- Nicole Kriz
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Nicole Kriz Country Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia Born 13 December 1983
Bankstown, New South Wales, AustraliaHeight 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Turned pro 2001 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Career prize money US$85,736 Singles Career record 114–119 Career titles 2 (ITF) Highest ranking No. 332 (4 August 2008) Doubles Career record 199–113 Career titles 23 (ITF) Highest ranking No. 104 (9 July 2007) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open 1r (2008–10) Wimbledon Q1 (2007) Last updated on: 21 February 2010. Nicole Kriz (born 13 December 1983, in Bankstown, New South Wales) is an Australian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 104, set at 9 July 2007. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 332, which she reached on 4 August 2008. She is currently the 3rd highest ranked Australian on the WTA doubles rankings.
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Early life
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 US $25,000, Australian Challenger event in Berri, beating top 100 player Marina Erakovic in the final. She also defeated the #2 seed Monique Adamczak in the Semi Final. Both wins were by 3rd set tiebreakers.
WTA doubles runner-up (1)
- 2009 – Seoul, KOR w/
Carly Gullickson
ITF Circuit finals
Singles 3 (2–1)
$100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score Runner-up 1. 23 September 2001 Ibaraki, Japan
Hard Samantha Stosur
0–6 1–6 Winner 2. 10 August 2003 Rebecq, Belgium
Clay Danica Krstajić
3–6 6–0 6–1 Winner 2. 17 February 2008 Berri, Australia
Grass Marina Erakovic
6–4 4–6 7–6(3) Doubles 30 (18–12)
$100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score Runner-up 1. 3 February 2002 Wellington, New Zealand
Hard Sarah Stone
Chin-Wei Chan
Chia-Jung Chuang
6–4 6–7(3) 2–6 Winner 2. 4 August 2002 Dublin, Ireland
Carpet Anna Hawkins
Rebecca Rankin
Visnja Vuletic
6–2 7–5 Winner 3. 25 August 2002 Westende, Belgium
Clay Leslie Butkiewicz
Valeria Bondarenko
Edita Liachoviciute
6–1 7–6(4) Runner-up 4. 21 September 2003 Sunderland, England
Hard Kim Kilsdonk
Claire Curran
Helena Ejeson
2–6 1–6 Winner 5. 28 September 2003 Glasgow, Scotland
Hard Kim Kilsdonk
Leanne Baker
Francesca Lubiani
7–5 6–2 Runner-up 6. 21 March 2004 Yarrawonga, Australia
Grass Emily Hewson
Beti Sekulovski
Cindy Watson
3–6 6–4 4–6 Winner 7. 28 March 2004 Yarrawonga, Australia
Grass Emily Hewson
Mirielle Dittmann
Kristen Van Elden
6–3 6–2 Runner-up 8. 9 May 2004 Fukuoka, Japan
Carpet Monique Adamczak
Rika Fujiwara
Saori Obata
2–6 4–6 Runner-up 9. 17 October 2004 Mackay, Australia
Hard Monique Adamczak
Daniella Dominikovic
Evie Dominikovic
W/O Runner-up 10. 20 March 2005 Yarrawonga, Australia
Grass Emily Hewson
Lara Picone
Julia Efremova
4–6 3–6 Runner-up 11. 17 March 2006 Canberra, Australia
Clay Leanne Baker
Monique Adamczak
Evie Dominikovic
W/O Winner 12. 25 June 2006 Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Hard Christina Fusano
Maria-Victoria Domina
Story Tweedie-Yates
2–6 6–4 6–1 Winner 13. 23 July 2006 Hamilton, Canada
Clay Story Tweedie-Yates
Soledad Esperón
Aleksandra Wozniak
6–4 6–1 Winner 14. 6 August 2006 Vancouver, Canada
Hard Story Tweedie-Yates
