Kristi Miller

Kristi Miller-North (born 22 December 1985) is an American former professional tennis player. She was raised in Marysville, Michigan and played collegiate tennis for Georgia Tech.[1]

Kristi Miller
Full nameKristi Miller-North
Country (sports) United States
Born (1985-12-22) December 22, 1985
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$17,293
Singles
Career record26–24
Highest rankingNo. 645 (May 25, 2009)
Doubles
Career record23–16
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 291 (July 24, 2006)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open2R (2005)

Miller made history in 2005 as Georgia Tech first female All-American and was a winner of the 2005-06 Honda Sports Award.[2][3] In 2006-07 she was a member of Georgia Tech's NCAA championship winning team. They secured the title by beating UCLA in the championship match at home in Athens and contributed with a win over Riza Zalameda in No.1 singles.[4]

A right-handed player, Miller competed briefly on the professional tour after graduation and won three ITF titles in doubles. Her best performance on tour came while she was still at Georgia Tech in 2005, when she teamed up with Megan Bradley to make the second round of the US Open women's doubles.

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. July 24, 2005 Evansville, United States Hard Sarah Taylor 6–7(8) 1–6
Runner-up 2. October 5, 2008 Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain Hard Justine Ozga 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3)

Doubles: 4 (3–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. July 19, 2005 Evansville, United States Hard Christian Tara Wynne Prakusya
Romana Tedjakusuma		 0–6, 1–6
Winner 1. July 14, 2008 Atlanta, United States Hard Sanaz Marand Whitney Jones
Tiya Rolle		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 2. September 14, 2008 Lleida, Spain Clay Aleksandra Shul Natasha Khan
Lucía Sainz-Pelegri		 6–4, 7–5
Winner 3. October 6, 2008 Barcelona, Spain Clay Lucía Sainz-Pelegri Samantha Schoeffel
Bibiane Schoofs		 6–7(5), 7–6(6), [10–7]

References
  1. Sugiura, Ken (June 12, 2018). "Georgia Tech names 7 Hall of Fame inductees". ajc.com.
  2. "Kristi Miller Voted Top Collegiate Tennis Athlete, Will Receive Honda Award". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. "Georgia Tech women capture NCAA tennis title". Savannah Morning News. May 23, 2007.
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