Full name | Norine Karen Simpson[1] |
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Country (sports) | Canada |
Born | 14 January 1966 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 17 October 2013 Park Ridge, Illinois, United States | (aged 47)
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 1998 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | TCU Horned Frogs |
Prize money | US$ 485,389 |
Singles | |
Career record | 161–133 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 70 (10 April 1989) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1989, 1992, 1994) |
French Open | 3R (1989) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1989, 1992, 1994, 1997) |
US Open | 2R (1992, 1993) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 99–119 |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 32 (21 August 1995) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
French Open | 3R (1997) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
US Open | QF (1996) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (1992) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1996) |
French Open | 1R (1995, 1996, 1997) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1995) |
US Open | 2R (1995) |
Rene Simpson Collins (14 January 1966 – 17 October 2013) was a Canadian professional tennis player from Sarnia, Ontario. She reached a WTA singles ranking of 70 in 1989[2] and had a successful NCAA career for Texas Christian University.[3]
She was a member of the Canada Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1998, coach from 1998 to 2000, and captain from 2001 to 2010.[4]
She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]
Simpson died on 17 October 2013 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. She was 47.[6][5]