Nicole Kriz
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Date of birth | December 13, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb/9.4 st) | |
| Turned pro | 2001 | |
| Plays | Right; one-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | US$62,629 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 111-112 | |
| Career titles: | 2 (ITF) | |
| Highest ranking: | 350 (January 29, 2007) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | ||
| French Open | ||
| Wimbledon | ||
| US Open | ||
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 159-95 | |
| Career titles: | 16 (ITF) | |
| Highest ranking: | 104 (July 9, 2007) | |
Nicole Kriz (born December 13, 1983) is a professional Australian tennis player.
Her career high WTA singles ranking is 350, which she reached on January 29, 2007.
Her career high doubles ranking is 104, set at July 9, 2007
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[edit] Early life
Kriz was born on December 13, 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]
[edit] ITF singles winner (2)
[edit] ITF doubles winner (16)
- 2008 – $25k Mildura, Australia w/Marina Erakovic
New Zealand - 2008 – $25k Berri, Australia w/Marina Erakovic New Zealand
- 2007 – $25k Pelham,
United States w/Carly Gullickson United States - 2006 – $10k Fort Worth, United States w/Christina Fusano United States
- 2006 – $25k Hamilton,
Canada w/Story Tweedie-Yates United States - 2006 – $25k Vancouver, Canada w/Story Tweedie-Yates United States
- 2006 – $50k Troy, United States w/Leanne Baker New Zealand
- 2006 – $25k Augusta, United States w/Leanne Baker New Zealand
- 2004 – $10k Yarrawonga2, Australia w/Emily Hewson Australia
- 2002 – $10k Benalla, Australia w/Sarah Stone Australia
- 2002 – $10k Bendigo, Australia w/Sarah Stone Australia
- 2002 – $10k Dublin,
Ireland w/Anna Hawkins 
United Kingdom - 2002 – $10k Westende,
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Belgium w/Leslie Butkiewicz Belgium - 2002 – $25k Glasgow, United Kingdom w/Kim Kilsdonk
Netherlands - 2000 – $10k Raleigh, United States w/Eugenia Subbotina
Belarus - 2000 – $10k Greenville, United States w/Eugenia Subbotina Belarus
[edit] ITF singles runner-up (1)
[edit] ITF doubles runner-up (10)
- 2007 – $25k Catania,
Italy w/Leanne Baker New Zealand - 2006 – $25k Port Pirie, Australia w/Christina Horiatopoulos Australia
- 2006 – $25k Canberra, Australia w/Leanne Baker New Zealand
- 2005 – $10k Yarrawonga1, Australia w/Emily Hewson Australia
- 2004 – $25k Mackay, Australia w/Monique Adamczak Australia
- 2004 – $50k Fukuoka,
Japan w/Monique Adamczak Australia - 2004 – $10k Yarrawonga1, Australia w/Emily Hewson Australia
- 2004 – $10k Wellington, New Zealand w/Emily Hewson Australia
- 2003 – $10k Sunderland, United Kingdom w/Kim Kilsdonk Netherlands
- 2002 – $10k Wellington, New Zealand w/Sarah Stone Australia
[edit] WTA doubles highlights
- 2007 – SF Tier IV Prague,
Czech Republic w/Leanne Baker New Zealand - 2007 – QF Tier IV Fes,
Morocco w/Leanne Baker New Zealand - 2007 – QF Tier III Acapulco,
Mexico w/Leanne Baker New Zealand - 2007 – QF Tier III Bogota,
Colombia w/Leanne Baker New Zealand - 2007 – QF Tier IV Auckland, New Zealand w/Leanne Baker New Zealand
- 2008 – 1r as Wild CardGrand Slam Australian Open, Australia w/Alison Bai Australia
- 2007 – 1r Tier III Cincinnati, United States w/Leanne Baker New Zealand
- 2007 – 1r Tier III Strasbourg,
France w/Leanne Baker New Zealand - 2005 – 1r Tier IV Hyderabad,
India w/Monique Adamczak Australia - 2005 – 1r as Qualifier Tier IV Pattaya,
Thailand w/Monique Adamczak Australia - 2005 – 1r as Wild Card Tier V Canberra, Australia w/Monique Adamczak Australia
[edit] Top five career singles wins
- 138–Samantha Stosur Australia - 2003
- 150–Marina Erakovic New Zealand - 2008
- 168–Melanie South United Kingdom - 2006
- 173–Monique Adamczak Australia - 2008
- 181–Junri Namigata Japan - 2008
[edit] Year end rankings (Singles/Doubles)
- 2007–602/144
- 2006–419/172
- 2005–(Injured)/714
- 2004–515/238
- 2003–444/325
- 2002–568/353
- 2001–614/513
- 2000–797/ –
Kriz recently 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 by 3rd set tiebreakers.
[edit] Video
- Official site for Sep 2007 Tokyo $50k. Includes Full Matches & Photo's
- May 2007: Prague Qualifying 1r vs Petra Cetkovska
- Oct 2006: Troy USA $50k Double Final - Kriz/Baker vs Scheepers/N.Uberoi
[edit] References
- ^ KRIZ, Nicole (AUS). Women's Circuit - Player Biography. ITF Tennis (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney, February 1999.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Nicole Kriz profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- ITF Tennis Profile for Nicole Kriz
