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Monica Reinach

b. 1966

South African tennis player

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Born 1966. Monica Reinach is a South African tennis player.

Monica Reinach (born 29 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Biography A doubles specialist from Pretoria, Reinach competed on the professional tour in the 1980s. She is the elder sister of Elna Reinach, with whom she made the round of 16 of the women's doubles at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships. In 1987 she reached a career best doubles ranking of 75 in the world. She was a member of three World TeamTennis title winning teams, with Charlotte Heat in 1987 and 1988, then at the San Antonio Racquets in 1989. A knee injury caused the end of her professional tennis career.

She is married to South African former top 20 tennis player Christo van Rensburg. The couple live in Austin, Texas.

ITF finals Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Doubles (10–3) ResultNoDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 9 December 1984 Hull, United Kingdom Hard Elna Reinach Cathy Drury Ellinore Lightbody 6-3, 6-3Win 2. 15 April 1985 Cumberland, United Kingdom Hard Elna Reinach Lorrayne Gracie Martina Reinhardt 6-2, 6-4Win 3. 28 April 1985 Hatfield, United Kingdom Hard Elna Reinach Li Xinyi Zhong Ni 2-6, 6-2, 9-7Loss 4. 6 May 1985 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Hard Elna Reinach Li Xinyi Zhong Ni 7–5, 5–7, 4–6Win 5. 20 May 1985 Bath, United Kingdom Clay Elna Reinach Belinda Borneo Joy Tacon 6–3, 6–3Win 6. 14 July 1985 Miramar, United States Hard Luciana Corsato-Owsianka Jackie Masters Michelle Parun 6-3, 4-6, 6-3Win 7. 29 September 1985 Baltimore, United States Hard Mary Dailey Deeann Hansel Carol Watson 7-5, 6-4Loss 8. 10 January 1986 Miami, United States Hard Elna Reinach Jana Novotná Fukiko Osawa 7-6, 2-6, 2-6Loss 9. 19 April 1986 Cumberland, United Kingdom Hard Joy Tacon Jane Wood Belinda Borneo 4–6, 3–6Win 10. 27 April 1986 Hatfield, United Kingdom Hard Joy Tacon Catrin Jexell Helena Olsson 6–1, 5–7, 6–3Win 11. 17 November 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Elna Reinach Mary Dailey Dianne Van Rensburg 1–6, 6–1, 6–3Win 12. Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Elna Reinach Katie Rickett Valda Lake 6–4, 6–2Win 13. 5 March 1989 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Rene Mentz Michelle Anderson Linda Barnard 6–1, 2–6, 6–4

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South African tennis player

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Monica Reinach was born on 29 September 1966 in Pretoria.

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