Australian tennis player
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
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
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
WTA Tour highlights (doubles)
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
$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(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) , 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
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. Retrieved 31 May 2008 .
^ Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney . February 1999. .
External links
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