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.
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Residence | Sydney, Australia |
Born | (1969-08-26) August 26, 1969 (age 52) 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 (56.8%) |
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 (65.5%) |
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) |
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.
Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
1997 | Wimbledon | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 4–6 |
Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
1996 | Australian Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 0–6 |
1996 | French Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 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. | 26 April 1993 | Jakarta Open, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
2. | 25 April 1994 | Jakarta Open, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
3. | 13 February 1995 | U.S. National Indoors | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
4. | 27 March 1995 | Family Circle Cup, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
5. | 10 April 1995 | Virginia Slims of Houston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
6. | 2 October 1995 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 |
7. | 30 October 1995 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–2 |
8. | 20 May 1996 | World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
9. | 7 October 1996 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Germany |
Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
10. | 17 February 1997 | Hanover Grand Prix, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
11. | 5 May 1997 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
12. | 21 May 1997 | World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
13. | 18 August 1997 | Connecticut Open, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2 |
14. | 8 January 2001 | Canberra International, Australia |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
15. | 5 March 2001 | Indian Wells Masters, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
16. | 31 December 2001 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
1. | 19 August 1991 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
2. | 19 April 1993 | Malaysian Open | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
3. | 18 April 1994 | Kallang, Singapore | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
4. | 3 April 1995 | Amelia Island Championships, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
5. | 14 October 1996 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
6. | 11 November 1996 | Philadelphia Championships, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
7. | 7 April 1997 | Amelia Island Championships, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
8. | 16 June 1997 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | ![]() |
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Not played[5] |
9. | 23 June 1997 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
10. | 11 August 1997 | Canadian Open, | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
11. | 20 March 2000 | Miami Masters, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
12. | 1 May 2000 | Hamburg Cup, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 2–6, 4–6 |
13. | 13 November 2000 | WTA Championships, New York | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
14. | 23 July 2001 | Stanford Classic, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
15. | 6 August 2001 | Manhattan Beach Classic, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
16. | 10 September 2001 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 2–6, 4–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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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 | N/A | 426 | N/A | N/A | 127 | 146 | 85 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 8 | N/A | 32 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 313 |
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Preceded by | Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award 1993 |
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