Kristin Godridge

Kristin Godridge
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	7 February 1973; Traralgon, Australia
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1997
Prize money	$329,250
Singles
Career record	147–140
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 79 (23 September 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1995)
French Open	2R (1991)
Wimbledon	4R (1992)
US Open	2R (1991)
Doubles
Career record	106–108
Career titles	1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 68 (3 December 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1991)
French Open	2R (1991, 1992, 1993)
Wimbledon	2R (1990)
US Open	2R (1991)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1992)
French Open	1R (1995)
Wimbledon	1R (1991, 1996)

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

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]

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

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

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

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"ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - U.S. Open Junior Championships - 03 September - 09 September 1990". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
"US Open Junior Roll of Honour" (PDF). itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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