys won?
- Rene Uys has not won a Grand Slam 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.