Full name | Kristi Miller-North |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | December 22, 1985 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $17,293 |
Singles | |
Career record | 26–24 |
Highest ranking | No. 645 (May 25, 2009) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 23–16 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 291 (July 24, 2006) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (2005) |
Kristi Miller-North (born December 22, 1985) is an American former professional tennis player. She was raised in Marysville, Michigan and played collegiate tennis for Georgia Tech. [1]
Miller made history in 2005 as Georgia Tech's first female All-American and was a winner of the 2005-06 Honda Sports Award. [2] [3] In 2006-07, she was a member of Georgia Tech's NCAA championship winning team. They secured the title by beating UCLA in the championship match at home in Athens and contributed with a win over Riza Zalameda in No. 1 singles. [4]
A right-handed player, Miller competed briefly on the professional tour after graduation and won three ITF titles in doubles. Her best performance on tour came while she was still at Georgia Tech in 2005, when she teamed up with Megan Bradley to make the second round of the US Open women's doubles.
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | July 24, 2005 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | Sarah Taylor | 6–7(8) 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | October 5, 2008 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | Hard | Justine Ozga | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | July 19, 2005 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | Christian Tara | Wynne Prakusya Romana Tedjakusuma | 0–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | July 14, 2008 | ITF Atlanta, United States | Hard | Sanaz Marand | Whitney Jones Tiya Rolle | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | September 14, 2008 | ITF Lleida, Spain | Clay | Aleksandra Josifoska | Natasha Khan Lucía Sainz | 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | October 6, 2008 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Lucía Sainz | Samantha Schoeffel Bibiane Schoofs | 6–7(5), 7–6(6), [10–7] |
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