Kristi Miller

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Kristi Miller
Full nameKristi Miller-North
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1985-12-22) December 22, 1985 (age 38)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$17,293
Singles
Career record26–24
Highest rankingNo. 645 (May 25, 2009)
Doubles
Career record23–16
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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]

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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.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.July 24, 2005ITF Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Taylor 6–7(8) 1–6
Runner-up2.October 5, 2008ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, SpainHard Flag of Germany.svg Justine Ozga 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3)

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.July 19, 2005ITF Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Christian Tara Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya
Flag of Indonesia.svg Romana Tedjakusuma
0–6, 1–6
Winner1.July 14, 2008ITF Atlanta, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Tiya Rolle
6–2, 6–4
Winner2.September 14, 2008ITF Lleida, SpainClay Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandra Josifoska Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Natasha Khan
Flag of Spain.svg Lucía Sainz
6–4, 7–5
Winner3.October 6, 2008ITF Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Lucía Sainz Flag of France.svg Samantha Schoeffel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane Schoofs
6–7(5), 7–6(6), [10–7]

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References

  1. Sugiura, Ken (June 12, 2018). "Georgia Tech names 7 Hall of Fame inductees". ajc.com.
  2. "Kristi Miller Voted Top Collegiate Tennis Athlete, Will Receive Honda Award". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. June 8, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. "Georgia Tech women capture NCAA tennis title". Savannah Morning News . May 23, 2007.