Nicole Kriz

Nicole Kriz
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Sydney
Born	13 December 1983 (age 37); Bankstown, New South Wales
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$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, 2009, 2010)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2007)

Last updated March 20, 2021

Nicole Kriz (born 13 December 1983) is a retired Australian tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is No. 104, achieved on 9 July 2007. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 332, which she reached on 4 August 2008.

Early life

Kriz was born on 13 December 1983, in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, to Mike and Seija Kriz.^[1] 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.^[2]

Kriz won the $25k Australian Challenger event in Berri, beating top-100 player Marina Erakovic in the final. She also defeated the No. 2 seed Monique Adamczak in the semifinals. Both wins were by third set tiebreakers.

Kriz retired in 2010.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5
Premier
International

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	Date	Tier	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	27 September 2009	International	Hansol Open, South Korea	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Chan Yung-jan Abigail Spears	3–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	23 September 2001	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Samantha Stosur	0–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	10 August 2003	ITF Rebecq, Belgium	Clay	Danica Krstajić	3–6, 6–0, 6–1
Winner	2.	17 February 2008	ITF Berri, Australia	Grass	Marina Erakovic	6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–3)

Doubles: 35 (23 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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

138– Samantha Stosur – 2003
150– Marina Erakovic – 2008
168– Melanie South – 2006
173– Monique Adamczak – 2008
181– Junri Namigata – 2008

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References

ITF statistics

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

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[ITF-1] "KRIZ, Nicole (AUS)". Women's Circuit – Player Biography. ITF Tennis. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.

[Aurora1999-2] Aurora Australis: The Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. February 1999.Missing or empty |title= (help).

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