Nicole Arendt

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 forty-ninth in the world. Arendt reached her career-high doubles ranking of No. 3 in the world on August 25, 1997.

Nicole Arendt

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Born	(1969-08-26) August 26, 1969 Somerville, New Jersey
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	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	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)

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 also 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.

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles runner-up

Year	Championship	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1997	Wimbledon	Manon Bollegraf	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6–7, 4–6

Mixed doubles runners-up (2)

Year	Championship	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1996	Australian Open	Luke Jensen	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Mark Woodforde	6–4, 5–7, 0–6
1996	French Open	Luke Jensen	Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana	2–6, 2–6

WTA Tour finals

Doubles titles (16)

Legend (Doubles)

Grand Slam Title (0)

WTA Tour Championship (2)

Tier I (4)

Tier II (4)

Tier III (3)

Tier IV & V (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	26 April 1993	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Kristine Radford	Amy deLone Erika deLone	6–3, 6–4
2.	25 April 1994	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Kristine Radford	Kerry Anne Guse Andrea Strnadová	6–2, 6–2
3.	13 February 1995	Oklahoma City, USA	Hard (i)	Laura Golarsa	Katrina Adams Brenda Schultz	6–4, 6–3
4.	27 March 1995	Hilton Head, USA	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	0–6, 6–3, 6–4
5.	10 April 1995	Houston, USA	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Wiltrud Probst Rene Simpson	6–4, 6–2
6.	2 October 1995	Zurich, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Manon Bollegraf	Chanda Rubin Caroline Vis	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4
7.	30 October 1995	Quebec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Manon Bollegraf	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	7–6^(8–6), 4–6, 6–2
8.	20 May 1996	World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh, UK	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6–3, 2–6, 7–6^(8–6)
9.	7 October 1996	Filderstadt, Germany	Hard (i)	Jana Novotná	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6–2, 6–3
10.	17 February 1997	Hanover, Germany	Carpet (i)	Manon Bollegraf	Larisa Neiland Brenda Schultz	4–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
11.	5 May 1997	Rome, Italy	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–2, 6–4
12.	21 May 1997	World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh, UK	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi	6–1, 3–6, 7–5
13.	18 August 1997	Atlanta, USA	Hard	Manon Bollegraf	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
14.	8 January 2001	Canberra, Australia	Hard	Ai Sugiyama	Nannie De Villiers Annabel Ellwood	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
15.	5 March 2001	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Ai Sugiyama	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6–4, 6–4
16.	31 December 2001	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Liezel Huber	Květa Hrdličková Henrieta Nagyová	7–5, 6–4

Doubles runners-up (16)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1.	19 August 1991	Schenectady, USA	Hard	Shannan McCarthy	Rachel McQuillan Claudia Porwik	2–6, 4–6
2.	19 April 1993	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard (i)	Kristine Radford	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	4–6, 6–7^(2–7)
3.	18 April 1994	Kallang, Singapore	Hard	Kristine Radford	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	4–6, 1–6
4.	3 April 1995	Amelia Island, USA	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
5.	14 October 1996	Zurich, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	5–7, 4–6
6.	11 November 1996	Philadelphia, USA	Carpet (i)	Lori McNeil	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
7.	7 April 1997	Amelia Island, USA	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	3–6, 0–6
8.	16 June 1997	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Manon Bollegraf	Lori McNeil Helena Suková	Not played[5]
9.	23 June 1997	Wimbledon, UK	Grass	Manon Bollegraf	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6–7, 4–6
10.	11 August 1997	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Manon Bollegraf	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
11.	20 March 2000	Miami, USA	Hard	Manon Bollegraf	Julie Halard Ai Sugiyama	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
12.	1 May 2000	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Manon Bollegraf	Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva	7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 4–6
13.	13 November 2000	WTA Tour Championships, New York City, USA	Carpet (i)	Manon Bollegraf	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova	2–6, 3–6
14.	23 July 2001	Stanford, USA	Hard	Caroline Vis	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
15.	6 August 2001	Manhattan Beach, USA	Hard	Caroline Vis	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat	3–6, 5–7
16.	10 September 2001	Bahia, Brazil	Hard	Patricia Tarabini	Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil	7–6^(10–8), 2–6, 4–6

Performance timeline

Doubles

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 Championship
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	N/A	426	N/A	N/A	127	146	85	24	11	11	8	N/A	32	11	10	19	313

See also

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators tennis players
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members

References

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. http://gatorzone.com/tennis/women/media/2006/pdf/history/wta_tour.pdf
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 Tout points, but neither were granted the title.

External links

• Nicole Arendt at the Women's Tennis Association
• Nicole Arendt at the International Tennis Federation

Awards
Preceded by Jill Hetherington	Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award 1993	Succeeded by Kimberly Po