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Nicole Pratt (born 5 March 1973) is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia.
Pratt was born in Mackay, Queensland. She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. She turned professional at 18.
She became Australia's No. 1 ranked female player in January 2001. She won her first WTA Title at the Hyderabad Open and reached the third round of the Australian Open in 2004.
In August 2006, at age 33, Pratt reached her first ever Tier I quarterfinal at Toronto. Soon after this she rose back up into the top 100. During 2007 she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league.
At the 2008 Australian Open, after losing her first match to Nadia Petrova, a tearful Pratt announced her retirement from professional tennis. She coached Australian female player, Casey Dellacqua. After the 2009 Australian Open, Nicole Pratt and Casey Dellacqua decided to go different ways.
WTA Tour finals
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tour Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 14 October 2001 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Monica Seles | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 22 February 2004 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | Maria Kirilenko | 7–6, 6–1 |
Doubles (9 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 May 1998 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Rachel McQuillan | Dominique Monami Florencia Labat | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 25 June 2000 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Erika deLone | Karina Habšudová Catherine Barclay-Reitz | 7–6, 4–3 retired |
| Winner | 2. | 5 November 2000 | Quebec, Canada | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy | Kimberly Po-Messerli Els Callens | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 19 August 2001 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Kimberly Po-Messerli | Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 September 2001 | Waikoloa, USA | Hard | Els Callens | Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 14 September 2003 | Bali, Indonesia | Hard | Émilie Loit | Angelique Widjaja María Vento-Kabchi | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 21 September 2003 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Émilie Loit | Tamarine Tanasugarn Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 18 July 2004 | Stanford, USA | Hard | Eleni Daniilidou | Claudine Schaul Iveta Benešová | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 15 May 2005 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Émilie Loit | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 13 January 2006 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Émilie Loit | Jelena Kostanić Tošić Jill Craybas | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 11 February 2007 | Pattaya City, Thailand | Carpet (i) | Mara Santangelo | Chia-Jung Chuang Yung-Jan Chan | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 24 February 2007 | Memphis, USA | Carpet (i) | Bryanne Stewart | Akiko Morigami Jarmila Gajdošová | 7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Runner-up | 4. | 3 March 2007 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Émilie Loit | Arantxa Parra Santonja Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 3–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit titles
Singles Winner (5)
- 2000 – $75k Midland, USA
- 1998 – $25k Rockford, USA
- 1995 – $25k Port Pirie, Australia
- 1995 – $25k Mount Gambier, Australia
- 1993 – $25k Nuriootpa, Australia
Doubles Winner (9)
- 2006 – $75k Las Vegas, USA (w/ Casey Dellacqua)
- 1997 – $50k Tashkent, Uzbekistan (w/ Erika deLone)
- 1996 – $50k Wilmington, USA (w/ Erika deLone)
- 1993 – $10k Bangkok, Thailand (w/ Suzanna Wibowo)
- 1992 – $10k Burgdorf, Switzerland (w/ Kristin Godridge)
- 1992 – $50k Jakarta, Indonesia (w/ Angie Woolcock)
- 1991 – $25k Mount Gambier, Australia (w/ Kristin Godridge)
- 1990 – $10k Bournemouth, United Kingdom (w/ Kirrily Sharpe)
- 1990 – $10k Swansea, United Kingdom (w/ Kirrily Sharpe)
Year-end Singles ranking
- 2007–70
- 2006–78
- 2005–127
- 2004–51
- 2003–53
- 2002–49
- 2001–52
- 2000–55
- 1999-58
- 1998-113
- 1997-102
- 1996-198
- 1995-297
- 1994-182
- 1993-204
- 1992-177
- 1991-241
- 1990-218
- 1989-447