Nicola Slater

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Nicola Slater
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 40)
Ayr, United Kingdom
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Prize money$42,142
Singles
Career record48–66
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 650 (24 October 2011)
Doubles
Career record103–127
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 167 (16 September 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2013)

Nicola Slater (born 14 August 1984 [1] ) is a British pickleball player and former tennis player.

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Slater won six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 16 September 2013, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 167, while she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 650 in October 2011.

Partnering CoCo Vandeweghe, Slater won her first $50k tournament at the 2013 Clay Court Classic, defeating Nicole Gibbs and Shelby Rogers in the final. [2]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 11 (6–5)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.8 November 2010 Antalya, TurkeyHard Flag of Russia.svg Daria Salnikova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nikola Fraňková
Flag of Russia.svg Marta Sirotkina
6–3, 5–7, [5–10]
Win1.16 May 2011 Landisville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Hsu Chieh-yu Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brooke Rischbieth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders
7–5, 6–3
Win2.23 May 2011 Sumter, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bojana Bobusic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ebony Panoho
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Loss2.27 February 2012Antalya, TurkeyClay Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Giovine
Flag of Germany.svg Anne Schäfer
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win3.21 May 2012Sumter, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jan Abaza Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Ferris
Flag of Japan.svg Mayo Hibi
7–6(1), 6–3
Loss3.16 July 2012 Woking, United KingdomHard Flag of Spain.svg Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Flag of Thailand.svg Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
Flag of Thailand.svg Peangtarn Plipuech
2–6, 5–7
Win4.22 April 2013 Charlottesville, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs
Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers
6–3, 7–6(4)
Win5.3 June 2013 Nottingham Trophy, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss4.30 June 2014 Denain, FranceClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karolina Wlodarczak Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero
6–7(3), 6–7(4)
Win6.20 October 2014 Challenger de Saguenay, CanadaHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonja Molnar
Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Whoriskey
6–4, 6–4
Loss5.8 June 2015 Surbiton Trophy, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll
6–7(6), 3–6

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References

  1. "Nicola Slater". Florida State Seminoles . Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. Ratcliffe, Scott (28 April 2013). "Rogers captures Tinsley singles title". The Daily Progress . Retrieved 29 April 2013.