# 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.

## 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.
With partner Kirrily Sharpe, Godridge was girls' doubles champion at the 1990 US Open. The following year, she teamed with Kirrily Sharpe to reclaim the title. 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.
As a tennis coach, Godridge is the director and founder of Australasia Tennis Aces, a tennis school in Hong Kong.

## WTA career finals

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

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

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | Sep 1990 | Clarins Open, France | Clay | Kirrily Sharpe | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Nathalie Herreman | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | Nov 1995 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | 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)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 6 November 1989 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Allison Cooper | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 19 November 1990 | ITF Perth, Australia | Grass | Rennae Stubbs | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 11 November 1991 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Jenny Byrne | 6–0, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 12 October 1992 | ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Květa Peschke | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 16 August 1993 | ITF Arzachena, Italy | Clay | Linda Ferrando | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | 29 November 1993 | ITF Singapore | Hard | Romana Tedjakusuma | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |

### Doubles (5–6)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 21 March 1988 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Kate McDonald | Rachel McQuillan Rennae Stubbs | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 4 November 1988 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Elena Pampoulova | Natalia Leipus Bernadette Randall | 4–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 13 February 1989 | ITF Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Janine Thompson | Kate McDonald Rennae Stubbs | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | 19 November 1990 | ITF Perth, Australia | Grass | Kirrily Sharpe | Jo-Anne Faull Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 11 November 1991 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Nicole Pratt | Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | 12 October 1992 | ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Nicole Pratt | Isabela Listowska Petra Winzenhöller | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 7. | 26 October 1992 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | Nicole Pratt | Michelle Jaggard-Lai Kristine Kunce | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8. | 28 November 1994 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Kirrily Sharpe | Shannan McCarthy Rachel McQuillan | 7–6$^{(6)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 9. | 5 December 1994 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Kirrily Sharpe | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse | 6–2, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10. | 24 April 1995 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Alexandra Fusai | Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 8 May 1995 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Kirrily Sharpe | Catherine Barclay Shirli-Ann Siddall | 7–5, 5–7, 6–7 |