Jennifer Magley
Courtney Nagle
7–5 6–3 Winner 15. 8 October 2006 Troy, Alabama, USA
Hard Leanne Baker
Chanelle Scheepers
Neha Uberoi
6–7(1) 7–5 6–3 Winner 16. 29 October 2006 Augusta, Georgia, USA
Hard Leanne Baker
Chanelle Scheepers
Neha Uberoi
7–6(3) 6–1 Runner-up 17. 19 November 2006 Port Pirie, Australia
Hard Christina Horiatopoulos
Natalie Grandin
Raquel Kops-Jones
2–6 1–6 Winner 18. 7 April 2007 Pelham, Alabama, USA
Clay Carly Gullickson
Michaela Paštiková
Hana Šromová
6–2 2–6 6–0 Runner-up 19. 13 May 2007 Catania, Italy
Clay Leanne Baker
Debbrich Feys
Darya Kustova
4–6 4–6 Winner 20. 7 February 2008 Mildura, Australia
Grass Marina Erakovic
Monique Adamczak
Christina Wheeler
6–4 6–4 Runner-up 21. 17 February 2008 Berri, Australia
Grass Marina Erakovic
Shannon Golds
Emelyn Starr
2–6 7–6(4) [10–3] Winner 22. 13 July 2008 Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Hard Carly Gullickson
Chin-Wei Chan
Natalie Grandin
6–2 6–3 Winner 23. 2 August 2008 Vancouver, Canada
Hard Carly Gullickson
Christina Fusano
Junri Namigata
6–7(4) 6–1 [10–5] Winner 24. 3 May 2009 Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Clay Carly Gullickson
Angela Haynes
Alina Jidkova
7–5 3–6 [10–7] Runner-up 25. 18 July 2009 Carson, California, USA
Hard Monique Adamczak
Laura Granville
Riza Zalameda
3–6 4–6 Winner 26. 24 July 2009 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Clay Monique Adamczak
Kristina Antoniychuk
Irina Buryachok
6–3 7–6(4) Winner 27. 14 August 2009 Koksijde, Belgium
Clay Shannon Golds
Johanna Larsson
Anna Smith
7–6(3) 6–2 Winner 28. 18 September 2009 Darwin, Australia
Clay Alicia Molik
Tyra Calderwood
Olivia Rogowska
6–3 6–4 Winner 29. 3 October 2009 Hamanako, Japan
Carpet Carly Gullickson
Yayuk Basuki
I-Hsuan Hwang
4–6 7–6(2) [10–5] Runner-up 30. 3 April 2010 Pelham, Alabama, USA
Clay Chin-Wei Chan
Mallory Cecil
Jamie Hampton
4–6 3–6 WTA doubles highlights
- 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
Top five career singles wins
- 138–
Samantha Stosur – 2003
- 150–
Marina Erakovic – 2008
- 168–
Melanie South – 2006
- 173–
Monique Adamczak – 2008
- 181–
Junri Namigata – 2008
See also
References
- ^ "KRIZ, Nicole (AUS)". Women's Circuit – Player Biography. ITF Tennis. 2008. http://www.itftennis.com/womens/players/player.asp?player=35011886. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 1999..
External links
- Sony Ericsson WTA Profile
- Nicole Kriz at the International Tennis Federation
- Official site for Sep 2007 Tokyo $50k. Includes Full Matches & Photos
- Oct 2006: Troy USA $50k Double Final – Kriz/Baker vs Scheepers/N.Uberoi
Women's Tennis Association: Top ten Australian female doubles tennis players, as of September 19, 2011.
1. Anastasia Rodionova (33) · 2. Samantha Stosur (35
) · 3. Jarmila Gajdošová (47
2) · 4. Rennae Stubbs (48
2) · 5. Casey Dellacqua (57
1)
6. Jessica Moore (1192) · 7. Daniella Dominikovic (132
3) · 8. Sally Peers (152
1) · 9. Sophie Ferguson (179
1) · 10. Olivia Rogowska (197
29)
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Australian female tennis players
- People educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney
- Sportswomen from Sydney
- Tennis people from New South Wales
- 2009 – Seoul, KOR w/
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