Elna Reinach

Elna Reinach

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1968-12-02) 2 December 1968 Pretoria, South Africa
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1995
Prize money	$ 1,096,356
Singles
Career record	248–196
Career titles	1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 26 (13 February 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1987)
French Open	4R (1991)
Wimbledon	3R (1988, 1990)
US Open	4R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	278–168
Career titles	10 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No . 10 (11 June 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1987, 1994-95)
French Open	SF (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon	SF (1989)
US Open	SF (1989)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	F (1993)
US Open	W (1994)

Elna Reinach (born 2 December 1968^[1]) is a South African former pro tennis player.

With Patrick Galbraith, she won the US Open mixed doubles championship in 1994. She played in the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she lost in the first round to Jennifer Capriati. Reinach was runner-up at the French Open with Danie Visser in 1993. Her brother, Fanie, coached her and their sister, Monica, as well as Lori McNeil, Lindsay Davenport, and Laura Gildemeister.

Major finals

Mixed doubles 2 (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	6 June 1993	French Open, France	Clay	Danie Visser	Andrei Olhovskiy Eugenia Maniokova	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner	2.	11 September 1994	US Open, United States	Hard	Patrick Galbraith	Todd Woodbridge Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–4

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2 (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	20 August 1989	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Lori McNeil	1–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	7 February 1993	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Caroline Kulhman	6–0, 6–0

Doubles 19 (10–9)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	28 July 1986	Berkeley, United States	Hard	Amy Holton	Beth Herr Alycia Moulton	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	16 October 1988	Filderstadt, Germany	Carpet	Raffaella Reggi	Iwona Kuczyńska Martina Navratilova	1–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	20 August 1989	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Nicole Provis	Raffaella Reggi Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	15 October 1989	Filderstadt, Germany	Carpet	Raffaella Reggi	Gigi Fernández Robin White	4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	5.	22 October 1989	Bayonne, France	Hard	Raffaella Reggi	Manon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier	6–7, 5–7
Winner	6.	20 May 1990	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Nicole Provis	Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–1
Winner	7.	27 May 1990	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Nicole Provis	Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	12 May 1991	Rome, Italy	Clay	Nicole Provis	Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	9.	20 May 1991	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Nicole Provis	Larisa Savchenko Natalia Zvereva	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	10.	16 June 1991	Birmingham, England	Grass	Sandy Collins	Nicole Provis Liz Smylie	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	11.	3 November 1991	Scottsdale, United States	Hard	Sandy Collins	Mareen Harper Cammy MacGregor	5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	12.	10 November 1991	Brentwood, United States	Hard	Sandy Collins	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Winner	13.	24 May 1992	Zürich, Switzerland	Clay	Amy Frazier	Karina Habšudová Marianne Werdel	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	14.	14 June 1992	Birmingham, England	Grass	Sandy Collins	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	7–5, 3–6, 6–8
Winner	15.	1 November 1992	San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico	Hard	Amanda Coetzer	Gigi Fernández Kathy Rinaldi	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	16.	14 November 1992	Indianapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Sandy Collins Mary-Lou Daniels	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	17.	7 February 1993	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Isabelle Demongeot	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	6–2, 6–4
Winner	18.	6 November 1994	Quebec City, Canada	Carpet	Nathalie Tauziat	Linda Wild Chanda Rubin	6–4, 6–3
Winner	19.	5 February 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis	7–6, 6–2

References

External links

• Elna Reinach at the Women's Tennis Association
• Elna Reinach at the International Tennis Federation
• Elna Reinach at the Fed Cup