Nicole Kriz
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Sydney |
Born | Bankstown, New South Wales | 13 December 1983
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 2001 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $86,177 |
Singles | |
Career record | 114–119 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 332 (4 August 2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 202–115 |
Career titles | 23 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 104 (9 July 2007) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2008, 2009, 2010) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2007) |
Nicole Kriz (born 13 December 1983) is an Australian former tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is No. 104, achieved on 9 July 2007. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 332, which she reached on 4 August 2008.
Early life
[edit]Kriz was born on 13 December 1983, in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, to Mike and Seija Kriz.[1] She was educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney, in Croydon, leaving at the end of Year 10, in 1999, to focus on her tennis career.[2]
Kriz won the $25k Australian Challenger event in Berri, beating top-100 player Marina Erakovic in the final. She also defeated the No. 2 seed Monique Adamczak in the semifinals. Both wins were by third set tiebreakers.
Kriz retired from pro tour in 2010.
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 27 September 2009 | International | Korea Open, South Korea | Hard | Carly Gullickson | Chan Yung-jan Abigail Spears |
3–6, 4–6 |
WTA Tour highlights (doubles)
[edit]- 2007 – SF: Tier IV Prague, Czech Republic w/ Leanne Baker
- 2007 – QF: Tier IV Fes, Morocco w/ Leanne Baker
- 2007 – QF: Tier III Acapulco, Mexico w/ Leanne Baker
- 2007 – QF: Tier III Bogotá, Colombia w/ Leanne Baker
- 2007 – QF: Tier IV Auckland, New Zealand w/ Leanne Baker
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 23 September 2001 | ITF Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Samantha Stosur | 0–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 10 August 2003 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | Danica Krstajić | 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 17 February 2008 | ITF Berri, Australia | Grass | Marina Erakovic | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(3) |
Doubles: 35 (23 titles, 12 runner-ups)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 18 September 2000 | ITF Greenville, United States | Clay | Evgenia Subbotina | Kristy Blumberg Elizabeth Schmidt |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 25 September 2000 | ITF Raleigh, United States | Clay | Evgenia Subbotina | Anne Plessinger Jacqueline Trail |
7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 3 February 2002 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Sarah Stone | Chan Chin-wei Chuang Chia-jung |
6–4, 6–7(3), 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 11 March 2002 | ITF Benalla, Australia | Grass | Sarah Stone | Casey Dellacqua Svenja Weidemann |
7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 23 March 2002 | Bendigo International, Australia | Grass | Sarah Stone | Rochelle Rosenfield Madita Suer |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 4 August 2002 | ITF Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | Anna Hawkins | Rebecca Rankin Višnja Vuletić |
6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 25 August 2002 | ITF Westende, Belgium | Clay | Leslie Butkiewicz | Valeria Bondarenko Edita Liachovičiūtė |
6–1, 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 2. | 21 September 2003 | ITF Sunderland, England | Hard | Kim Kilsdonk | Claire Curran Helena Ejeson |
2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 7. | 28 September 2003 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard | Kim Kilsdonk | Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 February 2004 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Grass | Emily Hewson | Shelley Stephens Kristen van Elden |
1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 21 March 2004 | ITF Yarrawonga, Australia | Grass | Emily Hewson | Beti Sekulovski Cindy Watson |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | 28 March 2004 | ITF Yarrawonga, Australia | Grass | Emily Hewson | Mireille Dittmann Kristen van Elden |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 9 May 2004 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Carpet | Monique Adamczak | Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 17 October 2004 | ITF Mackay, Australia | Hard | Monique Adamczak | Daniella Dominikovic Evie Dominikovic |
w/o |
Runner-up | 7. | 20 March 2005 | ITF Yarrawonga, Australia | Grass | Emily Hewson | Lara Picone Julia Efremova |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 17 March 2006 | ITF Canberra, Australia | Clay | Leanne Baker | Monique Adamczak Christina Horiatopoulos |
6–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 9. | 25 June 2006 | ITF Fort Worth, United States | Hard | Christina Fusano | Maria-Victoria Domina Story Tweedie-Yates |
2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 10. | 23 July 2006 | ITF Hamilton, Canada | Clay | Story Tweedie-Yates | Soledad Esperón Aleksandra Wozniak |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 6 August 2006 | Vancouver Open, Canada | Hard | Story Tweedie-Yates | Jennifer Magley Courtney Nagle |
7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 8 October 2006 | ITF Troy, United States | Hard | Leanne Baker | Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi |
6–7(1), 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 29 October 2006 | ITF Augusta, United States | Hard | Leanne Baker | Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi |
7–6(3), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 9. | 19 November 2006 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Christina Horiatopoulos | Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones |
2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 14. | 7 April 2007 | ITF Pelham, United States | Clay | Carly Gullickson | Michaela Paštiková Hana Šromová |
6–2, 2–6, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 10. | 13 May 2007 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | Leanne Baker | Debbrich Feys Darya Kustova |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 15. | 7 February 2008 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | Marina Erakovic | Monique Adamczak Christina Wheeler |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 16. | 17 February 2008 | ITF Berri, Australia | Grass | Marina Erakovic | Shannon Golds Emelyn Starr |
2–6, 7–6(4), [10–3] |
Winner | 17. | 13 July 2008 | ITF Allentown, United States | Hard | Carly Gullickson | Chan Chin-wei Natalie Grandin |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 18. | 2 August 2008 | Vancouver Open, Canada | Hard | Carly Gullickson | Christina Fusano Junri Namigata |
6–7(4), 6–1, [10–5] |
Winner | 19. | 3 May 2009 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Carly Gullickson | Angela Haynes Alina Jidkova |
7–5, 3–6, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 11. | 31 May 2009 | Carson Challenger, United States | Hard | Monique Adamczak | Laura Granville Riza Zalameda |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 20. | 24 July 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Monique Adamczak | Kristina Antoniychuk Irina Buryachok |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
Winner | 21. | 14 August 2009 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Shannon Golds | Johanna Larsson Anna Smith |
7–6(3), 6–2 |
Winner | 22. | 18 September 2009 | ITF Darwin, Australia | Clay | Alicia Molik | Tyra Calderwood Olivia Rogowska |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 23. | 3 October 2009 | ITF Hamanako, Japan | Carpet | Carly Gullickson | Yayuk Basuki Hwang I-hsuan |
4–6, 7–6(2), [10–5] |
Runner-up | 12. | 3 April 2010 | ITF Pelham, United States | Clay | Chan Chin-wei | Mallory Cecil Jamie Hampton |
4–6, 3–6 |
Top five career singles wins
[edit]- 138– Samantha Stosur – 2003
- 150– Marina Erakovic – 2008
- 168– Melanie South – 2006
- 173– Monique Adamczak – 2008
- 181– Junri Namigata – 2008
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "KRIZ, Nicole (AUS)". Women's Circuit – Player Biography. ITF Tennis. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 1999.
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