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Renata Marcinkowska (born 24 February 1965) is a Polish-American former professional tennis player. She competed during her professional tennis career as Renata Baranski.

Renata Marcinkowska

Full name	Renata Marcinkowska
Country (sports)	Poland  United States
Born	(1965-02-24) 24 February 1965 (age 57) Szczecin, Poland
Prize money	$170,727
Singles
Career record	140–127
Highest ranking	No. 116 (November 12, 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1989, 1991)
French Open	2R (1991)
Wimbledon	1R (1990)
US Open	1R (1990, 1991)
Doubles
Career record	65–83
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1991)
French Open	1R (1991)
Wimbledon	1R (1991)
US Open	1R (1991)

Biography

Born in Szczecin, Marcinkowska left Poland in 1981 to compete in the United States.[1] Once there she received a scholarship to the Oklahoma State University, where she was an All-American collegiate tennis player. While at Oklahoma State she got married and became known as Renata Baranski. She graduated with a psychology degree in 1987, then joined the professional tour.[2]

Her best performances on the WTA Tour include the semifinals at Guaruja in 1989 as well as the quarterfinals at both the 1989 OTB Open in Schenectady and the 1991 Virginia Slims of Oklahoma. As a doubles player she made a WTA Tour final at the 1991 Nivea Cup in São Paulo, where she and Laura Glitz finished as runners-up.[3]

Marcinkowska played in the main draw of all four Grand Slam.[4]

Becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1991, Marcinkowska lives in South Carolina and works as a teaching professional. She trains players on a dual surface court she invented, which is one half hard and the other clay.[5]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	December, 1991	São Paulo, Brazil	Tier V	Clay	Laura Glitz	Inés Gorrochategui Mercedes Paz	2–6, 2–6

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: (3–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	8 June 1986	Miramar, Florida, United States	Hard	Ronni Reis	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	22 June 1986	Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Lee Jeong-soon	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner	1.	28 June 1987	Augusta, Georgia, United States	Hard	Shaun Stafford	7–6(3), 3–6, 6–4
Winner	2.	17 July 1988	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States	Clay	Kim Kessaris	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner	3.	31 July 1988	Evansville, Indiana, United States	Clay	Pamela Jung	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	5 March 1989	Miami, Florida, United States	Hard	Andrea Farley	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: (3–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	13 July 1986	Boynton Beach, Florida, United States	Hard	Robyn Lamb	Jennifer Fuchs Kathrin Keil	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	18 January 1987	Miami, Florida, United States	Hard	Deeann Hansel	Cheryl Jones Rochelle Morrisson	5–7, 6–7
Runner-up	2.	20 June 1988	Mobile, Alabama, United States	Hard	Robyn Lamb	Kim Il-soon Lee Jeong-myung	5–7, 2–6
Winner	2.	10 July 1989	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States	Clay	Courtney Allen	Sofie Albinus Shawn Foltz	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	3.	15 October 1989	Mobile, Alabama, United States	Hard	Sandy Collins	Kathy Foxworth Vincenza Procacci	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	26 February 1990	Key Biscayne, Florida, United States	Hard	Linda Barnard	Jennifer Fuchs Maria Strandlund	4–6, 4–6

References

External links

• Renata Marcinkowska at the Women's Tennis Association
• Renata Marcinkowska at the International Tennis Federation

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