Renata Marcinkowska (born 24 February 1965) is a Polish-American former professional

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player. She competed during her professional tennis career as Renata Baranski.

Biography

Born in

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

, Marcinkowska left Poland in 1981 to compete in the United States. Once there she received a scholarship to the Oklahoma State University, where she was an

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n 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. 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 The 1989 OTB Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Schenectady, New York, in the United States that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix and of Tier V of the 1989 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from July 17 t ...

in Schenectady and the

1991 Virginia Slims of Oklahoma The 1991 Virginia Slims of Oklahoma was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of Tier IV of the 1991 WTA Tour. It was the sixth editio ...

. As a doubles player she made a WTA Tour final at the 1991 Nivea Cup in São Paulo, where she and

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finished as runners-up. Marcinkowska played in the main draw of all four Grand Slam. 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.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

ITF finals

Singles: (3–3)

Doubles: (3–3)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcinkowska, Renata 1965 births Living people Polish female tennis players American female tennis players Polish emigrants to the United States Oklahoma State Cowgirls tennis players Sportspeople from Szczecin