Kristin Godridge

Kristin Godridge
Country (sports)  Australia
Born (1973-02-07) 7 February 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 (23 September 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (1995)
French Open 2R (1991)
Wimbledon 4R (1992)
US Open 2R (1991)
Doubles
Career record 106–108
Career titles 1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking 68 (3 December 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1991)
French Open 2R (1991, 1992, 1993)
Wimbledon 2R (1990)
US Open 2R (1991)
Mixed doubles
Career record 0–4
Career titles 0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1992)
French Open 1R (1995)
Wimbledon 1R (1991, 1996)
Last updated on: 17 July 2016.

Kristin Godridge (born 7 February 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 18 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - U.S. Open Junior Championships - 03 September - 09 September 1990". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "US Open Junior Roll of Honour" (PDF). itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 22 June - 05 July 1992". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Kristin Godridge ATA Director and Founder
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