Nicole Arendt
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Nicole J. Arendt is an American professional tennis
player. Arendt won sixteen doubles titles in her career. The left-hander reached her highest singles ranking on the WTA Tour on June 16, 1997, when she was ranked forty-ninth in the world. Arendt reached her career-high doubles ranking of third in the world on August 25, 1997.
Arendt was born in Somerville, New Jersey
. She attended the Hun School of Princeton
for her high school
education.
Arendt received an athletic scholarship
to attend the University of Florida
in Gainesville, Florida
, where she played for coach Andy Brandi
's Florida Gators women's tennis
team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) competition from 1988 to 1991.
She turned professional in 1991. Arendt's best Grand Slam
doubles result was reaching the finals of the 1997 Wimbledon Championships
, partnering with Manon Bollegraf
.
Arendt was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001; she graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree
in public relations
in 2003.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. Arendt won sixteen doubles titles in her career. The left-hander reached her highest singles ranking on the WTA Tour on June 16, 1997, when she was ranked forty-ninth in the world. Arendt reached her career-high doubles ranking of third in the world on August 25, 1997.
Arendt was born in Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville, New Jersey
Somerville is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,098. It is the county seat of Somerset County....
. She attended the Hun School of Princeton
Hun School of Princeton
The Hun School of Princeton is a private, coeducational, secondary boarding school located in Princeton Township, New Jersey, United States. The school has a Princeton, New Jersey mailing address. The school serves students from grades 6 through high school. Currently, the headmaster is Jonathan...
for her high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
education.
Arendt received an athletic scholarship
Athletic scholarship
An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport...
to attend the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, where she played for coach Andy Brandi
Andy Brandi
Andres V. "Andy" Brandi is a former American college and professional tennis coach. Brandi was formerly the head coach of the Florida Gators women's tennis team of the University of Florida...
's Florida Gators women's tennis
Florida Gators women's tennis
The Florida Gators women's tennis team represents the University of Florida in the sport of tennis. The Lady Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Southeastern Conference . They play their home matches in Linder Stadium on the university's...
team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) competition from 1988 to 1991.
She turned professional in 1991. Arendt's best Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
doubles result was reaching the finals of the 1997 Wimbledon Championships
1997 Wimbledon Championships
The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...
, partnering with Manon Bollegraf
Manon Bollegraf
Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:...
.
Arendt was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001; she graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
in 2003.
Women's doubles runner-up
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1997 1997 Wimbledon Championships The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England... |
Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
 Manon BollegrafManon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
 Gigi FernándezGigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...  Natasha ZverevaNatasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings... |
6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1996 1996 Australian Open The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.-Men's Singles:... |
Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
Luke Jensen Luke Jensen Luke Jensen is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He attended University of Southern California from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years . He is now the head coach of the women's tennis team at Syracuse University... |
 Larisa Savchenko Neiland Mark WoodfordeMark Woodforde Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.... |
4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1996 1996 French Open List of the 1996 French Open champions:- Men's singles : Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Michael Stich, 7–6, 7–5, 7–6*It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.- Women's singles :... |
French Open | Luke Jensen Luke Jensen Luke Jensen is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He attended University of Southern California from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years . He is now the head coach of the women's tennis team at Syracuse University... |
 Patricia TarabiniPatricia Tarabini Patricia Tarabini was an Argentine tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the Bronze Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On May 9, 1988, Tarabini reached... Javier FranaJavier Frana Javier Alberto Frana is a former tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America.-Tennis career:... |
6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles titles (16)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (2) |
| Tier I (4) |
| Tier II (4) |
| Tier III (3) |
| Tier IV & V (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | April 26, 1993 | Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
Hard | Kristine Kunce Kristine Kunce Kristine Kunce , also known as Kristine Radford, is an Australian professional tennis player who competed during the mid-80s through the 1990s.... |
Amy de Lone Erika de Lone Erika de Lone Erika de Lone is a retired American professional tennis player. She turned professional on June 9, 1992. She reached one WTA Tour singles final in her career, finishing runner-up to Åsa Svensson at the Wismilak International in 1999. In April 2000, she reached her career high singles rank of World... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | April 25, 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
Hard | Kristine Kunce Kristine Kunce Kristine Kunce , also known as Kristine Radford, is an Australian professional tennis player who competed during the mid-80s through the 1990s.... |
Kerry Anne Guse Andrea StrnadováAndrea Strnadová Andrea Strnadová is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic born on 28 May 1972.Strnadová was awarded the WTA award for the "Most Impressive Newcomer" in 1991.-External links:... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 3. | February 13, 1995 | Oklahoma City, USA | Hard (i) |  Laura GolarsaLaura Golarsa Laura Golarsa is a former professional tennis player .Golarsa was born in Milan, Italy on 27 November 1967 and played on the WTA tour from 1985 to 2001. She did not win any senior titles but did reach the quarter finals of Wimbledon in 1989... |
Katrina Adams Katrina Adams Katrina Adams is a former professional United States tennis player from Chicago. Her highest singles ranking was 67 on May 8, 1989.-Early life:Adams joined a tennis program in West Side, Chicago when she was six years old... Brenda SchultzBrenda Schultz-McCarthy Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 4. | March 27, 1995 | Hilton Head Family Circle Cup The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA... , USA |
Clay | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Gigi Fernández Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... Natasha ZverevaNatasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings... |
0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. | April 10, 1995 | Houston, USA | Clay | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
 Wiltrud ProbstWiltrud Probst Wiltrud Probst was a female tennis player from Germany. She was ranked World No. 31 on February 4, 1991.-Singles :-Doubles 7 :-External links:...  Rene SimpsonRene Simpson Rene Simpson Collins is a former Canadian tennis player , who reached a WTA ranking of 70 in 1989 , after a succeessful NCAA career for Texas Christian University.Her world doubles ranking peaked at No... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 6. | October 2, 1995 | Zurich Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Carpet (i) | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Chanda Rubin Chanda Rubin Chanda Rubin is an American tennis player. Winning seven WTA Tour singles titles, she reached her highest ranking World No. 6 on April 8, 1996, after reaching semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open. Rubin is also former World No... Caroline VisCaroline Vis Caroline Vis is a retired professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Vis turned pro in 1989. A doubles specialist, Vis won nine titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the mixed doubles final at the 1991 French Open, playing with countryman Paul Haarhuis. Her career-high... |
6–4, 6–7(4), 6–4 |
| 7. | October 30, 1995 | Quebec City Bell Challenge The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since 1993. The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts.... , Canada |
Hard (i) | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles... Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs Rennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.... |
7–6(6), 4–6, 6–2 |
| 8. | May 20, 1996 | World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... , UK |
Clay | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Gigi Fernández Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... Natasha ZverevaNatasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings... |
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(6) |
| 9. | October 7, 1996 | Filderstadt Porsche Tennis Grand Prix The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is a tennis tournament held in Stuttgart, Germany . Held since 1978, the tournament is the oldest women's indoor tournament in Europe. Currently it is a Tier II tournament on the WTA Tour. The singles champion also receives a Porsche 911 Carrera sports car in addition... , Germany |
Hard (i) | Jana Novotná Jana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... |
 Martina HingisMartina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... Helena SukováHelena Suková Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 10. | February 17, 1997 | Hanover, Germany | Carpet (i) | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Larisa Neiland Larisa Neiland Larisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983... Brenda Schultz |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| 11. | May 5, 1997 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... , Italy |
Clay | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
 Conchita MartínezConchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... Patricia TarabiniPatricia Tarabini Patricia Tarabini was an Argentine tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the Bronze Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On May 9, 1988, Tarabini reached... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 12. | May 21, 1997 | World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... , UK |
Clay | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Rachel McQuillan Rachel McQuillan Rachel McQuillan is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. She won 5 WTA Tour doubles titles, as well as 14 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 1995 and 1998 French Opens and at the 1996 US Open, each time...  Nana MiyagiNana Miyagi Nana Smith Rogers, previously is a Japanese American tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington. She plays right-handed, and hits both forehand and backhand double-handed. She turned pro in March, 1988, and retired in 2006... |
6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 13. | August 18, 1997 | Atlanta, USA | Hard | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
 Alexandra FusaiAlexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai is a former professional tennis player from France.Fusai turned professional in 1991. She was 1.76m tall and weighed about 60 kg in 1997. She played right-handed and lived in Nantes during her career... Nathalie TauziatNathalie Tauziat Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000.... |
