Peter Rennert

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).

Peter Rennert
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceGreat Neck, New York
Born (1958-12-26) December 26, 1958
Great Neck, New York
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1980
Retired1987
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record48–60
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 40 (28 July 1980)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1979, 1980)
Wimbledon3R (1982)
US Open2R (1980)
Doubles
Career record98–90
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 9 (23 May 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 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 resides as a physical education teacher at Easton Country Day School in Easton, Connecticut.

Career finals

Doubles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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
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References
  1. Peter Rennert | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis
  2. Jewish Post 12 March 1982 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program
  3. French Driver Dies in Crash At 5‐Hour Mark at Le Mans - The New York Times
  4. Peter Rennert | Bio | ATP World Tour | Tennis
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