Nicole Kriz

Nicole Kriz
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Sydney
Born	13 December 1983 (age 40); Bankstown, New South Wales
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (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, in Bankstown, New South Wales) is a retired Australian tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is No. 104, set on 9 July 2007. Her career-high singles ranking is 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 $25,000, 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 2010 retired.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	27 September 2009	International	Hansol Open, Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Chan Yung-jan Abigail Spears	3–6, 4–6

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	Score
Runner-up	1.	23 September 2001	Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Samantha Stosur	0–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	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^(7–3)

Doubles: 35 (23–12)

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	18 September 2000	Greenville, U.S.	Clay	Evgenia Subbotina	Kristy Blumberg Elizabeth Schmidt	6–2, 6–2
Winner	2.	25 September 2000	Raleigh, U.S.	Clay	Evgenia Subbotina	Anne Plessinger Jacqueline Trail	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	1.	3 February 2002	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	Benalla, Australia	Grass	Sarah Stone	Casey Dellacqua Svenja Weidemann	7–5, 6–1
Winner	4.	23 March 2002	Bendigo, Australia	Grass	Sarah Stone	Rochelle Rosenfield Madita Suer	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner	5.	4 August 2002	Dublin, Ireland	Grass	Anna Hawkins	Rebecca Rankin Višnja Vuletić	6–2, 7–5
Winner	6.	25 August 2002	Westende, Belgium	Clay	Leslie Butkiewicz	Valeria Bondarenko Edita Liachoviciute	6–1, 7–6^(7–4)
Runner-up	2.	21 September 2003	Sunderland, England	Hard	Kim Kilsdonk	Claire Curran Helena Ejeson	2–6, 1–6
Winner	7.	28 September 2003	Glasgow, Scotland	Hard	Kim Kilsdonk	Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	3 February 2004	Wellington, New Zealand	Grass	Emily Hewson	Shelley Stephens Kristen van Elden	1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	21 March 2004	Yarrawonga, Australia	Grass	Emily Hewson	Beti Sekulovski Cindy Watson	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner	8.	28 March 2004	Yarrawonga, Australia	Grass	Emily Hewson	Mireille Dittmann Kristen van Elden	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	9 May 2004	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Monique Adamczak	Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	6.	17 October 2004	Mackay, Australia	Hard	Monique Adamczak	Daniella Dominikovic Evie Dominikovic	w/o
Runner-up	7.	20 March 2005	Yarrawonga, Australia	Grass	Emily Hewson	Lara Picone Julia Efremova	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	8.	17 March 2006	Canberra, Australia	Clay	Leanne Baker	Monique Adamczak Christina Horiatopoulos	6–7, 1–6
Winner	9.	25 June 2006	Fort Worth, U.S.	Hard	Christina Fusano	Maria-Victoria Domina Story Tweedie-Yates	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	10.	23 July 2006	Hamilton, Canada	Clay	Story Tweedie-Yates	Soledad Esperón Aleksandra Wozniak	6–4, 6–1
Winner	11.	6 August 2006	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Story Tweedie-Yates	Jennifer Magley Courtney Nagle	7–5, 6–3
Winner	12.	8 October 2006	Troy, U.S.	Hard	Leanne Baker	Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi	6–7^(1–7), 7–5, 6–3
Winner	13.	29 October 2006	Augusta, U.S.	Hard	Leanne Baker	Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi	7–6^(7–3), 6–1
Runner-up	9.	19 November 2006	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Christina Horiatopoulos	Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones	2–6, 1–6
Winner	14.	7 April 2007	Pelham, U.S.	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Michaela Paštiková Hana Šromová	6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Runner-up	10.	13 May 2007	Catania, Italy	Clay	Leanne Baker	Debbrich Feys Darya Kustova	4–6, 4–6
Winner	15.	7 February 2008	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Marina Erakovic	Monique Adamczak Christina Wheeler	6–4, 6–4
Winner	16.	17 February 2008	Berri, Australia	Grass	Marina Erakovic	Shannon Golds Emelyn Starr	2–6, 7–6^(7–4), [10–3]
Winner	17.	13 July 2008	Allentown, U.S.	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Chan Chin-wei Natalie Grandin	6–2, 6–3
Winner	18.	2 August 2008	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Christina Fusano Junri Namigata	6–7^(4–7), 6–1, [10–5]
Winner	19.	3 May 2009	Charlottesville, U.S.	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Angela Haynes Alina Jidkova	7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Runner-up	11.	18 July 2009	Carson, U.S.	Hard	Monique Adamczak	Laura Granville Riza Zalameda	3–6, 4–6
Winner	20.	24 July 2009	Kharkiv, Ukraine	Clay	Monique Adamczak	Kristina Antoniychuk Irina Buryachok	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
Winner	21.	14 August 2009	Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Shannon Golds	Johanna Larsson Anna Smith	7–6^(7–3), 6–2
Winner	22.	18 September 2009	Darwin, Australia	Clay	Alicia Molik	Tyra Calderwood Olivia Rogowska	6–3, 6–4
Winner	23.	3 October 2009	Hamanako, Japan	Carpet	Carly Gullickson	Yayuk Basuki Hwang I-hsuan	4–6, 7–6^(7–2), [10–5]
Runner-up	12.	3 April 2010	Pelham, U.S.	Clay	Chan Chin-wei	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

References

ITF statistics

^ "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. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help).

External links

[ITF-1] "KRIZ, Nicole (AUS)". Women's Circuit – Player Biography. ITF Tennis. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.

[Aurora1999-2] Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 1999. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help).

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