Nicole Arendt

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Country(sports) United States
ResidenceSydney, Australia
Born (1969-08-26) August 26, 1969 (age 56)
Somerville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)
Nicole Arendt
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSydney, Australia
Born (1969-08-26) August 26, 1969 (age 56)
Somerville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)
Turned pro1991
Retired2003
PlaysLeft-handed
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Prize moneyUS$ 1,642,964
Singles
Career record172–131
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 49 (June 16, 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1996)
French Open4R (1997)
Wimbledon3R (1996, 1997)
US Open3R (1995)
Doubles
Career record324–171
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 3 (August 25, 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1996, 2001)
French OpenSF (1995, 2002)
WimbledonF (1997)
US OpenSF (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.

Doubles: 1 runner-up

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1997WimbledonGrasNetherlands Manon BollegrafUnited States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		6–7, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 2 runner-ups

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1996Australian OpenHardUnited States Luke JensenLatvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Australia Mark Woodforde		6–4, 5–7, 0–6
Loss1996French OpenClayUnited States Luke JensenArgentina Patricia Tarabini
Argentina 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. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents "Score
1. Apr 1993 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Hard Australia Kristine Radford United States Amy deLone
United States Erika deLone		 6–3, 6–4
2. Apr 1994 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Hard Australia Kristine Radford Australia Kerry Anne Guse
Czech Republic Andrea Strnadová		 6–2, 6–2
3. Feb 1995 U.S. National Indoors Hard (i) Italy Laura Golarsa United States Katrina Adams
Netherlands Brenda Schultz		 6–4, 6–3
4. Mar 1995 Family Circle Cup, U.S. Clay Netherlands Manon Bollegraf United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 0–6, 6–3, 6–4
5. Apr 1995 Virginia Slims of Houston, U.S. Clay Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Germany Wiltrud Probst
Canada Rene Simpson		 6–4, 6–2
6. Oct 1995 Zurich Open, Switzerland Carpet (i) Netherlands Manon Bollegraf United States Chanda Rubin
Netherlands Caroline Vis		 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
7. Oct 1995 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Hard (i) Netherlands Manon Bollegraf United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–2
8. May 1996 World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh Clay Netherlands Manon Bollegraf United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
9. Oct 1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix,
Germany		 Hard (i) Czech Republic Jana Novotná Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková		 6–2, 6–3
10. Feb 1997 Hanover Grand Prix, Germany Carpet (i) Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Latvia Larisa Neiland
Netherlands Brenda Schultz		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
11. May 1997 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini		 6–2, 6–4
12. May 1997 World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh Clay Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Australia Rachel McQuillan
Japan Nana Miyagi		 6–1, 3–6, 7–5
13. Aug 1997 Connecticut Open, U.S. Hard Netherlands Manon Bollegraf France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat		 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
14. Jan 2001 Canberra International, Australia Hard Japan Ai Sugiyama South Africa Nannie De Villiers
Australia Annabel Ellwood		 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
15. Mar 2001 Indian Wells Masters, U.S. Hard Japan Ai Sugiyama Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez		 6–4, 6–4
16. Dec 2001 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard South Africa Liezel Huber Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová		 7–5, 6–4

Doubles runner-ups: 16

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents "Score
1. Aug 1991 Schenectady, U.S. Hard United States Shannan McCarthy Australia Rachel McQuillan
Germany Claudia Porwik		 2–6, 4–6
2. Apr 1993 Malaysian Open Hard (i) Australia Kristine Radford United States Patty Fendick
United States Meredith McGrath		 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
3. Apr 1994 Kallang, Singapore Hard Australia Kristine Radford United States Patty Fendick
United States Meredith McGrath		 4–6, 1–6
4. Apr 1995 Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Clay Netherlands Manon Bollegraf South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui		 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
5. Oct 1996 Zurich Open, Switzerland Carpet (i) Belarus Natasha Zvereva Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková		 5–7, 4–6
6. Nov 1996 Philadelphia Championships, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Lori McNeil United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
7. Apr 1997 Amelia Island Championships, U.S. Clay Netherlands Manon Bollegraf United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 3–6, 0–6
8. Jun 1997 Eastbourne International, UK Grass Netherlands Manon Bollegraf United States Lori McNeil
Czech Republic Helena Suková		 Not played[5]
9. Jun 1997 Wimbledon, UK Grass Netherlands Manon Bollegraf United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–7, 4–6
10. Aug 1997 Canadian Open, Hard Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Netherlands Caroline Vis		 6–3, 5–7, 4–6
11. Mar 2000 Miami Masters, U.S. Hard Netherlands Manon Bollegraf France Julie Halard
Japan Ai Sugiyama		 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
12. May 2000 Hamburg Cup, Germany Clay Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Russia Anna Kournikova
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 4–6
13. Nov 2000 WTA Championships, New York Carpet (i) Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova		 2–6, 3–6
14. Jul 2001 Stanford Classic, U.S. Hard Netherlands Caroline Vis Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya		 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
15. Aug 2001 Manhattan Beach Classic, U.S. Hard Netherlands Caroline Vis United States Kimberly Po-Messerli
France Nathalie Tauziat		 3–6, 5–7
16. Sep 2001 Bahia, Brazil Hard Argentina Patricia Tarabini South Africa Amanda Coetzer
United States Lori McNeil		 7–6(10–8), 2–6, 4–6

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Doubles

Tournament19871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003SRW–L
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

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