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Nicole Kriz

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Born	(1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 41) Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$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 (2008–10)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2007)
Last updated on: 21 February 2010.

Nicole Kriz (born 13 December 1983, in Bankstown, New South Wales) is an Australian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is No. 104, set at 9 July 2007. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 332, which she reached on 4 August 2008. She is currently the 3rd highest ranked Australian on the WTA doubles rankings.

Early life

Kriz was born on 13 December 1983, in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, to Mike and Seija Kriz. 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.

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. Kriz 2010 retired.

WTA career finals

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Doubles:(1) (0-1)

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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 3 (2–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	23 September 2001	Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Samantha Stosur	0–6 1–6
Winner	2.	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

Doubles 35 (23–12)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Winner	1.	18 September 2000	Greenville, United States	Clay	Evgenia Subbotina	Kristy Blumberg Elizabeth Schmidt	6-2, 6-2
Winner	2.	25 September 2000	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Evgenia Subbotina	Anne Plessinger Jacqueline Trail	7-5, 6-1
Runner-up	3.	3 February 2002	Wellington,New Zealand	Hard	Sarah Stone	Chan Chin-wei Chuang Chia-jung	6–4 6–7 2–6
Winner	4.	11 March 2002	Benalla, Australia	Grass	Sarah Stone	Casey Dellacqua Svenja Weidemann	7-5 6-1
Winner	5.	23 March 2002	Bendigo, Australia	Grass	Sarah Stone	Rochelle Rosenfield Madita Suer	3-6 7-5 6-3
Winner	6.	4 August 2002	Dublin, Ireland	Grass	Anna Hawkins	Rebecca Rankin Višnja Vuletić	6–2 7–5
Winner	7.	25 August 2002	Westende, Belgium	Clay	Leslie Butkiewicz	Valeria Bondarenko Edita Liachoviciute	6–1 7–6
Runner-up	8.	21 September 2003	Sunderland, England	Hard	Kim Kilsdonk	Claire Curran Helena Ejeson	2–6 1–6
Winner	9.	28 September 2003	Glasgow, Scotland	Hard	Kim Kilsdonk	Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani	7–5 6–2
Runner-up	10.	3 February 2004	Wellington, New Zealand	Grass	Emily Hewson	Shelley Stephens Kristen Van Elden	1–6 6–3 3–6
Runner-up	11.	21 March 2004	Yarrawonga, Australia	Grass	Emily Hewson	Beti Sekulovski Cindy Watson	3–6 6–4 4–6
Winner	12.	28 March 2004	Yarrawonga, Australia	Grass	Emily Hewson	Mirielle Dittmann Kristen Van Elden	6–3 6–2
Runner-up	13.	9 May 2004	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Monique Adamczak	Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata	2–6 4–6
Runner-up	14.	17 October 2004	Mackay, Australia	Hard	Monique Adamczak	Daniella Dominikovic Evie Dominikovic	W/O
Runner-up	15.	20 March 2005	Yarrawonga, Australia	Grass	Emily Hewson	Lara Picone Julia Efremova	4–6 3–6
Runner-up	16.	17 March 2006	Canberra, Australia	Clay	Leanne Baker	Monique Adamczak Christina Horiatopoulos	6-7, 1-6
Winner	17.	25 June 2006	Fort Worth, USA	Hard	Christina Fusano	Maria-Victoria Domina Story Tweedie-Yates	2–6 6–4 6–1
Winner	18.	23 July 2006	Hamilton, Canada	Clay	Story Tweedie-Yates	Soledad Esperón Aleksandra Wozniak	6–4 6–1
Winner	19.	6 August 2006	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Story Tweedie-Yates	Jennifer Magley Courtney Nagle	7–5 6–3
Winner	20.	8 October 2006	Troy, USA	Hard	Leanne Baker	Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi	6–7 7–5 6–3
Winner	21.	29 October 2006	Augusta, USA	Hard	Leanne Baker	Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi	7–6 6–1
Runner-up	22.	19 November 2006	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Christina Horiatopoulos	Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones	2–6 1–6
Winner	23.	7 April 2007	Pelham, USA	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Michaela Paštiková Hana Šromová	6–2 2–6 6–0
Runner-up	24.	13 May 2007	Catania, Italy	Clay	Leanne Baker	Debbrich Feys Darya Kustova	4–6 4–6
Winner	25.	7 February 2008	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Marina Erakovic	Monique Adamczak Christina Wheeler	6–4 6–4
Winner	26.	17 February 2008	Berri, Australia	Grass	Marina Erakovic	Shannon Golds Emelyn Starr	2–6 7–6
Winner	27.	13 July 2008	Allentown, USA	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Chan Chin-wei Natalie Grandin	6–2 6–3
Winner	28.	2 August 2008	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Christina Fusano Junri Namigata	6–7 6–1
Winner	29.	3 May 2009	Charlottesville, USA	Clay	Carly Gullickson	Angela Haynes Alina Jidkova	7–5 3–6
Runner-up	30.	18 July 2009	Carson, USA	Hard	Monique Adamczak	Laura Granville Riza Zalameda	3–6 4–6
Winner	31.	24 July 2009	Kharkiv, Ukraine	Clay	Monique Adamczak	Kristina Antoniychuk Irina Buryachok	6–3 7–6
Winner	32.	14 August 2009	Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Shannon Golds	Johanna Larsson Anna Smith	7–6 6–2
Winner	33.	18 September 2009	Darwin, Australia	Clay	Alicia Molik	Tyra Calderwood Olivia Rogowska	6–3 6–4
Winner	34.	3 October 2009	Hamanako, Japan	Carpet	Carly Gullickson	Yayuk Basuki Hwang I-hsuan	4–6 7–6
Runner-up	35.	3 April 2010	Pelham, USA	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

1. 138– Samantha Stosur – 2003
2. 150– Marina Erakovic – 2008
3. 168– Melanie South – 2006
4. 173– Monique Adamczak – 2008
5. 181– Junri Namigata – 2008

See also

• List of Old Girls of PLC Sydney

References

• ITF statistics

1. "KRIZ, Nicole (AUS)". Women's Circuit – Player Biography. ITF Tennis. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
2. Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 1999. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help).

External links

• Nicole Kriz at the Women's Tennis Association
• {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
• Official site for Sep 2007 Tokyo $50k. Includes Full Matches & Photos
• Oct 2006: Troy USA $50k Double Final – Kriz/Baker vs Scheepers/N.Uberoi

• Use dmy dates from December 2010
• 1983 births
• Living people
• Australian female tennis players
• People educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney
• Sportswomen from New South Wales
• Sportspeople from Sydney
• Tennis people from New South Wales