Nicole Arendt

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.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."

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. 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;F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 19, 2014."Nine Former Gators Enshrined into the Hall of Fame ," GatorZone.com (April 6, 2001). Retrieved July 21, 2011. she graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in public relations in 2003.

Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 runner-up ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1997 Wimbledon Gras Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–7, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 2 runner-ups ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1996 Australian Open Hard Luke Jensen Larisa Savchenko Neiland Mark Woodforde 6–4, 5–7, 0–6Loss 1996 French Open Clay Luke Jensen Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana 2–6, 2–6

WTA career finals Doubles titles: 16 Legend WTA Championships (2) Tier I (4) Tier II (4) Tier III (3) Tier IV & V (3)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents"Score 1. Apr 1993 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Hard Kristine Radford Amy deLone Erika deLone 6–3, 6–4 2. Apr 1994 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Hard Kristine Radford Kerry Anne Guse Andrea Strnadová 6–2, 6–2 3. Feb 1995 U.S. National Indoors Hard (i) Laura Golarsa Katrina Adams Brenda Schultz 6–4, 6–3 4. Mar 1995 Family Circle Cup, U.S. Clay Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 5. Apr 1995 Virginia Slims of Houston, U.S. Clay Manon Bollegraf Wiltrud Probst Rene Simpson 6–4, 6–2 6. Oct 1995 Zurich Open, Switzerland Carpet (i) Manon Bollegraf Chanda Rubin Caroline Vis 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 7. Oct 1995 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Hard (i) Manon Bollegraf Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–2 8. May 1996 World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh Clay Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) 9. Oct 1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Germany Hard (i) Jana Novotná Martina Hingis Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3 10. Feb 1997 Hanover Grand Prix, Germany Carpet (i) Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland Brenda Schultz 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 11. May 1997 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Manon Bollegraf Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini 6–2, 6–4 12. May 1997 World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh Clay Manon Bollegraf Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 13. Aug 1997 Connecticut Open, U.S. Hard Manon Bollegraf Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2 14. Jan 2001 Canberra International, Australia Hard Ai Sugiyama Nannie De Villiers Annabel Ellwood 6–4, 7–6(7–2) 15. Mar 2001 Indian Wells Masters, U.S. Hard Ai Sugiyama Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–4, 6–4 16. Dec 2001 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Liezel Huber Květa Hrdličková Henrieta Nagyová 7–5, 6–4

Doubles runner-ups: 16 No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents"Score1.Aug 1991Schenectady, U.S. Hard Shannan McCarthy Rachel McQuillan Claudia Porwik 2–6, 4–62.Apr 1993Malaysian Open Hard (i) Kristine Radford Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath 4–6, 6–7(2–7)3.Apr 1994Kallang, Singapore Hard Kristine Radford Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath 4–6, 1–64.Apr 1995Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Clay Manon Bollegraf Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui 2–6, 6–3, 2–65.Oct 1996Zurich Open, Switzerland Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Martina Hingis Helena Suková 5–7, 4–66.Nov 1996Philadelphia Championships, U.S. Carpet (i) Lori McNeil Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 4–6, 6–3, 3–67.Apr 1997Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Clay Manon Bollegraf Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná 3–6, 0–68.Jun 1997Eastbourne International, UK Grass Manon Bollegraf Lori McNeil Helena Suková Not playedFor 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.9.Jun 1997Wimbledon, UK Grass Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–7, 4–610.Aug 1997Canadian Open, Hard Manon Bollegraf Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis 6–3, 5–7, 4–611.Mar 2000Miami Masters, U.S. Hard Manon Bollegraf Julie Halard Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 5–7, 4–612.May 2000Hamburg Cup, Germany Clay Manon Bollegraf Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 4–613.Nov 2000WTA Championships, New York Carpet (i) Manon Bollegraf Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 2–6, 3–614.Jul 2001Stanford Classic, U.S. Hard Caroline Vis Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya 6–3, 3–6, 3–615.Aug 2001Manhattan Beach Classic, U.S. Hard Caroline Vis Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat 3–6, 5–716.Sep 2001Bahia, Brazil Hard Patricia Tarabini Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil 7–6(10–8), 2–6, 4–6

Performance timeline

Doubles Tournament19871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003SRW–LAustralian OpenAAAAA2R1R3R2RSFQFAQF1RSF3RA0 / 1019–10French OpenAAAAAAAASFQFQFA2R3RQFSF2R0 / 820–8WimbledonAAAAA1R1RSFQF3RFAQF2R2R2R1R0 / 1120–11US OpenAAAA1RA1R3R2RQFSFAQF1R1R2RA0 / 1014–10Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–11–2 0–38–39–411–415–40–010–43–47–48–41–20 / 3973–39Year-end championshipsTour ChampionshipsAAAAAAAASFASFAAFAQFA0 / 44–4Tier I tournamentsTokyoNot Tier IAAASFAAAQFSF1RA0 / 45–3Indian WellsNot HeldNot Tier IAAAAQFWQFA1 / 39–2MiamiNot Tier IAA1R1R2R2RQFQFA2RF1RSFA0 / 1014–10CharlestonNot Tier IAAAAAWSFSFA2R2RSF1RA1 / 712–6RomeNot Tier IAAAAAAAWA1R1R2R1RA1 / 54–4BerlinNot Tier IAAAAAA2RAAQFSF2RAA0 / 46–4Montreal / TorontoNot Tier IAAA1RSFA2RFA1R1R2RSFA0 / 89–7ZürichNot Tier IA1RWFAAA1RA1RA1 / 57–4MoscowNot HeldNTIAAA1RA1RA0 / 20–2Boca RatonNot Tier IA2RNot Tier INot Held0 / 11–1PhiladelphiaNot HeldNot Tier IAAQFNot Tier INot Held0 / 11–1Career statisticsYear-end ranking42612714685241111832111019313

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