Country (sports) Canada Career titles 0 WTA, 4 ITF Turned pro 1988 Career record 161–133 Height 1.65 m | Prize money $485,389 Role Tennis Player College TCU Horned Frogs Name Rene Simpson Retired 1998 | |
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Died October 17, 2013, Park Ridge, Illinois, United States | ||
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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, after a successful NCAA career for Texas Christian University.
She was a member of the Canada Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1998, coach 1998–2000, and captain 2001–2010.
She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.
Simpson died on 17 October 2013 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. She was 47.
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