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American tennis player
Nicole Arendt Country (sports) United States Residence Sydney , AustraliaBorn (1969-08-26 ) August 26, 1969 (age 54) Somerville , New Jersey, U.S.Height 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) Turned pro 1991 Retired 2003 Plays Left-handed College University of Florida Prize money US$ 1,642,964 Career record 172–131 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 49 (June 16, 1997) Australian Open 3R (1996 ) French Open 4R (1997 ) Wimbledon 3R (1996 , 1997 ) US Open 3R (1995 ) Career record 324–171 Career titles 16 Highest ranking No. 3 (August 25, 1997) Australian Open SF (1996 , 2001 ) French Open SF (1995 , 2002 ) Wimbledon F (1997 ) US Open SF (1997 )
Nicole J. Arendt (born August 26, 1969) is an American retired professional tennis player. Arendt won sixteen doubles titles in her career. The left-hander reached her highest singles ranking on the WTA Tour on June 16, 1997, when she was ranked 49th in the world. Arendt reached her career-high doubles ranking of No. 3 in the world on August 25, 1997.
Arendt was born in Somerville, New Jersey . She attended the Hun School of Princeton for her high school education.[ 1]
Arendt received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Andy Brandi 's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1988 to 1991.[ 2] She was a key member of the Gators' NCAA national championship runners-up teams in 1988 and 1990, and received eight All-American honors during her college career.
She turned professional in 1991. Arendt's best Grand Slam doubles result was reaching the finals of the 1997 Wimbledon Championships , partnering with Manon Bollegraf . She and her mixed doubles partner Luke Jensen were the runners-up in the 1996 Australian Open and 1996 French Open . Her highest world doubles ranking was No. 3 on August 25, 1997.
Arendt was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001;[ 3] [ 4] she graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in public relations in 2003.
Women's doubles: 1 runner-up[ edit ]
Mixed doubles: 2 runner-ups [ edit ]
Legend
WTA Championships (2)
Tier I (4)
Tier II (4)
Tier III (3)
Tier IV & V (3)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
1.
Apr 1993
Jakarta Open , Indonesia
Hard
Kristine Radford
Amy deLone Erika deLone
6–3, 6–4
2.
Apr 1994
Jakarta Open, Indonesia
Hard
Kristine Radford
Kerry Anne Guse Andrea Strnadová
6–2, 6–2
3.
Feb 1995
U.S. National Indoors
Hard (i)
Laura Golarsa
Katrina Adams Brenda Schultz
6–4, 6–3
4.
Mar 1995
Family Circle Cup , U.S.
Clay
Manon Bollegraf
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
5.
Apr 1995
Virginia Slims of Houston , U.S.
Clay
Manon Bollegraf
Wiltrud Probst Rene Simpson
6–4, 6–2
6.
Oct 1995
Zurich Open , Switzerland
Carpet (i)
Manon Bollegraf
Chanda Rubin Caroline Vis
6–4, 6–7(4–7) , 6–4
7.
Oct 1995
Tournoi de Québec , Canada
Hard (i)
Manon Bollegraf
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
7–6(8–6) , 4–6, 6–2
8.
May 1996
World Doubles Cup , Edinburgh
Clay
Manon Bollegraf
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
9.
Oct 1996
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix , Germany
Hard (i)
Jana Novotná
Martina Hingis Helena Suková
6–2, 6–3
10.
Feb 1997
Hanover Grand Prix , Germany
Carpet (i)
Manon Bollegraf
Larisa Neiland Brenda Schultz
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
11.
May 1997
Rome Masters , Italy
Clay
Manon Bollegraf
Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
6–2, 6–4
12.
May 1997
World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh
Clay
Manon Bollegraf
Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi
6–1, 3–6, 7–5
13.
Aug 1997
Connecticut Open , U.S.
Hard
Manon Bollegraf
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 6–2
14.
Jan 2001
Canberra International , Australia
Hard
Ai Sugiyama
Nannie De Villiers Annabel Ellwood
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
15.
Mar 2001
Indian Wells Masters , U.S.
Hard
Ai Sugiyama
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
16.
Dec 2001
Auckland Open , New Zealand
Hard
Liezel Huber
Květa Hrdličková Henrieta Nagyová
7–5, 6–4
Doubles runner-ups: 16 [ edit ]
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
1.
Aug 1991
Schenectady , U.S.
Hard
Shannan McCarthy
Rachel McQuillan Claudia Porwik
2–6, 4–6
2.
Apr 1993
Malaysian Open
Hard (i)
Kristine Radford
Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
3.
Apr 1994
Kallang , Singapore
Hard
Kristine Radford
Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath
4–6, 1–6
4.
Apr 1995
Amelia Island Championships , U.S.
Clay
Manon Bollegraf
Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
5.
Oct 1996
Zurich Open , Switzerland
Carpet (i)
Natasha Zvereva
Martina Hingis Helena Suková
5–7, 4–6
6.
Nov 1996
Philadelphia Championships , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Lori McNeil
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
7.
Apr 1997
Amelia Island Championships, U.S.
Clay
Manon Bollegraf
Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
3–6, 0–6
8.
Jun 1997
Eastbourne International , UK
Grass
Manon Bollegraf
Lori McNeil Helena Suková
Not played[ 5]
9.
Jun 1997
Wimbledon , UK
Grass
Manon Bollegraf
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
6–7, 4–6
10.
Aug 1997
Canadian Open ,
Hard
Manon Bollegraf
Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis
6–3, 5–7, 4–6
11.
Mar 2000
Miami Masters , U.S.
Hard
Manon Bollegraf
Julie Halard Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
12.
May 2000
Hamburg Cup , Germany
Clay
Manon Bollegraf
Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva
7–6(7–5) , 2–6, 4–6
13.
Nov 2000
WTA Championships , New York
Carpet (i)
Manon Bollegraf
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
2–6, 3–6
14.
Jul 2001
Stanford Classic , U.S.
Hard
Caroline Vis
Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
15.
Aug 2001
Manhattan Beach Classic , U.S.
Hard
Caroline Vis
Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 5–7
16.
Sep 2001
Bahia , Brazil
Hard
Patricia Tarabini
Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil
7–6(10–8) , 2–6, 4–6
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
^ New Jersey Tennis Stars , Hangout NJ. Accessed June 12, 2007. "Nicole Arendt of Somerville turned pro in 1991 and is currently ranked 26 in the world in women's doubles. The Hun School of Princeton graduate holds 16 career Women's Tennis Association (WTA) doubles titles and won the tour sportsmanship award in 1993."
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2008-02-11 .{{cite web }}
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^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
^ "Nine Former Gators Enshrined into the Hall of Fame Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine ," GatorZone.com (April 6, 2001). Retrieved July 21, 2011.
^ For reasons outside the control of the tournament organizers, the final was not played. The teams in the final split the prize money and WTA Tour points, but neither were granted the title.