Nicole Kriz | Country |  Australia | | Residence | Sydney, Australia | | Date of birth | 13 December 1983 (1983-12-13) (age 25) | | Place of birth | Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia | | Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | | Weight | 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) | | Turned pro | 2001 | | Plays | Right; one-handed backhand | | Career prize money | US$81,071 | | Singles | | Career record | 114–119 | | Career titles | 2 (ITF) | | Highest ranking | No. 332 (4 August 2008) | | Doubles | | Career record | 199–110 | | Career titles | 23 (ITF) | | Highest ranking | No. 104 (9 July 2007) | | Grand Slam Doubles results | | Australian Open | 1r (2008 & 2009) | | Wimbledon | Q1 (2007) | | Last updated on: November 7, 2009. | Nicole Kriz (born 13 December 1983, in Bankstown, New South Wales) is an Australian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 104, set at 9 July 2007. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 332, which she reached on 4 August 2008. She is currently the 3rd highest ranked Australian on the WTA doubles rankings. [edit] 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 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 were by 3rd set tiebreakers. [edit] WTA doubles runner-up (1) [edit] ITF singles winner (2) - 2008 – $25k Berri, Australia
- 2003 – $10k Rebecq, Belgium
[edit] ITF doubles winner (23) - 2009 – $25k Hamanako, AUS w/
 Carly Gullickson - 2009 – $25k Darwin1, AUS w/ Alicia Molik
- 2009 – $25k Koksijde, BEL w/ Shannon Golds
- 2009 – $25k Kharkiv3, UKR w/ Monique Adamczak
- 2009 – $50k Charlottesville, USA w/ Carly Gullickson
- 2008 – $50k Vancouver, Canada w/ Carly Gullickson
- 2008 – $50k Allentown, USA w/ Carly Gullickson
- 2008 – $25k Mildura, Australia w/
 Marina Erakovic - 2008 – $25k Berri, Australia w/ Marina Erakovic
- 2007 – $25k Pelham, USA w/ Carly Gullickson
- 2006 – $10k Fort Worth, USA w/ Christina Fusano
- 2006 – $25k Hamilton, Canada w/ Story Tweedie-Yates
- 2006 – $25k Vancouver, Canada w/ Story Tweedie-Yates
- 2006 – $50k Troy, USA w/ Leanne Baker
- 2006 – $25k Augusta, USA w/ Leanne Baker
- 2004 – $10k Yarrawonga-2, Australia w/ Emily Hewson
- 2002 – $10k Benalla, Australia w/ Sarah Stone
- 2002 – $10k Bendigo, Australia w/ Sarah Stone
- 2002 – $10k Dublin, Ireland w/
 Anna Hawkins - 2002 – $10k Westende, Belgium w/
 Leslie Butkiewicz - 2002 – $25k Glasgow, United Kingdom w/
 Kim Kilsdonk - 2000 – $10k Raleigh, USA w/
 Eugenia Subbotina - 2000 – $10k Greenville, USA w/ Eugenia Subbotina
[edit] ITF singles runner-up (1) [edit] ITF doubles runner-up (11) - 2009 – $50k Carson, USA w/ Monique Adamczak
- 2007 – $25k Catania, Italy w/ Leanne Baker
- 2006 – $25k Port Pirie, Australia w/ Christina Horiatopoulos
- 2006 – $25k Canberra, Australia w/ Leanne Baker
- 2005 – $10k Yarrawonga-1, Australia w/ Emily Hewson
- 2004 – $25k Mackay, Australia w/ Monique Adamczak
- 2004 – $50k Fukuoka, Japan w/ Monique Adamczak
- 2004 – $10k Yarrawonga-1, Australia w/ Emily Hewson
- 2004 – $10k Wellington, New Zealand w/ Emily Hewson
- 2003 – $10k Sunderland, United Kingdom w/ Kim Kilsdonk
- 2002 – $10k Wellington, New Zealand w/ Sarah Stone
[edit] WTA doubles highlights [edit] 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 [edit] References [edit] See also [edit] External links |
