Nicole Pratt
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| Nicole Pratt | |
 Nicole Pratt at the 2008 Australian Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge
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| Born | March 5, 1973 Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Tennis player |
| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Orlando, USA | |
| Date of birth | March 5, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Mackay, Australia | |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |
| Weight | 54 kg (120 lb/8.5 st) | |
| Turned pro | 1989 | |
| Plays | Right; one-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | US$2,404,547 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 456-441 | |
| Career titles: | 1 (WTA) & 5 (ITF) | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 35 (June 17), (2002) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 4r (2003) | |
| French Open | 2r (2007), (2004), (2002), (2001) & (1998) | |
| Wimbledon | 3r (2006) | |
| US Open | 3r (2003) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 348-347 | |
| Career titles: | 9 (WTA) & 9 (ITF) | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 18 (September 17, 2001) | |
Nicole Pratt (born March 5, 1973 in Mackay) is a professional female tennis player from Australia.
She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. She turned professional at 18.
She became Australia's no. 1 ranked player in January of 2001. She won the Indian Open and reached the third round of the Australian Open in 2004.
In August 2006, at age 33, Pratt reached her first ever Tier I quarterfinal at Toronto. Soon after this she rose back up into the top 100. In 2007, Pratt entered the Sydney Medibank International where she reached the 2nd round after defeating Dinara Safina in the 1st round. She was then beaten by Kim Clijsters in straight sets. At the 2007 Australian Open, she was beaten in 1st round by Virginie Razzano of France.
At the 2008 Australian Open, after losing her first match to Nadia Petrova, a tearful Pratt announced her retirement from professional tennis.[1]
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[edit] WTA Singles Winner (1)
- 2004 - Tier IV Hyderabad, IND
[edit] ITF Singles Winner (5)
- 2000 - $75k Midland, USA
- 1998 - $25k Rockford, USA
- 1995 - $25k Port Pirie, AUS
- 1995 - $25k Mount Gambier, AUS
- 1993 - $25k Nuriootpa, AUS
[edit] WTA Doubles Winner (9)
- 2007 - Tier III Memphis, USA w/Bryanne Stewart, (AUS)
- 2007 - Tier IV Pattaya City, THA w/Mara Santangelo, (ITA)
- 2006 - Tier IV Hobart, AUS w/Emilie Loit, (FRA)
- 2005 - Tier IV Prague, CZE w/Emilie Loit, (FRA)
- 2004 - Tier II Stanford, USA w/Eleni Daniilidou, (GRE)
- 2003 - Tier II Shanghai, CHN w/Emilie Loit, (FRA)
- 2001 - Tier I Toronto, CAN w/Kimberly Po-Messerli, (USA)
- 2000 - Tier III Quebec City, CAN w/Meghann Shaughnessy, (USA)
- 2000 - Tier III S'Hertogenbosch, NED w/Erika De Lone, (USA)
[edit] ITF Doubles Winner (9)
- 2006 - $75k Las Vegas, USA w/Casey Dellacqua, (AUS)
- 1997 - $50k Tashkent, UZB w/Erika De Lone, (USA)
- 1996 - $50k Wilmington, USA w/Erika De Lone, (USA)
- 1993 - $10k Bangkok, THA w/Suzanna Wibowo, (INA)
- 1992 - $10k Burgdorf, SUI w/Kristin Godridge, (AUS)
- 1992 - $50k Jakarta, INA w/Angie Woolcock, (AUS)
- 1991 - $25k Mount Gambier, AUS w/Kristin Godridge, (AUS)
- 1990 - $10k Bournemouth, GBR w/Kirrily Sharpe, (AUS)
- 1990 - $10k Swansea, GBR w/Kirrily Sharpe, (AUS)
[edit] Year End Singles Ranking
- 2007-70
- 2006-78
- 2005-127
- 2004-51
- 2003-53
- 2002-49
- 2001-52
- 2000-55
- 1999-58
- 1998-113
- 1997-102
- 1996-198
- 1995-297
- 1994-182
- 1993-204
- 1992-177
- 1991-241
- 1990-218
- 1989-447
[edit] External links & References
- Nicole Pratt profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- Nicole Pratt - Official Site
- ITF Tennis Profile for Nicole Pratt
