Nicole Kriz

Nicole Kriz (born 13 December 1983) is a retired Australian 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.

Nicole Kriz
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSydney
Born (1983-12-13) 13 December 1983
Bankstown, New South Wales
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$86,177
Singles
Career record114–119
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 332 (4 August 2008)
Doubles
Career record202–115
Career titles23 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 104 (9 July 2007)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2008, 2009, 2010)
WimbledonQ1 (2007)

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 $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 in 2010.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5
Premier
International
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 27 September 2009 International Hansol Open, South Korea Hard Carly Gullickson Chan Yung-jan
Abigail Spears
3–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
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(7–3)

Doubles: 35 (23 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
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(3–7), 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 ITF Bendigo, Australia Grass Sarah Stone Rochelle Rosenfield
Madita Suer
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 5. 4 August 2002 ITF Dublin, Ireland Grass Anna Hawkins Rebecca Rankin
Višnja Vuletić
6–2, 7–5
Winner 6. 25 August 2002 ITF Westende, Belgium Clay Leslie Butkiewicz Valeria Bondarenko
Edita Liachoviciute
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
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 ITF Glasgow, Scotland 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 ITF Fukuoka, 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 ITF Vancouver, 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), 7–5, 6–3
Winner 13. 29 October 2006 ITF Augusta, United States Hard Leanne Baker Chanelle Scheepers
Neha Uberoi
7–6(7–3), 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(7–4), [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 ITF Vancouver, Canada Hard Carly Gullickson Christina Fusano
Junri Namigata
6–7(4–7), 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. 18 July 2009 ITF Carson, 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(7–4)
Winner 21. 14 August 2009 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Shannon Golds Johanna Larsson
Anna Smith
7–6(7–3), 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(7–2), [10–5]
Runner-up 12. 3 April 2010 ITF Pelham, United States Clay Chan Chin-wei Mallory Cecil
Jamie Hampton
4–6, 3–6

WTA doubles highlights

Top five career singles wins

  1. 138– Samantha Stosur – 2003
  2. 150– Marina Erakovic – 2008
  3. 168– Melanie South – 2006
  4. 173– Monique Adamczak – 2008
  5. 181– Junri Namigata – 2008

See also

References

  1. "KRIZ, Nicole (AUS)". Women's Circuit – Player Biography. ITF Tennis. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  2. Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 1999. Missing or empty |title= (help).
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