Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Great Neck, NY, USA |
Born |
Great Neck, NY, USA |
December 26, 1958
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) |
Peter Rennert (born December 26, 1958), is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Rennert enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved career-high rankings of World No. 40 in singles (in 1980) and World No. 8 in doubles (in 1983). As a player he trained with 25 time Davis Cup Championship Coach 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. As a player at Stanford University, Rennert won three National Division 1 team titles and won College Player of the Year. At Stanford, he received a B.S. in Psychology.
Rennert now resides as a Physical Education teacher and Original Play teacher at a private school in Easton, Connecticut named Easton Country Day School or Phoenix Academy.