Peter Rennert
Peter Rennert
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Great Neck, NY, USA |
| Born | (1958-12-26) December 26, 1958 Great Neck, NY, USA |
| 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.
Contents
1 Career finals
1.1 Doubles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
2 References
3 External links
Career finals[edit]
Doubles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)[edit]
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 1980 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Fritz Buehning |  Andrew Pattison Butch Walts | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1981 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | John McEnroe | Brian Gottfried  Raúl Ramírez | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1982 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | John McEnroe | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2. | 1982 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | John McEnroe | Steve Denton Mark Edmondson | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1982 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | John McEnroe | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 4. | 1983 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | John McEnroe |  Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 2–6, 4–6 |
References[edit]
^ Peter Rennert | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis
^ Jewish Post 12 March 1982 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program
^ French Driver Dies in Crash At 5‐Hour Mark at Le Mans - The New York Times
^ ab Peter Rennert | Bio | ATP World Tour | Tennis
External links[edit]
Peter Rennert at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Peter Rennert at the International Tennis Federation
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Jewish tennis players
- People from North Hempstead, New York
- People from Great Neck, New York
- American male tennis players
- Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players
- Tennis people from New York (state)
- People from Easton, Connecticut
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