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

Nicole Rencken
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981 (age 43)
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

Career

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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

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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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)

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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

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References

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  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.
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