Rene Mentz

Rene Mentz (born 26 May 1966) is a South African former professional tennis player.

Rene Mentz

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1966-05-26) 26 May 1966
Prize money	$27,482
Singles
Career record	39–12
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 295 (8 November 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1984)
Wimbledon	2R (1983)
Doubles
Career record	23–8
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 285 (25 October 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1984)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1984)

Mentz, a junior Wimbledon quarterfinalist who was raised in Pretoria, played on the professional tour in the 1980s and early 1990s. She reached a career-high singles ranking of 295 in the world.

During her career she featured in the women's singles main draws of both the French Open and Wimbledon, making the second round of the latter in 1983.

Her best Virginia Slims/WTA Tour performance came at the 1984 Central Fidelity Banks International in Richmond, where she made it through to the quarterfinals, with wins over Leslie Allen and Anna-Maria Fernandez.

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	9 May 1983	ITF Warwickshire, United Kingdom	Clay	Shelley Walpole	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	9 October 1983	ITF Canberra, Australia	Grass	Kristin Kinney	3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	22 November 1986	ITF Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Dianne Van Rensburg	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	5 March 1989	ITF Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Gail Boon	6–7(6), 7–6(4), 4–6
Winner	2.	4 April 1993	ITF Gaborone, Botswana	Hard	Erica Adams	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Winner	3.	10 October 1993	ITF Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Cindy Summers	6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	29 January 1984	ITF Miami, United States	Hard	Heather Crowe	Mercedes Paz Ronni Reis	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	21 November 1987	ITF Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Mariaan de Swardt	Barbara Gerken Beth Herr	6–7, 2–6
Winner	2.	5 March 1989	ITF Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Monica Reinach	Michelle Anderson Linda Barnard	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	3.	2 May 1993	ITF Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Claire Sessions Bailey	Petra Gáspár Alena Havrlíková	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	12 July 1993	ITF Evansville, United States	Hard	Mareze Joubert	Carin Bakkum Hiromi Nagano	2–6, 2–6
Winner	4.	10 October 1993	ITF Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Liezel Horn	Surina De Beer Karen van der Merwe	7–6(4), 7–5

External links

• Rene Mentz at the Women's Tennis Association
• Rene Mentz at the International Tennis Federation