Kristin Godridge
Kristin Godridge is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia who competed on the WTA Tour from 1987 to 1996.
Career
Godridge achieved a career-high singles ranking of #79 in September 1991. Her career-high doubles rankings was #68 in December 1990. Godridge's career winnings totalled US $329,250.With partner Kirrily Sharpe, Godridge was Girls Doubles champion at the U.S. Open in 1990. The next year, she teamed with Kirrily Sharpe to reclaim the title. A highlight in her singles career came in 1992, when she reached the fourth round of Wimbledon. She had wins over Miriam Oremans, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, and ninth-seed Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere before losing to third-seed Gabriela Sabatini.
As a tennis coach, Godridge is the Director and Founder of Australasia Tennis Aces, a tennis school in Hong Kong.
WTA Tour finals
Legend |
Grand Slam |
WTA Championships |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV & V |
Doubles finals
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 17 September 1990 | Clarins Open Paris, France | Clay | Kirrily Sharpe | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Nathalie Herreman | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 13 November 1995 | Pattaya Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Nana Smith Rogers | Jill Hetherington Kristine Kunce | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
ITF Finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (2-4)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 November 1989 | Nuriootpa, South Australia, Australia | Hard | Allison Cooper | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 November 1990 | Perth, Australia | Grass | Rennae Stubbs | 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 11 November 1991 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Jenny Byrne | 6–0, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 4. | 12 October 1992 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet | Květa Peschke | 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 16 August 1993 | Arzachena, Italy | Clay | Linda Ferrando | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | 29 November 1993 | Singapore, Singapore | Hard | Romana Tedjakusuma | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |