Nicole Kriz


Nicole Kriz is a retired Australian tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is No. 104, set on 9 July 2007. Her career-high singles ranking is 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 $25,000, 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 2010 retired.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

OutcomeNo.DateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.27 September 2009InternationalHansol Open, Seoul, South KoreaHard Carly Gullickson Chan Yung-jan
Abigail Spears
3–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.23 September 2001Ibaraki, JapanHard Samantha Stosur0–6, 1–6
Winner1.10 August 2003Rebecq, BelgiumClay Danica Krstajić3–6, 6–0, 6–1
Winner2.17 February 2008Berri, AustraliaGrass Marina Erakovic6–4, 4–6, 7–6

Doubles: 35 (23–12)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.18 September 2000Greenville, U.S.Clay Evgenia Subbotina Kristy Blumberg
Elizabeth Schmidt
6–2, 6–2
Winner2.25 September 2000Raleigh, U.S.Clay Evgenia Subbotina Anne Plessinger
Jacqueline Trail
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up1.3 February 2002Wellington, New ZealandHard Sarah Stone Chan Chin-wei
Chuang Chia-jung
6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Winner3.11 March 2002Benalla, AustraliaGrass Sarah Stone Casey Dellacqua
Svenja Weidemann
7–5, 6–1
Winner4.23 March 2002Bendigo, AustraliaGrass Sarah Stone Rochelle Rosenfield
Madita Suer
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner5.4 August 2002Dublin, IrelandGrass Anna Hawkins Rebecca Rankin
Višnja Vuletić
6–2, 7–5
Winner6.25 August 2002Westende, BelgiumClay Leslie Butkiewicz Valeria Bondarenko
Edita Liachoviciute
6–1, 7–6
Runner-up2.21 September 2003Sunderland, EnglandHard Kim Kilsdonk Claire Curran
Helena Ejeson
2–6, 1–6
Winner7.28 September 2003Glasgow, ScotlandHard Kim Kilsdonk Leanne Baker
Francesca Lubiani
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up3.3 February 2004Wellington, New ZealandGrass Emily Hewson Shelley Stephens
Kristen van Elden
1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up4.21 March 2004Yarrawonga, AustraliaGrass Emily Hewson Beti Sekulovski
Cindy Watson
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner8.28 March 2004Yarrawonga, AustraliaGrass Emily Hewson Mireille Dittmann
Kristen van Elden
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up5.9 May 2004Fukuoka, JapanCarpet Monique Adamczak Rika Fujiwara
Saori Obata
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up6.17 October 2004Mackay, AustraliaHard Monique Adamczak Daniella Dominikovic
Evie Dominikovic
w/o
Runner-up7.20 March 2005Yarrawonga, AustraliaGrass Emily Hewson Lara Picone
Julia Efremova
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.17 March 2006Canberra, AustraliaClay Leanne Baker Monique Adamczak
Christina Horiatopoulos
6–7, 1–6
Winner9.25 June 2006Fort Worth, U.S.Hard Christina Fusano Maria-Victoria Domina
Story Tweedie-Yates
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner10.23 July 2006Hamilton, CanadaClay Story Tweedie-Yates Soledad Esperón
Aleksandra Wozniak
6–4, 6–1
Winner11.6 August 2006Vancouver, CanadaHard Story Tweedie-Yates Jennifer Magley
Courtney Nagle
7–5, 6–3
Winner12.8 October 2006Troy, U.S.Hard Leanne Baker Chanelle Scheepers
Neha Uberoi
6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Winner13.29 October 2006Augusta, U.S.Hard Leanne Baker Chanelle Scheepers
Neha Uberoi
7–6, 6–1
Runner-up9.19 November 2006Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Christina Horiatopoulos Natalie Grandin
Raquel Kops-Jones
2–6, 1–6
Winner14.7 April 2007Pelham, U.S.Clay Carly Gullickson Michaela Paštiková
Hana Šromová
6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Runner-up10.13 May 2007Catania, ItalyClay Leanne Baker Debbrich Feys
Darya Kustova
4–6, 4–6
Winner15.7 February 2008Mildura, AustraliaGrass Marina Erakovic Monique Adamczak
Christina Wheeler
6–4, 6–4
Winner16.17 February 2008Berri, AustraliaGrass Marina Erakovic Shannon Golds
Emelyn Starr
2–6, 7–6,
Winner17.13 July 2008Allentown, U.S.Hard Carly Gullickson Chan Chin-wei
Natalie Grandin
6–2, 6–3
Winner18.2 August 2008Vancouver, CanadaHard Carly Gullickson Christina Fusano
Junri Namigata
6–7, 6–1,
Winner19.3 May 2009Charlottesville, U.S.Clay Carly Gullickson Angela Haynes
Alina Jidkova
7–5, 3–6,
Runner-up11.18 July 2009Carson, U.S.Hard Monique Adamczak Laura Granville
Riza Zalameda
3–6, 4–6
Winner20.24 July 2009Kharkiv, UkraineClay Monique Adamczak Kristina Antoniychuk
Irina Buryachok
6–3, 7–6
Winner21.14 August 2009Koksijde, BelgiumClay Shannon Golds Johanna Larsson
Anna Smith
7–6, 6–2
Winner22.18 September 2009Darwin, AustraliaClay Alicia Molik Tyra Calderwood
Olivia Rogowska
6–3, 6–4
Winner23.3 October 2009Hamanako, JapanCarpet Carly Gullickson Yayuk Basuki
Hwang I-hsuan
4–6, 7–6,
Runner-up12.3 April 2010Pelham, U.S.Clay Chan Chin-wei Mallory Cecil
Jamie Hampton
4–6, 3–6

WTA doubles highlights

  1. 138– Samantha Stosur – 2003
  2. 150– Marina Erakovic – 2008
  3. 168– Melanie South – 2006
  4. 173– Monique Adamczak – 2008
  5. 181– Junri Namigata – 2008