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2 |
| 14. | January 8, 2001 | Canberra Richard Luton Properties Canberra International The Richard Luton Properties Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament held in Canberra, Australia. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association , and was classed variously as a Tier III , a Tier V , and a Tier IV on the WTA Tour. It was competed on outdoor hardcourts... , Australia |
Hard | Ai Sugiyama Ai Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992... |
 Nannie De VilliersNannie de Villiers Nannie de Villiers was a professional tennis player who represented South Africa. De Villiers was born in neighbouring Namibia but moved at a young age.... Annabel EllwoodAnnabel Ellwood Annabel Ellwood is a player of tennis in Australia.She played at the 1998 Australian Open , her best singles in a Grand Slam.* Birth Place - Canberra* ACT Lives - Canberra... |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
| 15. | March 5, 2001 | Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... , USA |
Hard | Ai Sugiyama Ai Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992... |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002... Paola SuárezPaola Suárez Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 16. | December 31, 2001 | Auckland ASB Classic The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year.... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
Hard | Liezel Huber Liezel Huber Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,... |
Květa Peschke Kveta Peschke Květoslava Peschke, also known as Květa Peschkeová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. She plays mostly on the baseline, with her best shot being the forehand. Her favourite surfaces are hard court and carpet...  Henrieta NagyováHenrieta Nagyová Henrieta Nagyová is a Slovak female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1994 and has been ranked as high as the 21st in the world . In recent years her ranking has fallen due to constant injury. In late 2005, she brought her ranking up to a year ending 145, after it fell below 200... |
7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles runner-ups (16)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | August 19, 1991 | Schenectady, USA | Hard | Shannan McCarthy |
Rachel McQuillan Rachel McQuillan Rachel McQuillan is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. She won 5 WTA Tour doubles titles, as well as 14 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 1995 and 1998 French Opens and at the 1996 US Open, each time... Claudia PorwikClaudia Porwik Claudia Porwik is a former professional tennis player. She was born on 14 November 1968 in Coburg, West Germany and played on the WTA tour from 1986 to 1996... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 2. | April 19, 1993 | Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Women's Open The Malaysian Open was a women's professional tennis event held in 1992 and 1993. It was competed on indoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament comprised part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour, and was designated as a Tier IV event. Winners received US$18,000. In both years it was... , Malaysia |
Hard (i) | Kristine Kunce Kristine Kunce Kristine Kunce , also known as Kristine Radford, is an Australian professional tennis player who competed during the mid-80s through the 1990s.... |
Patty Fendick Patty Fendick Patty Fendick is a former professional women's tennis player and is the current head women's tennis coach at the University of Texas.She was born on March 31, 1965 in Sacramento, California and played collegiately at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA title three times... Meredith McGrathMeredith McGrath Meredith McGrath is a former professional tennis player. She was born on April 28, 1971 in Midland, Michigan, USA and made her debut on the Women's Tennis Association tour in 1988. She won three singles titles in a ten year career, at Oklahoma City and Eastbourne in 1994 and Birmingham in 1996. ... |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
| 3. | April 18, 1994 | Kallang, Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Hard | Kristine Kunce Kristine Kunce Kristine Kunce , also known as Kristine Radford, is an Australian professional tennis player who competed during the mid-80s through the 1990s.... |
Patty Fendick Patty Fendick Patty Fendick is a former professional women's tennis player and is the current head women's tennis coach at the University of Texas.She was born on March 31, 1965 in Sacramento, California and played collegiately at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA title three times... Meredith McGrathMeredith McGrath Meredith McGrath is a former professional tennis player. She was born on April 28, 1971 in Midland, Michigan, USA and made her debut on the Women's Tennis Association tour in 1988. She won three singles titles in a ten year career, at Oklahoma City and Eastbourne in 1994 and Birmingham in 1996. ... |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 4. | April 3, 1995 | Amelia Island Bausch & Lomb Championships The MPS Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event was an International series tournament played on outdoor green clay courts from 1980 to 2010.-History:... , USA |
Clay | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Amanda Coetzer Amanda Coetzer Amanda Coetzer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Coetzer turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2004... Inés GorrochateguiInes Gorrochategui Inés Gorrochategui is a former professional female tennis player from Argentina. She reached her career-high singles ranking World No... |
6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 5. | October 14, 1996 | Zurich Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Carpet (i) | Natasha Zvereva Natasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings... |
Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... Helena SukováHelena Suková Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles... |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 6. | November 11, 1996 | Philadelphia Advanta Championships Philadelphia The Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a WTA Tour professional tennis tournament for women played from 1971 through 2005 in Philadelphia, United States. The tournament was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I event from 1993 through 1995. It was classified as a Tier II event in 1991,... , USA |
Carpet | Lori McNeil Lori McNeil Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison... |
Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles... Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs Rennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 7. | April 7, 1997 | Amelia Island Bausch & Lomb Championships The MPS Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event was an International series tournament played on outdoor green clay courts from 1980 to 2010.-History:... , USA |
Clay | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... Jana NovotnáJana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... |
6–3, 6–0 |
| 8. | June 16, 1997 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Lori McNeil Lori McNeil Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison... Helena SukováHelena Suková Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles... |
Not played |
| 9. | June 23, 1997 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... , UK |
Grass | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Gigi Fernández Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... Natasha ZverevaNatasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings... |
6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 10. | August 11, 1997 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
 Yayuk BasukiYayuk Basuki Yayuk Basuki is a professional tennis player from Indonesia. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached #19 in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings in October 1997... Caroline VisCaroline Vis Caroline Vis is a retired professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Vis turned pro in 1989. A doubles specialist, Vis won nine titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the mixed doubles final at the 1991 French Open, playing with countryman Paul Haarhuis. Her career-high... |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 11. | March 20, 2000 | Miami Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... , USA |
Hard | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Julie Halard Ai Sugiyama Ai Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992... |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 12. | May 1, 2000 | Hamburg WTA Hamburg The Betty Barclay Cup was a WTA Tour tennis event that was held from 1982 to 1983 and again from 1987 through to 2002. It existed under several different names but was most commonly known as the Citizen Cup or the Betty Barclay Cup... , Germany |
Clay | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
 Anna KournikovaAnna Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name... Natasha ZverevaNatasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings... |
6–7(5), 6–2, 6–4 |
| 13. | November 13, 2000 | WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972... , New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , USA |
Carpet (i) | Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... |
Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... Anna KournikovaAnna Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 14. | July 23, 2001 | Stanford Bank of the West Classic The Bank of the West Classic is a week-long tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States. The 2011 event will be held on July 25th to July 31st. Started in 1971, the tournament is the oldest women's-only tournament in the world... , USA |
Hard | Caroline Vis Caroline Vis Caroline Vis is a retired professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Vis turned pro in 1989. A doubles specialist, Vis won nine titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the mixed doubles final at the 1991 French Open, playing with countryman Paul Haarhuis. Her career-high... |
 Janet LeeJanet Lee Janet Lee is a Taiwanese-American retired professional tennis player. She won three doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She competed in all four Grand Slam tournaments in both singles and doubles... Wynne PrakusyaWynne Prakusya Wynne Prakusya is an Indonesian tennis player.Her highest achievements includes reaching the 1998 Australian Open junior finals and the 1998 Wimbledon and US Open junior QF.Her Highest Rank is 74 in 2002.-Singles Titles:... |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 15. | August 6, 2001 | Manhattan Beach, USA | Hard | Caroline Vis Caroline Vis Caroline Vis is a retired professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Vis turned pro in 1989. A doubles specialist, Vis won nine titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the mixed doubles final at the 1991 French Open, playing with countryman Paul Haarhuis. Her career-high... |
Kimberly Po Kimberly Po Kimberly Po-Messerli is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During her career, Po won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2000... Nathalie TauziatNathalie Tauziat Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000.... |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 16. | September 10, 2001 | Bahia, Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
Hard | Patricia Tarabini Patricia Tarabini Patricia Tarabini was an Argentine tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the Bronze Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On May 9, 1988, Tarabini reached... |
Amanda Coetzer Amanda Coetzer Amanda Coetzer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Coetzer turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2004... Lori McNeilLori McNeil Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison... |
6–7(8), 6–2, 6–4 |
See also
- Florida GatorsFlorida GatorsThe Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
- List of Florida Gators tennis players
- List of University of Florida alumni