Kristin Godridge

Kristin Godridge
Country (sports)  Australia
Born (1973-02-07) February 7, 1973
Traralgon, Australia
Turned pro 1987
Retired 1997
Prize money US$ 329,250
Singles
Career record 147–140
Career titles 0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking 79 (September 23, 1991)
Doubles
Career record 106–108
Career titles 1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking 68 (December 3, 1990)
Last updated on: July 17, 2016.

Kristin Godridge (born February 7, 1973 in Traralgon) is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia who competed on the WTA Tour from 1987 to 1996.[1]

Career highlights

Godridge achieved a career-high singles ranking of #79 in September 1991. Her career-high doubles rankings was #68 in December 1990.[1] Godridge's career winnings totalled US $329,250.[1]

With partner Nicole Pratt, Godridge was Girls Doubles champion at the U.S. Open in 1990.[2] The next year, she teamed with Kirrily Sharpe to reclaim the title.[3] 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.[4]

Since her playing career, Godridge is the Director and Founder of Australasia Tennis Aces.[5]

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 (O) Australia Kirrily Sharpe France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
France Nathalie Herreman
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 13 November 1995 Pattaya Women's Open
Pattaya, Thailand
Hard (O) Japan Nana Smith Rogers Canada Jill Hetherington
Australia Kristine Kunce
6–2, 4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles finals

Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 6 November 1989 $10,000 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard (O) United States Allison Cooper 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 19 November 1990 $25,000 Perth, Australia Grass (O) Australia Rennae Stubbs 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 11 November 1991 $25,000 Mount Gambier, Australia Hard (O) Australia Jenny Byrne 6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 12 October 1992 $10,000 Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (I) Czech Republic Kveta Peschke 7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up 16 August 1993 $75,000 Arzachena, Italy Clay (O) Italy Linda Ferrando 4–6, 4–6
Winner 29 November 1993 $10,000 Singapore, Singapore Hard (O) Indonesia Romana Tedjakusuma 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. 1 2 3 "WTA Players: Kristin Godridge". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - U.S. Open Junior Championships - 03 September - 09 September 1990". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "US Open Junior Roll of Honour" (PDF). itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. p. 3. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 22 June - 05 July 1992". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kristin Godridge ATA Director and Founder

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