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American tennis player

Nicole Arendt

Country (sports) United States
Residence Sydney, Australia
Born (1969-08-26) August 26, 1969 (age 55)Somerville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)
Turned pro 1991
Retired 2003
Plays Left-handed
College University of Florida
Prize money US$ 1,642,964
Singles
Career record 172–131
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 49 (June 16, 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1996)
French Open 4R (1997)
Wimbledon 3R (1996, 1997)
US Open 3R (1995)
Doubles
Career record 324–171
Career titles 16
Highest ranking No. 3 (August 25, 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1996, 2001)
French Open SF (1995, 2002)
Wimbledon F (1997)
US Open SF (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.

Women's doubles: 1 runner-up

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Year Championship Partnering Opponents Score
1997 Wimbledon Netherlands Manon Bollegraf United States Gigi FernándezBelarus Natasha Zvereva 6–7, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 2 runner-ups

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Year Championship Partnering Opponents Score
1996 Australian Open United States Luke Jensen Latvia Larisa Savchenko NeilandAustralia Mark Woodforde 6–4, 5–7, 0–6
1996 French Open United States Luke Jensen Argentina Patricia TarabiniArgentina Javier Frana 2–6, 2–6
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

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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

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Key

W F SF QF #R RR Q# 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.

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–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
  1. ^ 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."
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2008-02-11.{{[cite web](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fweb "Template:Cite web")}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "Nine Former Gators Enshrined into the Hall of Fame Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine," GatorZone.com (April 6, 2001). Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  5. ^ For 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.
Awards
Preceded byCanada Jill Hetherington Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award 1993 Succeeded byUnited States Kimberly Po