Kristina Brandi

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Kristina Brandi
Country (sports)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Born (1977-03-29) March 29, 1977 (age 48)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Turned pro1995
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,248,528
Singles
Career record441–333
Career titles1 WTA, 16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 27 (December 4, 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (2000)
French Open 2R (2000, 2005)
Wimbledon 4R (2000)
US Open 2R (1996, 2000, 2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record48–86
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 246 (June 19, 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2006)
French Open 1R (2005)
Wimbledon 1R (2005)
US Open 1R (1999, 2005)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Singles

Kristina Brandi (born March 29, 1977) is a Puerto Rican former tennis player. She was the first tennis player representing Puerto Rico to win a singles match in an Olympic tennis tournament.

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Some of Brandi's career highlights: She achieved her best ranking in singles of number 27 on 4 December 2000, and her highest rank for doubles of number 246 in June 1995. Brandi won one career singles title, in 1999 on grass at 's Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.

Career

Early years

Brandi was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she became interested in the sport of tennis at an early age. She made her professional debut in 1995 when she was 17 years old. [1] Her father is Joe Brandi, who coached Pete Sampras.

USTA Circuit

In 2003, Brandi won the most titles of any woman on the "USTA Circuit".[ citation needed ] She took home trophies from six events. Brandi was a member of the 2003 Puerto Rican Fed Cup team where she captured the singles championship at the $75k event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, plus the $50k event in Troy, Alabama and the $25k event in Peachtree City, Georgia. [2]

2004 Olympics

Brandi represented Puerto Rico in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She became the first tennis player representing Puerto Rico to win a singles match in an Olympic tournament when she beat Jelena Kostanić from Croatia (7–5, 6–1). She lost in the second round to Russian Anastasia Myskina. [3]

Later years

Kristina Brandi resides in Tampa, Florida and continued to be active on the WTA Tour for many years after the 2004 Olympic Games.

Brandi defended her ITF-Surbiton title, defeating Laura Granville from the U.S. Brandi's grass-court season for 2006 at the WTA Tour level included the main draw of the Birmingham tournament, as well as the qualifying tournament at Eastbourne, before heading to compete in the Wimbledon Championships main draw.

Brandi, who has since retired, is the niece of Andy Brandi who played for the Trinity Tigers men's tennis team in NCAA Division I competition. [4]

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultDateTierTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win20 June 1999Tier III Rosmalen Championships, NetherlandsGrass Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 6–0, 3–6, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 25 (16 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (13–8)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (3–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.4 July 1994ITF Indianapolis, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington 6–1, 6–3
Loss2.25 July 1994ITF Roanoke, United StatesHard Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi 6–7, 3–6
Loss3.9 October 1995ITF Sedona, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tami Whitlinger 4–6, 4–6
Loss4.6 April 1997ITF Phoenix, United StatesHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang 1–6, 2–6
Win5.26 January 1998ITF Clearwater, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington6–1, 6–2
Win6.5 April 1998ITF Phoenix, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh 6–0, 6–4
Win7.20 July 1998ITF Peachtree City, United StatesHard Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer 6–3, 6–3
Loss8.2 August 1998ITF Salt Lake City, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt 2–6, 2–6
Win9.1 November 1998ITF Austin, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win10.1 August 1999ITF Salt Lake City, United StatesHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang6–4, 6–3
Loss11.30 April 2000ITF Sarasota, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy 1–6, 3–6
Loss12.4 June 2001ITF Surbiton, United KingdomGrass Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara 3–6, 3–6
Win13.13 May 2003ITF Charlottesville, United StatesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win14.8 June 2003ITF Surbiton, United KingdomGrass Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong 6–1, 6–3
Win15.8 July 2003ITF College Park, United StatesHard Flag of Russia.svg Lioudmila Skavronskaia 6–1, 6–1
Win16.28 July 2003ITF Louisville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win17.14 September 2003ITF Peachtree City, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Allison Bradshaw 6–0, 6–1
Win18.22 September 2003ITF Albuquerque, United StatesHard Flag of Venezuela.svg Milagros Sequera 6–2, 6–2
Win19.5 October 2003ITF Troy, United StatesHard Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin 7–6(7), 6–3
Loss20.19 October 2003ITF Sedona, United StatesHard Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Samantha Reeves 5–7, 6–1, 4–6
Win21.4 June 2005ITF Surbiton, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville 6–3, 6–1
Loss22.2 October 2005ITF Ashland, United StatesHard Flag of Thailand.svg Napaporn Tongsalee 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win23.16 October 2005ITF San Francisco, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win24.10 June 2006ITF Surbiton, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville7–5, 6–0
Loss25.19 September 2006ITF Albuquerque, United StatesHardFlag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.20 June 1994ITF Hilton Head, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Karin Miller Flag of the United States.svg Angela Lettiere
Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Sheppard 		6–4, 2–6, 6–7
Win2.4 July 1994ITF Indianapolis, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Karin Miller Flag of the United States.svg Angela Lettiere
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Vitels 		6–2, 4–6, 7–6
Loss3.25 July 1994ITF Roanoke, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Karin Miller Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gail Biggs
Flag of New Zealand.svg Claudine Toleafoa 		6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss4.1 February 1998ITF Clearwater, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Karin Miller Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic 		6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss5.10 September 2002ITF Peachtree City, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Allison Baker Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Russell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler 		2–6, 6–7(3)
Loss6.8 July 2003ITF College Park, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Kim Grant Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Russell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea 		2–6, 6–4, 5–7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kristina Brandi". Tennis-X.com.
  2. ↑ "Kristina Brandi Tennis Diary: Advice for junior players". SportsIllustrated.cnn.com. March 14, 2000. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristina Brandi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Paul Jenkins, "Gators hire new women's tennis coach," The Gainesville Sun, pp. 1D & 4D (August 22, 1984). Retrieved June 16, 2011.
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