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). At the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and partner Joel Ross won the men's doubles gold medal, and he and Stacy Margolin won the gold medal in mixed doubles.
| Country (sports) |  United States | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | Great Neck, New York | |||||||||||
| Born | December 26, 1958 Great Neck, New York | |||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editRennert 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.
At the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and partner Joel Ross won the men's doubles gold medal.[5] He and Stacy Margolin won the gold medal in mixed doubles, defeating South Africa's Ilana Kloss and Graham Silverman.[5]
Rennert enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won two doubles titles. As a player, he trained with 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 runs an awareness based Tennis curriculum business called Telos Tennis.
Career finals
editDoubles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1980 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Fritz Buehning | Andrew Pattison Butch Walts |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 1981 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | John McEnroe | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 1982 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | John McEnroe | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1982 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | John McEnroe | Steve Denton Mark Edmondson |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1982 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | John McEnroe | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1983 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | John McEnroe | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
2–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Peter Rennert | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "12 March 1982". Jewish Post.
- ^ Times, Bernard Kirsch Special to The New York (June 13, 1976). "French Driver Dies in Crash At 5-Hour Mark at Le Mans". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b "Peter Rennert | Bio | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ a b "Israel Basketball Team Loses out to Underdog U.S. Squad at 10th Maccabiah". March 20, 2015.