Nicole Pratt

Nicole Pratt (born 5 March 1973) is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia.

Nicole Pratt
Pratt in 2008
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceOrlando, USA
Born (1973-03-05) 5 March 1973
Mackay, Australia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2008
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,404,645
Singles
Career record456–441
Career titles1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (17 June 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (2003)
French Open2R (1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007)
Wimbledon3R (2006)
US Open3R (2003)
Doubles
Career record350–348
Career titles9 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 18 (17 September 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000, 2001, 2005)
French OpenQF (2005)
Wimbledon2R (1990, 2004, 2005, 2007)
US OpenSF (2002)

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 Sport in Canberra. 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 coached Australian female player, Casey Dellacqua. After the 2009 Australian Open, Nicole Pratt and Casey Dellacqua decided to go different ways.[2]

WTA Tour finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tour Championships (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 Shanghai, China Hard Monica Seles 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2004 Hyderabad, India Hard Maria Kirilenko 7–6(7–3), 6–1

Doubles (9 titles, 4 runners-up)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. May 1998 Madrid, Spain Clay Rachel McQuillan Dominique Monami
Florencia Labat		 3–6, 1–6
Win 1. Jun 2000 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Erika deLone Karina Habšudová
Catherine Barclay-Reitz		 7–6(8–6), 4–3 retired
Win 2. Nov 2000 Quebec, Canada Hard Meghann Shaughnessy Kimberly Po-Messerli
Els Callens		 6–3, 6–4
Win 3. Aug 2001 Toronto, Canada Hard Kimberly Po-Messerli Katarina Srebotnik
Tina Križan		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2. Sep 2001 Waikoloa, USA Hard Els Callens Katarina Srebotnik
Tina Križan		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 3. Sep 2003 Bali, Indonesia Hard Émilie Loit Angelique Widjaja
María Vento-Kabchi		 5–7, 2–6
Win 4. Sep 2003 Shanghai, China Hard Émilie Loit Tamarine Tanasugarn
Ai Sugiyama		 6–3, 6–3
Win 5. Jul 2004 Stanford, USA Hard Eleni Daniilidou Claudine Schaul
Iveta Benešová		 6–2, 6–4
Win 6. May 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Émilie Loit Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Jelena Kostanić Tošić		 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
Win 7. Jan 2006 Hobart, Australia Hard Émilie Loit Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Jill Craybas		 6–2, 6–1
Win 8. Feb 2007 Pattaya City, Thailand Carpet (i) Mara Santangelo Chia-Jung Chuang
Yung-Jan Chan		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 9. Feb 2007 Memphis, USA Carpet (i) Bryanne Stewart Akiko Morigami
Jarmila Gajdošová		 7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 4. Mar 2007 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Émilie Loit Arantxa Parra Santonja
Lourdes Domínguez Lino		 3–6, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles (5–8)
$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 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 Midland, United States Hard Yuka Yoshida 6–4, 6–3

Doubles (9–8)
Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 13 May 1990 Swansea, United Kingdom Clay Kirrily Sharpe Catherine Barclay
Louise Stacey		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 2. 20 May 1990 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Kirrily Sharpe Catherine Barclay
Louise Stacey		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 3. 11 November 1991 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 Vaihingen, 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 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Erika deLone Alicia Ortuño
Hila Rosen		 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 5 October 1998 Albuquerque, United States Hard Erika deLone Rachel McQuillan
Nana Miyagi		 6–7(5), 2–6
Runner-up 7. 3 October 1999 Santa Clara, United States Hard Nannie de Villiers Debbie Graham
Nana Smith		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 3 April 2000 West Palm Beach, United States Clay Erika deLone Rika Hiraki
Yuka Yoshida		 6–1, 0–6, 6–7(5)
Winner 9. 4 March 2006 Las Vegas, United States Hard Casey Dellacqua Maria Fernanda Alves
Tatiana Perebiynis		 w/o

Year-end Singles ranking
  • 2007–70
  • 2006–78
  • 2005–127
  • 2004–51
  • 2003–53
  • 2002–49
  • 2001–52
  • 2000–55
  • 1999-58
  • 1998-113
  • 1997-102
  • 1996-198
  • 1995-297
  • 1994-182
  • 1993-204
  • 1992-177
  • 1991-241
  • 1990-218
  • 1989-447

References
  1. "That's that for Pratt". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  2. Women Players Carrying "Excess Baggage" Says Top Coach Yahoo Sports, 21 January 2009
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