Rayni Fox (born May 24, 1956) is an American former

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player who was active from the mid-1970s until the early 1980s. As a junior player Fox was a singles runner-up to

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at the 1973

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. In 1974 she won the U.S. Girls' 18s national singles title. Fox attended Rollins College for two years before turning pro in August 1975. During her career Fox played in all four

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tournaments. Her best result was reaching the doubles final at the

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with

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in which they were defeated in three sets by Regina Maršíková and

Pam Teeguarden Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is a former American professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and T ...

. Her best result in singles occurred in 1977 when she reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in which she lost to second-seeded Sue Barker. At the

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, she reached the third round in 1977 and 1979. With a solid volleys and good speed, she was more successful in doubles than in singles. On the WTA Tour, she won two doubles titles with

in Switzerland and Austria, and she won three Avon Futures doubles titles with

Bunny Bruning Anna-Marie "Bunny" Bruning (born September 5, 1957) is an American former professional tennis player. Bruning grew up in California and was active on the WTA Tour during the 1970s and 1980s. She competed in the main draws of all four grand slam t ...

in North America. Fox became the singles champion at the Tasmanian Open in January 1977, defeating

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in the final in three sets. Fox played in the

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competition in 1975 (

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), 1976 ( Cleveland Nets) and 1978 ( Phoenix Racquets). She was married to Arthur Borinsky who was a business man and marshal. In 2006 she was inducted into the MetroWest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Fox is currently a professional tennis coach in Chatham, New Jersey.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Career finals

Singles (1 title)

Doubles (2 titles)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Rayni 1956 births Living people American female tennis players Sportspeople from Miami Beach, Florida Tennis people from Florida 21st-century American women