Ronni Reis (sometimes spelled Ronnie Reis; also Ronni Reis-Bernstein) (born May 10, 1966) is an American former

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player. Reis won three gold medals at the

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in Israel, the doubles bronze medal at the

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, and the doubles gold medal at the

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. Reis played for the

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at the

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, where she won the

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doubles tournament in 1986 and was named the NCAA Senior Player of the Year in 1988.

Biography

She attended

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. Reis won the 1984 Florida state singles championship while a senior in high school. Reis won the gold medal, defeating American

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, in the women's singles tennis event at the

in Israel, when she was 19 years old. She also won the women's doubles (with Eileen Tell) and the mixed doubles at the 1985 Maccabiah Games. She won the doubles bronze medal at the

, and the doubles gold medal at the

. She played collegiate tennis at the

, partnering with

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to win the

tournament in 1986; they finished the season 29-0. Reis was named All-American every year in which she played, in both singles and doubles, winning eight such honors in total. She was named by ''

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'' to its Collegiate All-Star team in 1986, 1987, and 1988 and was picked for the USTA

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team those years. She was the NCAA Senior Player of the Year in 1988. Reis played two years on the pro circuit, and her highest ranking was 78th in singles (February 27, 1989) and 31st in doubles (August 1, 1988). She played in four WTA doubles finals. She was the head women's tennis coach at

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starting in 1997, and subsequently the head women's tennis coach at the

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. In 2000, Reis was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 4 (2-1)

References

External links

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University of Miami women's tennis records
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