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Elna Reinach

South African tennis player

Field	Value
name	Elna Reinach
image
caption
country_represented
birth_date
birth_place	Pretoria, South Africa
death_date
height
turnedpro	1983
retired	1995
careerprizemoney	$1,114,668
website
singlesrecord
singlestitles	1 WTA, 6 ITF
highestsinglesranking	No. 26 (13 February 1989)
AustralianOpenresult	3R (1987)
FrenchOpenresult	4R (1991)
Wimbledonresult	3R (1988, 1990)
USOpenresult	4R (1988)
doublesrecord
doublestitles	10 WTA, 7 ITF
highestdoublesranking	No. 10 (11 June 1990)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	3R (1987, 1994-95)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	SF (1988, 1990)
WimbledonDoublesresult	SF (1989)
USOpenDoublesresult	SF (1989)
FrenchOpenMixedresult	F (1993)
USOpenMixedresult	W (1994)
Team	yes
FedCupresult	16–4

Elna Reinach (born 2 December 1968) 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
Loss	1993	French Open	Clay	RSA Danie Visser	RUS Andrei Olhovskiy
RUS Eugenia Maniokova	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	1994	US Open	Hard	USA Patrick Galbraith	AUS Todd Woodbridge
CZE Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–4

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
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
Loss	1.	Aug 1989	VS Albuquerque, United States	Hard	USA Lori McNeil	1–6, 3–6
Win	2.	Feb 1993	Auckland Classic, New Zealand	Hard	USA Caroline Kuhlman	6–0, 6–0

Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	1.	Jul 1986	Berkeley, United States	Hard	USA Amy Holton	USA Beth Herr
USA Alycia Moulton	1–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Oct 1988	Filderstadt, Germany	Carpet (i)	ITA Raffaella Reggi	POL Iwona Kuczyńska
USA Martina Navratilova	1–6, 4–6
Win	3.	Aug 1989	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	AUS Nicole Provis	ITA Raffaella Reggi
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	4.	Oct 1989	Filderstadt, Germany	Carpet (i)	ITA Raffaella Reggi	USA Gigi Fernández
USA Robin White	4–6, 6–7
Loss	5.	Oct 1989	Bayonne, France	Hard	ITA Raffaella Reggi	NED Manon Bollegraf
FRA Catherine Tanvier	6–7, 5–7
Win	6.	May 1990	Berlin, Germany	Clay	AUS Nicole Provis	AUS Hana Mandlíková
TCH Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–1
Win	7.	May 1990	Strasbourg, France	Clay	AUS Nicole Provis	USA Kathy Jordan
AUS Liz Smylie	6–1, 6–4
Loss	8.	May 1991	Rome, Italy	Clay	AUS Nicole Provis	USA Jennifer Capriati
YUG Monica Seles	5–7, 2–6
Loss	9.	May 1991	Berlin, Germany	Clay	AUS Nicole Provis	URS Larisa Savchenko
URS Natalia Zvereva	3–6, 3–6
Loss	10.	Jun 1991	Birmingham, England	Grass	USA Sandy Collins	AUS Nicole Provis
AUS Liz Smylie	3–6, 4–6
Loss	11.	Nov 1991	Scottsdale, United States	Hard	USA andy Collins	USA Mareen Harper
USA Cammy MacGregor	5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win	12.	Nov 1991	Brentwood, United States	Hard	USA Sandy Collins	INA Yayuk Basuki
NED Caroline Vis	5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win	13.	May 1992	Zürich, Switzerland	Clay	USA Amy Frazier	TCH Karina Habšudová
USA Marianne Werdel	7–5, 6–2
Loss	14.	Jun 1992	Birmingham, England	Grass	USA Sandy Collins	USA Lori McNeil
AUS Rennae Stubbs	7–5, 3–6, 6–8
Win	15.	Nov 1992	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	RSA Amanda Coetzer	USA Gigi Fernández
USA Kathy Rinaldi	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win	16.	Nov 1992	VS Indianapolis, United States	Hard (i)	USA Katrina Adams	USA Sandy Collins
USA Mary-Lou Daniels	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win	17.	Feb 1993	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	FRA Isabelle Demongeot	CAN Jill Hetherington
USA Kathy Rinaldi	6–2, 6–4
Win	18.	Nov 1994	Quebec City, Canada	Carpet	FRA Nathalie Tauziat	USA Linda Wild
USA Chanda Rubin	6–4, 6–3
Win	19.	Feb 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	CAN Jill Hetherington	ITA Laura Golarsa
NED Caroline Vis	7–6, 6–2

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	30 December 1980	Cape Town, South Africa	Hard	RSA Monica Reinach	7–5, 6–4
Win	2.	30 December 1980	Cumberland, United Kingdom	Hard	GBR Nancy Cohen	7–5, 7–5
Loss	3.	5 May 1985	Sutton, United Kingdom	Hard	JPN Kumiko Okamoto	4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win	4.	20 May 1985	Bath, United Kingdom	Clay	CHN Zhong Ni	6–3, 6–4
Win	5.	17 January 1986	El Paso, United States	Hard	NED Nanette Schutte	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	6.	22 December 1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	RSA Karen Schimper	2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win	7.	18 January 1988	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	RSA Mariaan de Swardt	6–3, 6–4

Doubles (7–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Win	1.	9 December 1984	Hull, United Kingdom	Hard	RSA Monica Reinach	GBR Cathy Drury
GBR Ellinore Lightbody	6–3, 6–3
Win	2.	15 April 1985	Cumberland, United Kingdom	Hard	RSA Monica Reinach	GBR Lorrayne Gracie
FRG Martina Reinhardt	6–2, 6–4
Win	3.	28 April 1985	Hatfield, United Kingdom	Hard	RSA Monica Reinach	CHN Li Xinyi
CHN Zhong Ni	2–6, 6–2, 9–7
Loss	4.	6 May 1985	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Hard	RSA Monica Reinach	CHN Li Xinyi
CHN Zhong Ni	7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win	5.	20 May 1985	Bath, United Kingdom	Clay	RSA Monica Reinach	GBR Belinda Borneo
GBR Joy Tacon	6–3, 6–3
Loss	6.	10 January 1986	Miami, United States	Hard	RSA Monica Reinach	TCH Jana Novotná
JPN Fukiko Osawa	7–6, 2–6, 2–6
Win	7.	17 November 1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	RSA Monica Reinach	USA Mary Dailey
RSA Dianne Van Rensburg	1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	8.		Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	RSA Monica Reinach	GBR Katie Rickett
GBR Valda Lake	6–4, 6–2
Win	9.		Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	RSA Dianne Van Rensburg	RSA Linda Barnard
RSA Mariaan de Swardt	3–6, 6–4, 6–4

References

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