Nicole Kriz

Nicole Kriz (born 13 December 1983) is an Australian former 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. 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.

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 from pro tour in 2010.

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendGrand Slam tournamentsPremier M & Premier 5PremierInternational (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0) ResultDateTierTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 27 September 2009 International Korea Open, South Korea Hard Carly Gullickson Chan Yung-jan Abigail Spears 3–6, 4–6

WTA Tour highlights (doubles) 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

ITF Circuit finals $50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 23 September 2001 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Samantha Stosur 0–6, 1–6Winner 1. 10 August 2003 ITF Rebecq, Belgium Clay Danica Krstajić 3–6, 6–0, 6–1Winner 2. 17 February 2008 ITF Berri, Australia Grass Marina Erakovic 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(3)

Doubles: 35 (23 titles, 12 runner-ups) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinner 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), 2–6Winner 3. 11 March 2002 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass Sarah Stone Casey Dellacqua Svenja Weidemann 7–5, 6–1Winner 4. 23 March 2002 Bendigo International, Australia Grass Sarah Stone Rochelle Rosenfield Madita Suer 3–6, 7–5, 6–3Winner 5. 4 August 2002 ITF Dublin, Ireland Carpet Anna Hawkins Rebecca Rankin Višnja Vuletić 6–2, 7–5Winner 6. 25 August 2002 ITF Westende, Belgium Clay Leslie Butkiewicz Valeria Bondarenko Edita Liachovičiūtė 6–1, 7–6(4)Runner-up 2. 21 September 2003 ITF Sunderland, England Hard Kim Kilsdonk Claire Curran Helena Ejeson 2–6, 1–6Winner 7. 28 September 2003 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK Hard Kim Kilsdonk Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani 7–5, 6–2Runner-up 3. 3 February 2004 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Grass Emily Hewson Shelley Stephens Kristen van Elden 1–6, 6–3, 3–6Runner-up 4. 21 March 2004 ITF Yarrawonga, Australia Grass Emily Hewson Beti Sekulovski Cindy Watson 3–6, 6–4, 4–6Winner 8. 28 March 2004 ITF Yarrawonga, Australia Grass Emily Hewson Mireille Dittmann Kristen van Elden 6–3, 6–2Runner-up 5. 9 May 2004 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Monique Adamczak Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata 2–6, 4–6Runner-up 6. 17 October 2004 ITF Mackay, Australia Hard Monique Adamczak Daniella Dominikovic Evie Dominikovic w/oRunner-up 7. 20 March 2005 ITF Yarrawonga, Australia Grass Emily Hewson Lara Picone Julia Efremova 4–6, 3–6Runner-up 8. 17 March 2006 ITF Canberra, Australia Clay Leanne Baker Monique Adamczak Christina Horiatopoulos 6–7, 1–6Winner 9. 25 June 2006 ITF Fort Worth, United States Hard Christina Fusano Maria-Victoria Domina Story Tweedie-Yates 2–6, 6–4, 6–1Winner 10. 23 July 2006 ITF Hamilton, Canada Clay Story Tweedie-Yates Soledad Esperón Aleksandra Wozniak 6–4, 6–1Winner 11. 6 August 2006 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Story Tweedie-Yates Jennifer Magley Courtney Nagle 7–5, 6–3Winner 12. 8 October 2006 ITF Troy, United States Hard Leanne Baker Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi 6–7(1), 7–5, 6–3Winner 13. 29 October 2006 ITF Augusta, United States Hard Leanne Baker Chanelle Scheepers Neha Uberoi 7–6(3), 6–1Runner-up 9. 19 November 2006 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Christina Horiatopoulos Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones 2–6, 1–6Winner 14. 7 April 2007 ITF Pelham, United States Clay Carly Gullickson Michaela Paštiková Hana Šromová 6–2, 2–6, 6–0Runner-up 10. 13 May 2007 ITF Catania, Italy Clay Leanne Baker Debbrich Feys Darya Kustova 4–6, 4–6Winner 15. 7 February 2008 ITF Mildura, Australia Grass Marina Erakovic Monique Adamczak Christina Wheeler 6–4, 6–4Winner 16. 17 February 2008 ITF Berri, Australia Grass Marina Erakovic Shannon Golds Emelyn Starr 2–6, 7–6(4), [10–3]Winner 17. 13 July 2008 ITF Allentown, United States Hard Carly Gullickson Chan Chin-wei Natalie Grandin 6–2, 6–3Winner 18. 2 August 2008 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Carly Gullickson Christina Fusano Junri Namigata 6–7(4), 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. 31 May 2009 Carson Challenger, United States Hard Monique Adamczak Laura Granville Riza Zalameda 3–6, 4–6Winner 20. 24 July 2009 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine Clay Monique Adamczak Kristina Antoniychuk Irina Buryachok 6–3, 7–6(4)Winner 21. 14 August 2009 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Shannon Golds Johanna Larsson Anna Smith 7–6(3), 6–2Winner 22. 18 September 2009 ITF Darwin, Australia Clay Alicia Molik Tyra Calderwood Olivia Rogowska 6–3, 6–4Winner 23. 3 October 2009 ITF Hamanako, Japan Carpet Carly Gullickson Yayuk Basuki Hwang I-hsuan 4–6, 7–6(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

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