Country (sports) |
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Born |
Bloemfontein, South Africa |
26 July 1964
Retired | 1985 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (15 October 1984) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1978) |
US Open | 2R (1984) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1980) |
US Open | 1R (1983, 1984, 1985) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1985) |
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.
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.