Elna Reinach
Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Born | Pretoria, South Africa | 2 December 1968
Turned pro | 1983 |
Retired | 1995 |
Prize money | $1,096,356 |
Singles | |
Career record | 248–196 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 26 (13 February 1989) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1987) |
French Open | 4R (1991) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1988, 1990) |
US Open | 4R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 278–168 |
Career titles | 10 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (11 June 1990) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1987, 1994-95) |
French Open | SF (1988, 1990) |
Wimbledon | SF (1989) |
US Open | SF (1989) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | F (1993) |
US Open | W (1994) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 16–4 |
Elna Reinach (born 2 December 1968)[1] is a South African former professional tennis player.
With Patrick Galbraith, she won the US Open mixed doubles championship in 1994. She played in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Reinach was runner-up at the French Open with Danie Visser in 1993. Her brother, Fanie, coached her and their sister, Monica, as well as Lori McNeil, Lindsay Davenport, and Laura Gildemeister. After retiring in 1995, she had a daughter named Lané and another daughter named Liezel.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1993 | French Open | Clay | Danie Visser | Andrei Olhovskiy Eugenia Maniokova |
2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Winner | 1994 | US Open | Hard | Patrick Galbraith | Todd Woodbridge Jana Novotná |
6–2, 6–4 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend | |
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Grand Slam (0/0) | |
Tier I (0/0) | |
Tier II (0/0) | |
Tier III (0/0) | |
Tier IV & V (1/1) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Aug 1989 | VS Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Lori McNeil | 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Feb 1993 | Auckland Classic, New Zealand | Hard | Caroline Kuhlman | 6–0, 6–0 |
Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jul 1986 | Berkeley, United States | Hard | Amy Holton | Beth Herr Alycia Moulton |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | Oct 1988 | Filderstadt, Germany | Carpet (i) | Raffaella Reggi | Iwona Kuczyńska Martina Navratilova |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | Aug 1989 | Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Nicole Provis | Raffaella Reggi Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | Oct 1989 | Filderstadt, Germany | Carpet (i) | Raffaella Reggi | Gigi Fernández Robin White |
4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 5. | Oct 1989 | Bayonne, France | Hard | Raffaella Reggi | Manon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier |
6–7, 5–7 |
Win | 6. | May 1990 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Nicole Provis | Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 7. | May 1990 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Nicole Provis | Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | May 1991 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Nicole Provis | Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 9. | May 1991 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Nicole Provis | Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 10. | Jun 1991 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Sandy Collins | Nicole Provis Liz Smylie |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 11. | Nov 1991 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard | andy Collins | Mareen Harper Cammy MacGregor |
5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 12. | Nov 1991 | Brentwood, United States | Hard | Sandy Collins | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis |
5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 13. | May 1992 | Zürich, Switzerland | Clay | Amy Frazier | Karina Habšudová Marianne Werdel |
7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 14. | Jun 1992 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Sandy Collins | Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 3–6, 6–8 |
Win | 15. | Nov 1992 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Amanda Coetzer | Gigi Fernández Kathy Rinaldi |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 16. | Nov 1992 | VS Indianapolis, United States | Hard (i) | Katrina Adams | Sandy Collins Mary-Lou Daniels |
5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 17. | Feb 1993 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | Isabelle Demongeot | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 18. | Nov 1994 | Quebec City, Canada | Carpet | Nathalie Tauziat | Linda Wild Chanda Rubin |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 19. | Feb 1995 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jill Hetherington | Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis |
7–6, 6–2 |
ITF finals
Legend |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (6–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 30 December 1980 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | Monica Reinach | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 30 December 1980 | Cumberland, United Kingdom | Hard | Nancy Cohen | 7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 May 1985 | Sutton, United Kingdom | Hard | Kumiko Okamoto | 4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 20 May 1985 | Bath, United Kingdom | Clay | Zhong Ni | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 17 January 1986 | El Paso, United States | Hard | Nanette Schutte | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 22 December 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Karen Schimper | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 7. | 18 January 1988 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Mariaan de Swardt | 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles (7–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 9 December 1984 | Hull, United Kingdom | Hard | Monica Reinach | Cathy Drury Ellinore Lightbody |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 15 April 1985 | Cumberland, United Kingdom | Hard | Monica Reinach | Lorrayne Gracie Martina Reinhardt |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 28 April 1985 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Hard | Monica Reinach | Li Xinyi Zhong Ni |
2–6, 6–2, 9–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 6 May 1985 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Hard | Monica Reinach | Li Xinyi Zhong Ni |
7–5, 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 20 May 1985 | Bath, United Kingdom | Clay | Monica Reinach | Belinda Borneo Joy Tacon |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 10 January 1986 | Miami, United States | Hard | Monica Reinach | Jana Novotná Fukiko Osawa |
7–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 7. | 17 November 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Monica Reinach | Mary Dailey Dianne Van Rensburg |
1–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 15 December 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Monica Reinach | Katie Rickett Valda Lake |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 18 January 1988 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Dianne Van Rensburg | Linda Barnard Mariaan de Swardt |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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