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Rene Simpson
Canadian tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rene Simpson Collins (14 January 1966 – 17 October 2013) was a Canadian professional tennis player from Sarnia, Ontario. She reached a WTA singles ranking of 70 in 1989[2] and had a successful NCAA career for Texas Christian University.[3]
She was a member of the Canada Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1998, coach from 1998 to 2000, and captain from 2001 to 2010.[4]
She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]
Simpson died on 17 October 2013 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. She was 47.[6][5]
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WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (4–1)
Doubles (3–2)
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