Nicole Arendt
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Sydney, Australia |
Born | Somerville, New Jersey, U.S. | August 26, 1969
Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2003 |
Plays | Left-handed |
College | University of Florida |
Prize money | US$ 1,642,964 |
Singles | |
Career record | 172–131 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (June 16, 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1996) |
French Open | 4R (1997) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1996, 1997) |
US Open | 3R (1995) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 324–171 |
Career titles | 16 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (August 25, 1997) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1996, 2001) |
French Open | SF (1995, 2002) |
Wimbledon | F (1997) |
US Open | SF (1997) |
Nicole J. Arendt (born August 26, 1969) is an American retired 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 49th in the world. Arendt reached her career-high doubles ranking of No. 3 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.[1]
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.[2] She was a key member of the Gators' NCAA national championship runners-up teams in 1988 and 1990, and received eight All-American honors during her college career.
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. She and her mixed doubles partner Luke Jensen were the runners-up in the 1996 Australian Open and 1996 French Open. Her highest world doubles ranking was No. 3 on August 25, 1997.
Arendt was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001;[3][4] she graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in public relations in 2003.
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Women's doubles: 1 runner-up
[edit]Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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1997 | Wimbledon | Manon Bollegraf | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–7, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles: 2 runner-ups
[edit]Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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1996 | Australian Open | Luke Jensen | Larisa Savchenko Neiland Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 5–7, 0–6 |
1996 | French Open | Luke Jensen | Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana |
2–6, 2–6 |
WTA career finals
[edit]Doubles titles: 16
[edit]Legend |
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WTA Championships (2) |
Tier I (4) |
Tier II (4) |
Tier III (3) |
Tier IV & V (3) |
Doubles runner-ups: 16
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | Aug 1991 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Shannan McCarthy | Rachel McQuillan Claudia Porwik |
2–6, 4–6 |
2. | Apr 1993 | Malaysian Open | Hard (i) | Kristine Radford | Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath |
4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
3. | Apr 1994 | Kallang, Singapore | Hard | Kristine Radford | Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath |
4–6, 1–6 |
4. | Apr 1995 | Amelia Island Championships, U.S. | Clay | Manon Bollegraf | Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui |
2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
5. | Oct 1996 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Natasha Zvereva | Martina Hingis Helena Suková |
5–7, 4–6 |
6. | Nov 1996 | Philadelphia Championships, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Lori McNeil | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
7. | Apr 1997 | Amelia Island Championships, U.S. | Clay | Manon Bollegraf | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná |
3–6, 0–6 |
8. | Jun 1997 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | Manon Bollegraf | Lori McNeil Helena Suková |
Not played[5] |
9. | Jun 1997 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Manon Bollegraf | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–7, 4–6 |
10. | Aug 1997 | Canadian Open, | Hard | Manon Bollegraf | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis |
6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
11. | Mar 2000 | Miami Masters, U.S. | Hard | Manon Bollegraf | Julie Halard Ai Sugiyama |
6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
12. | May 2000 | Hamburg Cup, Germany | Clay | Manon Bollegraf | Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva |
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 4–6 |
13. | Nov 2000 | WTA Championships, New York | Carpet (i) | Manon Bollegraf | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
2–6, 3–6 |
14. | Jul 2001 | Stanford Classic, U.S. | Hard | Caroline Vis | Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
15. | Aug 2001 | Manhattan Beach Classic, U.S. | Hard | Caroline Vis | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat |
3–6, 5–7 |
16. | Sep 2001 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | Patricia Tarabini | Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil |
7–6(10–8), 2–6, 4–6 |
Performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Doubles
[edit]Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | QF | A | QF | 1R | SF | 3R | A | 0 / 10 | 19–10 | ||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | QF | A | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | 2R | 0 / 8 | 20–8 | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 3R | F | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 20–11 | ||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | QF | SF | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 14–10 | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 8–3 | 9–4 | 11–4 | 15–4 | 0–0 | 10–4 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 1–2 | 0 / 39 | 73–39 | ||||||||||
Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | SF | A | A | F | A | QF | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | ||||||||||
Tier I tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tokyo | Not Tier I | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | QF | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 5–3 | |||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | A | A | A | QF | W | QF | A | 1 / 3 | 9–2 | |||||||||||||||||
Miami | Not Tier I | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | A | 2R | F | 1R | SF | A | 0 / 10 | 14–10 | ||||||||||||
Charleston | Not Tier I | A | A | A | A | A | W | SF | SF | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 1 / 7 | 12–6 | ||||||||||||
Rome | Not Tier I | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1 / 5 | 4–4 | ||||||||||||
Berlin | Not Tier I | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | SF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | ||||||||||||
Montreal / Toronto | Not Tier I | A | A | A | 1R | SF | A | 2R | F | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 8 | 9–7 | ||||||||||||
Zürich | Not Tier I | A | 1R | W | F | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1 / 5 | 7–4 | |||||||||||||||
Moscow | Not Held | NTI | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Boca Raton | Not Tier I | A | 2R | Not Tier I | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | A | QF | Not Tier I | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | — | 426 | — | — | 127 | 146 | 85 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | 32 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 313 |
See also
[edit]- Florida Gators
- List of Florida Gators tennis players
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
References
[edit]- ^ New Jersey Tennis Stars, Hangout NJ. Accessed June 12, 2007. "Nicole Arendt of Somerville turned pro in 1991 and is currently ranked 26 in the world in women's doubles. The Hun School of Princeton graduate holds 16 career Women's Tennis Association (WTA) doubles titles and won the tour sportsmanship award in 1993."
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Nine Former Gators Enshrined into the Hall of Fame Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine," GatorZone.com (April 6, 2001). Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ For reasons outside the control of the tournament organizers, the final was not played. The teams in the final split the prize money and WTA Tour points, but neither were granted the title.