Rene Uys

Rene Uys (born 26 July 1964) is a former South African female tennis player who was active in the first half of the 1980s. She reached a highest singles ranking of No. 39 in October 1984.

Tennis career Uys was the runner-up at the girls' singles event at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships, losing the final to Zina Garrison in three sets. Her best result at a Grand Slam singles event was reaching the fourth round at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships in which she was defeated in straight sets by first-seeded and eventual champion Martina Navratilova.

In April 1984, she reached the final of the WTA event in Durban, South Africa, followed by a semifinal spot at the South African Open in Johannesburg.

Career finals

Singles (1 titles, 1 runners-up)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 23 April 1984 Durban, South Africa Hard Peanut Harper 1–6, 4–6

ITF finals $10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–8) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 9 November 1980 Port Elizabeth, South Africa Hard Jennifer Mundel 6-7, 4-6Runner-up 2. 23 November 1980 Bloemfontein, South Africa Hard Susan Rollinson 1-6, 6-2, 3-6Runner-up 3. 30 November 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Lesley Charles 5-7, 4-6Runner-up 4. 10 December 1980 Cape Town, South Africa Hard Liz Gordon 6-4, 4-6, 4-6Winner 5. 10 December 1980 East London, South Africa Hard Liz Gordon 6-4, 6-3Winner 6. 9 May 1981 Chichester, United Kingdom Clay Florența Mihai 6–4, 6–3Winner 7. 9 May 1981 Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom Clay Lesley Charles 6-2, 3-6, 6-3Runner-up 8. 1 November 1981 Port Elizabeth, South Africa Hard Yvonne Vermaak 3-6, 2-6Winner 9. 8 November 1981 Durban, South Africa Hard Beverly Mould 3-6, 6-1, 6-2Runner-up 10. 1 November 1981 Bloemfontein, South Africa Hard Beverly Mould 6-7, 2-6Winner 11. 8 December 1981 Cape Town, South Africa Hard Beverly Mould 6-2 6-3Runner-up 12. 31 January 1983 Boca Raton, United States Hard Emilse Raponi Longo 4-6, 6-4, 2-6Runner-up 13. 28 April 1985 Durban, South Africa Hard Marcie Louie W/O

Doubles (2–0) Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final ScoreWinner 1. 30 November 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Beverly Mould Ilana Kloss Yvonne Vermaak 6-4, 1-6, 6-3Winner 2. 23 December 1988 George, South Africa Hard Gail Boon Janine Burton-Durham Louise Venter 6-2, 7-6