Nicole Pitts

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Nicole Pitts
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1986-11-03) November 3, 1986 (age 36)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 584 (August 5, 2002)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 494 (March 7, 2005)

Nicole Pitts (born November 3, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Pitts, a Junior Orange Bowl (14s) champion in 2000, turned professional as a teenager. [1] She made a WTA Tour main draw appearance at the 2002 Kroger St. Jude International in Memphis, where she was beaten in the first round by the ninth-seeded Irina Selyutina. [2] With a wrist injury ending her career early, Pitts attended medical school in Tennessee and now works as a pediatric sports medicine physician. [3]

Personal life

Pitts is a half sister of tennis players Hurricane Tyra Black and Tornado Alicia Black, from her mother Gayal's marriage to their father Sylvester "Sly" Black, a former hitting coach of Nicole. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Kohn, David (July 18, 2004). "A swing at tennis stardom". Baltimore Sun .
  2. "Kroger St. Jude Monday At The Racquet Club of Memphis". Hattiesburg American . February 19, 2002.
  3. Fialkov, Harvey (July 20, 2010). "Tornado blows away competition in USTA Girls 14s". Sun-Sentinel .
  4. Brioso, Cesar (July 10, 1998). "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". Sun-Sentinel.
  5. "Greatness in forecast for Tornado Black". ESPN.com . September 17, 2013.