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Renée Schuurman Haygarth (née Schuurman; 26 October 1939 – 30 May 2001) was a South African
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player who won five
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women's doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.


Biography

Schuurman teamed up with fellow South African
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to win four Grand Slam women's doubles titles. They won the 1959
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and the 1959, 1961, and 1962
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. In addition, they were the runners-up at
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in 1960 and 1962. Schuurman won her other Grand Slam women's doubles title with
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at the 1963 French Championships. They defeated
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and
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in the final. In April 1962, she defeated
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in the final of the
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. Schuurman and Bob Howe won the mixed doubles title at the 1962 French Championships. She and
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were twice the runners-up in Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments, at the 1959 Australian and French Championships. Her best Grand Slam singles result was when she reached the final at the 1959 Australian Championships, losing to
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6–2, 6–3. Schuurman won the German Championships in 1963, defeating Lesley Turner in the final in three sets. According to
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of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Schuurman was ranked in the world top 10 from 1960 through 1963, reaching a career high of World No. 8 in those rankings in 1963. She married Peter Haygarth on 29 May 1964 in Durban. Her second marriage, to Robin Osborne, took place in 1977.


Grand Slam finals


Singles (1 runner-up)


Doubles (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)


Mixed doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)


Grand Slam singles tournament timeline


See also

* Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuurman, Renee South African female tennis players 1939 births 2001 deaths Sportspeople from Durban Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Australian Championships (tennis) champions French Championships (tennis) champions