Kristin Godridge

Kristin Godridge (born 7 February 1973) is a retired tennis player from Australia who competed on the WTA Tour from 1987 to 1996.[1]

Kristin Godridge
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1973-02-07) 7 February 1973 (age 51)
Traralgon, Australia
Turned pro1987
Retired1997
Prize money$329,250
Singles
Career record147–140
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 79 (23 September 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1995)
French Open2R (1991)
Wimbledon4R (1992)
US Open2R (1991)
Doubles
Career record106–108
Career titles1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 68 (3 December 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1991)
French Open2R (1991, 1992, 1993)
Wimbledon2R (1990)
US Open2R (1991)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (1992)
French Open1R (1995)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1996)

Career

Godridge achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79 in September 1991. Her highest doubles ranking was No. 68 in December 1990.[1]

With partner Kirrily Sharpe, Godridge was girls' doubles champion at the 1990 US Open.[2] The following year, she teamed with Kirrily Sharpe to reclaim the title.[3] A highlight in her singles career came in 1992, when she reached the fourth round of Wimbledon. She had wins over Miriam Oremans, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, and ninth-seed Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere before losing to third-seed Gabriela Sabatini.[4]

As a tennis coach, Godridge is the director and founder of Australasia Tennis Aces, a tennis school in Hong Kong.[5]

WTA career finals

Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinSep 1990Clarins Open, FranceClay Kirrily Sharpe Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Nathalie Herreman
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
LossNov 1995Pattaya Open, ThailandHard Nana Smith Rogers Jill Hetherington
Kristine Kunce
6–2, 4–6, 3–6

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.6 November 1989ITF Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Allison Cooper3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up2.19 November 1990ITF Perth, AustraliaGrass Rennae Stubbs1–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.11 November 1991ITF Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Jenny Byrne6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Winner4.12 October 1992ITF Burgdorf, SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Květa Peschke7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up5.16 August 1993ITF Arzachena, ItalyClay Linda Ferrando4–6, 4–6
Winner6.29 November 1993ITF SingaporeHard Romana Tedjakusuma4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (5–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.21 March 1988ITF Melbourne, AustraliaHard Kate McDonald Rachel McQuillan
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up2.4 November 1988ITF Melbourne, AustraliaHard Elena Pampoulova Natalia Leipus
Bernadette Randall
4–6, 7–6(5), 2–6
Winner3.13 February 1989ITF Adelaide, AustraliaHard Janine Thompson Kate McDonald
Rennae Stubbs
5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up4.19 November 1990ITF Perth, AustraliaGrass Kirrily Sharpe Jo-Anne Faull
Rennae Stubbs
2–6, 4–6
Winner5.11 November 1991ITF Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Nicole Pratt Ingelise Driehuis
Louise Pleming
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Winner6.12 October 1992ITF Burgdorf, SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Nicole Pratt Isabela Listowska
Petra Winzenhöller
6–3, 6–0
Runner-up7.26 October 1992ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaClay Nicole Pratt Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Kristine Kunce
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner8.28 November 1994ITF Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Kirrily Sharpe Shannan McCarthy
Rachel McQuillan
7–6(6), 6–2
Winner9.5 December 1994ITF Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Kirrily Sharpe Catherine Barclay
Kerry-Anne Guse
6–2, 6–7(5), 6–4
Runner-up10.24 April 1995ITF Budapest, HungaryClay Alexandra Fusai Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up11.8 May 1995ITF Szczecin, PolandClay Kirrily Sharpe Catherine Barclay
Shirli-Ann Siddall
7–5, 5–7, 6–7

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