# Nicole Pratt

Nicole Pratt (born 5 March 1973) is a retired 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 then coached Australian female player, Casey Dellacqua; after the 2009 Australian Open, Pratt and Dellacqua decided to go different ways.

## WTA career finals
### Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

* Legend (singles)
* Grand Slam (0)
* Tier I (0)
* Tier II (0)
* Tier III (0)
* Tier IV (1)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2001 | China Open | Hard | Monica Seles | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2004 | Bangalore Open, India | Hard | Maria Kirilenko | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1 |

### Doubles (9 titles, 4 runner-ups)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | May 1998 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | Rachel McQuillan | Dominique Monami Florencia Labat | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | Jun 2000 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Grass | Erika deLone | Karina Habšudová Catherine Barclay-Reitz | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–3 ret. |
| Win | 2. | Nov 2000 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy | Kimberly Po-Messerli Els Callens | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | Aug 2001 | Canadian Open | Hard | Kimberly Po-Messerli | Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | Sep 2001 | Waikoloa Championships, U.S. | Hard | Els Callens | Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Sep 2003 | Wismilak International, Indonesia | Hard | Émilie Loit | Angelique Widjaja María Vento-Kabchi | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | Sep 2003 | China Open | Hard | Émilie Loit | Tamarine Tanasugarn Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | Jul 2004 | Stanford Classic, U.S. | Hard | Eleni Daniilidou | Claudine Schaul Iveta Benešová | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | May 2005 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Émilie Loit | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | Jan 2006 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Émilie Loit | Jelena Kostanić Tošić Jill Craybas | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | Feb 2007 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Carpet (i) | Mara Santangelo | Chuang Chia-jung Chan Yung-jan | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 9. | Feb 2007 | Memphis Cup, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Bryanne Stewart | Akiko Morigami Jarmila Gajdošová | 7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 4. | Mar 2007 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Émilie Loit | Arantxa Parra Santonja Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 3–6, 3–6 |

## ITF finals

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

### Singles (5–8)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 February 1990 | ITF Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Kirrily Sharpe | 6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 February 1990 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Nadin Ercegović | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 November 1991 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Louise Stacey | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 29 March 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Romana Tedjakusuma | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 8 November 1993 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Tessa Price | 6–4, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 22 November 1993 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Michelle Jaggard-Lai | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 28 November 1993 | Mildura, Australia | Hard | Tessa Price | 5–7, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 November 1995 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 10 December 1995 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 2 March 1998 | Rockford, United States | Hard (i) | Jessica Steck | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 May 1999 | Sarasota, United States | Clay | Erika deLone | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 7–6$^{(7)}$, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 12 July 1999 | Morristown, United States | Hard | Erika deLone | 5–7, 6–7$^{(1)}$ |
| Winner | 5. | 20 February 2000 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard | Yuka Yoshida | 6–4, 6–3 |

### Doubles (9–8)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 1990 | ITF Swansea, United Kingdom | Clay | Kirrily Sharpe | Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 20 May 1990 | ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Kirrily Sharpe | Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 11 November 1991 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Kristin Godridge | Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 3 February 1992 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | Angie Cunningham | Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 12 October 1992 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Kristin Godridge | Isabela Listowska Petra Winzenhöller | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 October 1992 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | Kristin Godridge | Michelle Jaggard-Lai Kristine Kunce | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 29 March 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Suzanna Wibowo | Mimma Chernovita Irawati Iskandar | w/o |
| Runner-up | 2. | 3 July 1994 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard | Kirrily Sharpe | Lara Bitter Maaike Koutstaal | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 21 May 1995 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Erika deLone | Seda Noorlander Helena Vildová | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 15 July 1996 | Wilmington, United States | Hard | Erika deLone | Maureen Drake Meilen Tu | 7–5, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 September 1996 | Newport Beach, United States | Hard | Erika deLone | Mercedes Paz Rene Simpson | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 20 April 1997 | Wichita, United States | Hard | Louise Pleming | Shannan McCarthy Kelly Wilson | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 2 June 1997 | ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Erika deLone | Alicia Ortuño Hila Rosen | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 5 October 1998 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Erika deLone | Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 October 1999 | ITF Santa Clara,, United States | Hard | Nannie de Villiers | Debbie Graham Nana Smith | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 3 April 2000 | ITF West Palm Beach, United States | Clay | Erika deLone | Rika Hiraki Yuka Yoshida | 6–1, 0–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Winner | 9. | 4 March 2006 | ITF Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | Maria Fernanda Alves Tatiana Perebiynis | w/o |

## 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