Rene Simpson
Rene Simpson Collins 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 year-long battle with brain cancer. She was 47.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 1988 Rainha Cup – Singles| | Rainha Cup, Brazil | Tier V | Hard |  Mercedes Paz | 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Taiwan Open, Taipei, Taiwan | Tier V | Hard |  Michelle Jaggard-Lai |  Nancy Feber  Alexandra Fusai | 6–0, 7–6 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Puerto Rico Open, Puerto Rico | Tier III | Hard |  Karin Kschwendt |  Laura Golarsa  Linda Wild | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Virginia Slims of Houston, United States | Tier II | Clay | Wiltrud Probst | Nicole Arendt  Manon Bollegraf | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–1 | 1995 Zagreb Open – Doubles| | Zagreb Open, Croatia | Tier III | Clay | Mercedes Paz | Laura Golarsa  Irina Spîrlea | 7–5, 6–2 |