Pratt in 2008
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| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Born | (1973-03-05) 5 March 1973 (age 51) Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,404,645 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 456–441 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (17 June 2002) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2003) |
| French Open | 2R (1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
| US Open | 3R (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 350–348 |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (17 September 2001) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2000, 2001, 2005) |
| French Open | QF (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1990, 2004, 2005, 2007) |
| US Open | SF (2002) |
Nicole Pratt (born 5 March 1973) is a retired tennis player from Australia.
Pratt was born in Mackay, Queensland. 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 SportinCanberra. She turned professional at 18.
She became Australia's No. 1 ranked female player in January 2001. She won her first WTA Title at the Hyderabad 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. During 2007 she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league.
At the 2008 Australian Open, after losing her first match to Nadia Petrova, a tearful Pratt announced her retirement from professional tennis.[1] She then coached Australian female player, Casey Dellacqua; after the 2009 Australian Open, Pratt and Dellacqua decided to go different ways.[2]
| Legend (singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (1) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2001 | China Open | Hard |  Monica Seles
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2004 | Bangalore Open, India | Hard |  Maria Kirilenko
|
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 February 1990 | ITF Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Kirrily Sharpe
|
6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 February 1990 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard |  Nadin Ercegović
|
1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 November 1991 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Louise Stacey
|
6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 29 March 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard |  Romana Tedjakusuma
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 8 November 1993 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard |  Tessa Price
|
6–4, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 22 November 1993 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Michelle Jaggard-Lai
|
6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 28 November 1993 | Mildura, Australia | Hard | Tessa Price
|
5–7, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 November 1995 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 10 December 1995 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood
|
4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 2 March 1998 | Rockford, United States | Hard (i) | Jessica Steck
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 May 1999 | Sarasota, United States | Clay | Erika deLone
|
6–7(6), 7–6(7), 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 12 July 1999 | Morristown, United States | Hard | Erika deLone
|
5–7, 6–7(1) |
| Winner | 5. | 20 February 2000 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard |  Yuka Yoshida
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 1990 | ITF Swansea, United Kingdom | Clay | Kirrily Sharpe
|
Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 20 May 1990 | ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Kirrily Sharpe
|
Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 11 November 1991 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Kristin Godridge
|
 Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming
|
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 3 February 1992 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | Angie Cunningham
|
 Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea
|
6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 12 October 1992 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Kristin Godridge
|
 Isabela Listowska  Petra Winzenhöller
|
6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 October 1992 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | Kristin Godridge
|
Michelle Jaggard-Lai Kristine Kunce
|
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 29 March 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Suzanna Wibowo
|
Mimma Chernovita Irawati Iskandar
|
w/o |
| Runner-up | 2. | 3 July 1994 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard | Kirrily Sharpe
|
Lara Bitter Maaike Koutstaal
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 21 May 1995 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Erika deLone
|
Seda Noorlander  Helena Vildová
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 15 July 1996 | Wilmington, United States | Hard | Erika deLone
|
 Maureen Drake Meilen Tu
|
7–5, 7–6(2) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 September 1996 | Newport Beach, United States | Hard | Erika deLone
|
 Mercedes Paz Rene Simpson
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 20 April 1997 | Wichita, United States | Hard | Louise Pleming
|
Shannan McCarthy Kelly Wilson
|
6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 2 June 1997 | ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Erika deLone
|
 Alicia Ortuño  Hila Rosen
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 5 October 1998 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Erika deLone
|
Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi
|
6–7(5), 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 October 1999 | ITF Santa Clara,, United States | Hard | Nannie de Villiers
|
Debbie Graham Nana Smith
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 3 April 2000 | ITF West Palm Beach, United States | Clay | Erika deLone
|
Rika Hiraki Yuka Yoshida
|
6–1, 0–6, 6–7(5) |
| Winner | 9. | 4 March 2006 | ITF Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Casey Dellacqua
|
 Maria Fernanda Alves  Tatiana Perebiynis
|
w/o |
