Peter Rennert
Country (sports) |
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Residence | Great Neck, NY, USA |
Born |
Great Neck, NY, USA | December 26, 1958
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Turned pro | 1980 |
Retired | 1987 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 48–60 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (28 July 1980) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1979, 1980) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1982) |
US Open | 2R (1980) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 98–90 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (23 May 1983) |
Peter Rennert (born December 26, 1958), is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He achieved career-high rankings of World No. 40 in singles (in 1980), and World No. 8 in doubles (in 1983).
Rennert was born in Great Neck, New York, and is Jewish.[1][2] He attended and played tennis for Great Neck North High School, and in 1976 won the singles title at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association's tennis championships.[3]
He attended Stanford University, where he received a B.S. in Psychology and was an All-American.[4] At Stanford he was an NCAA singles finalist in 1980.[4] He won three National Division 1 team titles, and won College Player of the Year.
Rennert enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. As a player, he trained with 25 time Davis Cup Championship Coach Harry Hopman and Wimbledon champion Tony Palafox. His best result as a singles player in a major was making it to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open twice.
Rennert now resides as a Physical Education teacher and Original Play teacher at a private school in Easton, Connecticut named Easton Country Day School or Phoenix Academy.
Doubles titles (2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1980 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 1981 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 1. | 1982 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | 7–6, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 2. | 1982 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 1982 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 1983 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | 2–6, 4–6 |