Ronni Reis
| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 10, 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| College | University of Miami | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $157,628 | ||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 73–62 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 78 (February 27, 1989) | ||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 77–61 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (August 1, 1988) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ronni Reis (sometimes spelled Ronnie Reis; also Ronni Reis-Bernstein) (born May 10, 1966) is an American former tennis player. Reis won three gold medals at the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, the doubles bronze medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games, and the doubles gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.
Reis played for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami, where she won the NCAA doubles tournament in 1986 and was named the NCAA Senior Player of the Year in 1988.
Biography
She attended
Reis won the gold medal, defeating American Jamie Golder, in the women's singles tennis event at the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel, when she was 19 years old.[2][3] She also won the women's doubles (with Eileen Tell) and the mixed doubles at the 1985 Maccabiah Games.[2] She won the doubles bronze medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games, and the doubles gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.[1]
She played collegiate tennis at the
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).[4] She played in four WTA doubles finals.
She was the head women's tennis coach at Florida International University starting in 1997, and subsequently the head women's tennis coach at the University of Michigan.[1]
In 2000, Reis was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
WTA Tour finals
Doubles 4 (2-1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | October 18, 1987 | San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Hard |  Lise Gregory
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 Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | July 31, 1988 | Aptos, California, USA | Hard | Lise Gregory
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Patty Fendick  Jill Hetherington
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6–3, 6–4 |
| 3. | October 23, 1989 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Cammy MacGregor
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Gigi Fernández Robin White
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Rained out | |
| Runner-up | 4. | October 15, 1990 | Scottsdale , Arizona, USA
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Hard | Sandy Collins
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Elise Burgin Helen Kelesi
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4–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ronni Reis-Bernstein - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame". UM Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b "At the Maccabiah Games: U.S. Wins the Most Medals with 246; Israel Comes in Second with 217".
- ^ "Dramatic Tennis Singles Match". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 26, 1985.
- ^ a b "Ronni Bernstein - Women's Tennis Coach". University of Michigan Athletics.
External links
- Ronni Reis at the Women's Tennis Association
- Ronni Reis at the International Tennis Federation
- University of Miami women's tennis records
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