Nicole Rencken

Nicole Rencken
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981
Durban, South Africa
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$48,425
Singles
Career record119–114
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 283 (7 July 2003)
Doubles
Career record122–102
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 164 (4 December 2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–4

Nicole Rencken (born 12 June 1981) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Career

Rencken was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 1999 Australian Open, partnering Natalie Grandin.[1]

On the professional circuit, she reached a best singles ranking of 283 and won ten ITF titles in doubles.[2]

Both of her WTA Tour main-draw appearances were in doubles, in Oklahoma City in 2001, and then the following year at the Madrid Open.

From 2002 to 2004, Rencken played nine Fed Cup ties for South Africa, including a World Group Play-off against the Czech Republic in 2003.[1]

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 8 June 2003 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard Ludmila Richterová 1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 18 July 1999 ITF Frinton, Great Britain Grass Natalie Grandin Leanne Baker
Nicole Sewell
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 2. 12 March 2000 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Natalie Grandin Jenny Belobrajdic
Kristen van Elden
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 19 March 2000 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass Natalie Grandin Kylie Hunt
Mareze Joubert
3–6, 2–6
Win 4. 26 March 2000 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass Natalie Grandin Kylie Hunt
Mareze Joubert
6–4, 6–4
Loss 5. 2 April 2000 ITF Corona, Australia Grass Natalie Grandin Cindy Watson
Christina Wheeler
3–6, 6–7(11–13)
Win 6. 21 May 2000 ITF Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Natalie Grandin Selima Sfar
Lorna Woodroffe
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 7. 28 May 2000 ITF Guimarães, Portugal Hard Natalie Grandin Angela Cardoso
Carlota Santos
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–2
Win 8. 11 June 2000 ITF Pretoria, South Africa Hard Natalie Grandin Chanelle Scheepers
Carien Venter
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 9. 18 June 2000 ITF Benoni, South Africa Hard Natalie Grandin Lucinda Gibbs
Giselle Swart
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 13 August 2000 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay Natalie Grandin Miriam D'Agostini
Angelika Rösch
6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win 11. 20 August 2000 ITF London, England Hard Natalie Grandin Susi Bensch
Manisha Malhotra
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–6)
Loss 12. 5 November 2000 ITF Gold Coast, Australia Hard Natalie Grandin Amanda Augustus
Amy Jensen
4–6, 3–6
Win 13. 8 July 2001 ITF Camaiore, Italy Clay Melisa Arévalo Petra Dizdar
Mia Marovic
4–5 ret.
Loss 14. 1 June 2003 ITF Houston, United States Hard (i) Yvonne Doyle Seiko Okamoto
Remi Tezuka
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win 15. 8 June 2003 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard Yvonne Doyle Beau Jones
Anžela Žguna
6–3, 7–5
Win 16. 27 April 2004 ITF Bournemouth, England Clay Jaslyn Hewitt Raissa Gourevitch
Ekaterina Kozhokina
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 17. 4 May 2004 ITF Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Anna Hawkins Raissa Gourevitch
Ekaterina Kozhokina
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 18. 15 August 2004 ITF Hampstead, England Hard Anna Hawkins Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sania Mirza
3–6, 2–6

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Four new caps in SA Fed Cup team". Independent Online. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Gorny's win shows flaws in tennis seeding". News24. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2018.