Rayni Fox

{{short description|American tennis player}}

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{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Rayni Fox

| fullname = Rayni Fox-Borinsky

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| country = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|05|24|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}

| turnedpro = August 1975

| retired =

| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

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| singlestitles = 1

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| AustralianOpenresult = QF (1977)

| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1977, 1979)

| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1977, 1979)

| USOpenresult = 2R (1977, 1979)

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| doublestitles = 2

| highestdoublesranking =

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1977)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = F (1977)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1979)

| USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1974)

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| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R (1979, 1980)

| USOpenMixedresult = QF (1974)

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Rayni Fox (born May 24, 1956) is an American former tennis player who was active from the mid-1970s until the early 1980s.

As a junior player Fox was a singles runner-up to Mima Jaušovec at the 1973 Orange Bowl. In 1974 she won the U.S. Girls' 18s national singles title. Fox attended Rollins College for two years before turning pro in August 1975.{{cite book|title=1978 Colgate Series Media Guide|year=1978|publisher=H.O. Zimman Inc.|location=New York|author=Jim Bainbridge|page=53}}

During her career Fox played in all four Grand Slam tournaments. Her best result was reaching the doubles final at the 1977 French Open with Helen Cawley in which they were defeated in three sets by Regina Maršíková and Pam Teeguarden. Her best result in singles occurred in 1977 when she reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in which she lost to second-seeded Sue Barker. At the Wimbledon Championships, she reached the third round in 1977 and 1979.{{cite web|title=Wimbledon players archive – Rayni Fox|url=http://2016.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/097567bc-be51-4f73-8a3c-24f2a87cd9e8/index.html|publisher=AELTC}}

With a solid volleys and good speed, she was more successful in doubles than in singles. On the WTA Tour, she won two doubles titles with Helen Cawley in Switzerland and Austria, and she won three Avon Futures doubles titles with Bunny Bruning in North America.{{cite web|title=Helen Gourlay|url=http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/csr/sportrec/hall_of_fame/recipients/helen_gourlay|website=Tasmanian Government}} Fox became the singles champion at the Tasmanian Open in January 1977, defeating Lesley Bowrey in the final in three sets.{{cite web|author1=Tony Kornheiser|title=Borg defeats Panatta, saving 3 match points|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/23/archives/borg-defeats-panatta-saving-3-match-points.html|website=The New York Times|date=January 23, 1977}}{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook|year=1978|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090391|page=192|editor=John Barrett}}

Fox played in the World Team Tennis competition in 1975 (Pittsburgh Triangles), 1976 (Cleveland Nets) and 1978 (Phoenix Racquets).{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Triangles pay a visit|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/27769545/|publisher=The Evening Standard|page=37|date=June 11, 1975|via=Newspapers.com}}

She was married to Arthur Borinsky who was a business man and marshal.{{cite web|title=A. D. Borinsky, 54; Marshal tracked Crazy Eddie founder|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/21/obituaries/a-d-borinsky-54-marshal-tracked-crazy-eddie-founder.html|website=The New York Times|date=September 21, 1994}} In 2006 she was inducted into the MetroWest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite web|author1=Ron Kaplan|title=Hall of Fame induction becomes a family affair|url=http://njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/060806/mwHallOfFameInduction.html|website=New Jersey Jewish News}} Fox is currently a professional tennis coach in Chatham, New Jersey.{{cite web|title=Professional Team|url=http://www.strandtc.com/about-us/professional-staff-2/|website=Strand Tennis}}