Nicole Pratt  | | Country |  Australia | | Residence | Orlando, USA | | Date of birth | 5 March 1973 (1973-03-05) (age 36) | | Place of birth | Mackay, Australia | | Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | | Weight | 54 kg (120 lb; 8.5 st) | | Turned pro | 1989 | | Retired | 2008 | | Plays | Right; one-handed backhand | | Career prize money | US$2,404,547 | | Singles | | Career record | 456–441 | | Career titles | 1 WTA, 5 ITF | | Highest ranking | No. 35 (17 June 2002) | | Grand Slam results | | Australian Open | 4r (2003) | | French Open | 2r (5 times) | | Wimbledon | 3r (2006) | | US Open | 3r (2003) | | Doubles | | Career record | 348–347 | | Career titles | 9 WTA, 9 ITF | | Highest ranking | No. 18 (17 September 2001) | | Grand Slam Doubles results | | Australian Open | QF (2000, 2001 & 2005) | | French Open | QF (2005) | | Wimbledon | 2r (1990, 2004, 2005 & 2007) | | US Open | SF (2002) | Nicole Pratt (born 5 March 1973 in Mackay) is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia. She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. She turned professional at 18. She became Australia's no. 1 ranked female player in January 2001. She won the Indian Open and reached the third round of the Australian Open in 2004. In August 2006, at age 33, Pratt reached her first ever Tier I quarterfinal at Toronto. Soon after this she rose back up into the top 100. In 2007, Pratt entered the Sydney Medibank International where she reached the 2nd round after defeating Dinara Safina in the 1st round. She was then beaten by Kim Clijsters in straight sets. At the 2007 Australian Open, she was beaten in 1st round by Virginie Razzano of France. At the 2008 Australian Open, after losing her first match to Nadia Petrova, a tearful Pratt announced her retirement from professional tennis.[1] She currently coaches Australian female player, Casey Dellacqua. After the 2009 Australian Open, Nicole Pratt and Casey Dellacqua decided to go different ways.[2] [edit] WTA Tour finals () [edit] Singles [edit] Win (1) | Legend (Singles) | | Grand Slam (0) | | Tour Championships (0) | | Tier I (0) | | Tier II (0) | | Tier III (0) | | Tier IV (1) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | 22 February 2004 | Hyderabad, India | Hard |  Maria Kirilenko | 7–6(3), 6–1 | [edit] Runner-up (1) | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | 14 October 2001 | Shanghai, China | Hard |  Monica Seles | 6–2, 6–3 | [edit] Doubles (13) [edit] Wins (9) | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score | | 1. | 25 June 2000 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Erika de Lone |  Karina Habšudová
Catherine Barclay-Reitz | 7–6(6), 4–3 retired | | 2. | 5 November 2000 | Quebec, Canada | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy | Kimberly Po-Messerli
 Els Callens | 6–3, 6–4 | | 3. | 19 August 2001 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Kimberly Po-Messerli |  Katarina Srebotnik
Tina Krizan | 6–3, 6–1 | | 4. | 21 September 2003 | Shanghai, China | Hard |  Émilie Loit |  Tamarine Tanasugarn
 Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–3 | | 5. | 18 July 2004 | Stanford, USA | Hard |  Eleni Daniilidou |  Claudine Schaul
 Iveta Benešová | 6–2, 6–4 | | 6. | 15 May 2005 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Émilie Loit | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
 Jelena Kostanić Tosic | 6–7(6), 6–4, 6–4 | | 7. | 13 January 2006 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Émilie Loit | Jelena Kostanić Tosic
Jill Craybas | 6–2, 6–1 | | 8. | 11 February 2007 | Pattaya City, Thailand | Carpet (i) |  Mara Santangelo |  Chuang Chia-jung
Chan Yung-jan | 6–4, 7–6(4) | | 9. | 24 February 2007 | Memphis, USA | Carpet (i) | Bryanne Stewart | Akiko Morigami
Jarmila Gajdošová | 7–5, 4–6, [10–5] | [edit] Runner-ups (4) [edit] ITF Circuit titles [edit] Singles Winner (5) [edit] Doubles Winner (9) [edit] Year End Singles Ranking - 2007-70
- 2006-78
- 2005-127
- 2004-51
- 2003-53
- 2002-49
- 2001-52
- 2000-55
- 1999-58
- 1998-113
- 1997-102
- 1996-198
- 1995-297
- 1994-182
- 1993-204
- 1992-177
- 1991-241
- 1990-218
- 1989-447
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