Renee Schuurman
Renee Schuurman Haygarth (October 26, 1939 - 2001) was a female tennis player from South Africa who won five Grand Slam women's doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
Haygarth 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 runner-ups at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1962.
Haygarth won her other Grand Slam women's doubles title with Ann Haydon Jones at the 1963 French Championships. They defeated Margaret Smith Court and Robyn Ebbern in the final.
Haygarth and Bob Howe teamed to win the mixed doubles title at the 1962 French Championships. She and Rod Laver were twice the runner-up in Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments, at the 1959 Australian and French Championships.
Haygarth's 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. Haygarth won the German Championships in 1963, defeating Lesley Turner Bowrey in the final. Haygarth was included in at least one year-end, world top ten ranking list from 1959 through 1963.
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| 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 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
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