Renée Schuurman
| Full name | Renée Schuurman Haygarth |
|---|---|
| ITF name | Renee Schuurman |
| Country (sports) |
.svg.png){kind=small} South Africa |
| Born |
26 October 1939 Durban, South Africa |
| Died |
30 May 2001 (aged 61)[1] Howick, South Africa |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1963) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1959) |
| French Open | SF (1962) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1961) |
| US Open | 3R (1962) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1959) |
| French Open | W (1959, 1961, 1962, 1963) |
| Wimbledon | F (1960, 1962) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1959) |
| French Open | W (1962) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1963, 1964) |
Renée Schuurman Haygarth (née Schuurman; 26 October 1939[2] – 30 May 2001[3]) was a female tennis player from South Africa who won five Grand Slam women's doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.[4]
Biography
Schuurman teamed with fellow South African Sandra Reynolds Price to win four Grand Slam women's doubles titles. They won the 1959 Australian Championships and the 1959, 1961, and 1962 French Championships. In addition, they were the runners-up at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1962. Schuurman won her other Grand Slam women's doubles title with Ann Haydon-Jones at the 1963 French Championships. They defeated Margaret Court and Robyn Ebbern in the final.
In April 1962 she defeated Angela Mortimer in the final of the British Hard Court Championships.[5]
Schuurman and Bob Howe teamed to win the mixed doubles title at the 1962 French Championships. She and Rod Laver were twice the runners-up in Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments, at the 1959 Australian and French Championships. Her best Grand Slam singles result was when she reached the final at the 1959 Australian Championships, losing to Mary Carter Reitano 6–2, 6–3. Schuurman won the German Championships in 1963, defeating Lesley Turner Bowrey in the final in three sets.[6]
According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Schuurman was ranked in the world top ten from 1960 through 1963, reaching a career high of World No. 8 in those rankings in 1963.[7]
She married Peter Haygarth on 29 May 1964 in Durban. Her second marriage, to Robin Osborne, took place in 1977.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1959 | Australian Championships | Grass |  Mary Carter Reitano | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1959 | Australian Championships | Grass | Sandra Reynolds | Lorraine Coghlan Robinson Mary Carter Reitano | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1959 | French Championships | Clay | Sandra Reynolds | .png){kind=small} Yola Ramírez Rosie Darmon | 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1960 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sandra Reynolds |  Maria Bueno  Darlene Hard | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1961 | French Championships | Clay | Sandra Reynolds | Maria Bueno Darlene Hard | walkover |
| Winner | 1962 | French Championships | Clay | Sandra Reynolds | Justina Bricka Margaret Court | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1962 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sandra Reynolds | Billie Jean Moffitt Karen Susman | 7–5, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1963 | French Championships | Clay |  Ann Haydon-Jones | Robyn Ebbern Margaret Court | 7–5, 6–4 |
Mixed doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1959 | Australian Championships | Grass | Rod Laver | Sandra Reynolds Bob Mark | 6–4, 11–13, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 1959 | French Championships | Clay | Rod Laver | Billy Knight Yola Ramírez |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1962 | French Championships | Clay | Robert Howe | Lesley Turner Bowrey Fred Stolle | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | Q# | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| French Championships | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 4R | SF | 3R | A | 0 / 7 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 0 / 9 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 19 |
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
See also
References
- 1 2 Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 409,411. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ↑ "Fed Cup – Player Profile – Renee SCHUURMAN". FedCup.com. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ↑ "Natal Witness obituary - Renée Haygarth (nee Schuurman) (1939–2001)" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ John Nauright, Charles Parrish -Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice 2012 p164 "Sandra Reynold from South Africa reached both the ladies' singles and doubles finals at Wimbledon in 1960, competing in the doubles with fellow country member Renée Schuurman. They again reached the Wimbledon final two years later, ..."
- ↑ "Renee Schuurman Cops British Ladies Tennis". Star-News. 29 Apr 1962. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ "Turner, Stolle Beaten". The Canberra Times. 37, (10,614). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 August 1963. p. 46 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 703. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
External links
- Renée Schuurman at the International Tennis Federation
- Renée Schuurman at the Fed Cup
