Renee Blount (born May 12, 1957) is a retired American tennis player.

[1] She joined the WTA Tour in 1978 and went on to reach a career-high ranking of 63 in singles and world No.

In 1979, she made history when she became the first African American woman to win a professional tennis tournament since Althea Gibson when she won the Futures of Columbus.

[2] In 1984, Blount achieved her best Grand Slam women's doubles result, reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon partnering Janet Newberry, losing to Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith 0–6, 1–6.

She competed in Wimbledon five times, including a 1986 doubles quarterfinal appearance.