Kristine Kunce

Kristine Kunce
Full name	Kristine Kunce Radford
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	3 March 1970; Sydney, Australia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	30 January 2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 700,961
Singles
Career record	230–200
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 45 (15 August 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1994)
French Open	1R (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon	4R (1994)
US Open	2R (1993)
Doubles
Career record	297–199
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 25 (19 September 1994)

Kristine Kunce (née Radford; born 3 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who competed during the mid-1980s through the 1990s.

Kunce reached a career-high ranking of world No. 45 on 15 August 1994, and a career high in doubles of 25 on 19 September 1994.[1] She won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career.

Her best performance at a Grand Slam was at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, where she was knocked out in the fourth round by eventual champion Conchita Martínez.

WTA finals

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (6)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partners	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Apr 1993	Malaysian Women's Open	Hard (i)	Nicole Arendt	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	4–6, 6–7⁽²⁾
Win	1.	Apr 1993	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Amy deLone Erika deLone	6–3, 6–4
Loss	2.	Oct 1993	Taipei Championships, Taiwan	Hard	Jo-Anne Faull	Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi	4–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	Apr 1994	Kallang, Singapore	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	4–6, 2–6
Win	2.	Apr 1994	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Nicole Arendt	Kerry-Anne Guse Andrea Strnadová	6–2, 6–2
Loss	4.	Jun 1995	Birmingham Classic, England	Grass	Nicole Bradtke	Manon Bollegraf Rennae Stubbs	6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win	3.	Sep 1995	Nagoya, Japan	Carpet (i)	Kerry-Anne Guse	Park Sung-hee Rika Hiraki	6–4, 6–4
Win	4.	Nov 1995	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Kristin Godridge Nana Miyagi	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	5.	Jan 1996	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis	1–6, 0–6
Win	5.	Apr 1997	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	Lenka Němečková Yuka Yoshida	6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Win	6.	Sep 1997	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Corina Morariu	Florencia Labat Dominique Monami	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6.	Feb 1998	Memphis Cup, United States	Hard	Cătălina Cristea	Serena Williams Venus Williams	7–5, 6–2
Loss	7.	Sep 1995	Australian Hardcourts	Hard	Irina Spîrlea	Corina Morariu Larisa Neiland	6–3, 6–3

ITF finals

Singles (6–6)

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	6 December 1987	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Rachel McQuillan	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	6 March 1988	Bendigo, Australia	Grass	Sally McCann	6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up	3.	1 August 1988	Franceville, Italy	Clay	Eva Švíglerová	3–6, 5–7
Winner	1.	14 August 1988	Virginia Beach, United States	Hard	Tami Whitlinger	7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Winner	2.	21 October 1990	Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Rika Hiraki	6–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	3.	29 October 1990	Saga, Japan	Grass	Yael Segal	6–3, 7–5
Winner	4.	24 February 1991	Wodonga, Australia	Grass	Ros Balodis	6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	21 October 1991	Oita, Japan	Hard	Li Fang	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	5.	16 March 1992	Canberra, Australia	Grass	Julie Richardson	2–6, 0–6
Winner	5.	11 March 1996	Canberra, Australia	Grass	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	6.	18 March 1996	Wodonga, Australia	Grass	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Winner	6.	25 March 1996	New South Wales, Australia	Grass	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6–2, 6–1

Doubles (15–16)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	22 June 1987	ITF Francavilla, Italy	Clay	Michelle Bowrey	Kate McDonald Martina Pawlik	4–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	29 June 1987	Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Michelle Bowrey	Rosa Bielsa Elena Guerra	6–3, 7–6
Runner-up	2.	6 December 1987	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Sally McCann	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	3–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	24 July 1988	Subiaco, Italy	Clay	Sally McCann	Giovanna Carotenuto Cristina Casini	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner	3.	8 August 1988	York, United States	Hard	Belinda Cordwell	Allyson Ingram Jennifer Young	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	21 August 1988	Chatham, United States	Hard	Sharon McNamara	Sandra Birch Jessica Emmons	0–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	10 April 1989	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Rachel McQuillan	Marzia Grossi Barbara Romanò	3–6, 2–6
Winner	4.	30 April 1989	Verona, Italy	Clay	Rachel McQuillan	Kate McDonald Janine Thompson	5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	5.	25 September 1989	Chicago, United States	Hard	Sophie Amiach	Mary-Lou Daniels Candy Reynolds	3–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	19 November 1989	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Kate McDonald	Louise Stacey Jane Taylor	6–4, 6–2
Winner	6.	7 October 1990	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	Rika Hiraki Yasuyo Kajita	4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	7.	14 October 1990	Matsuyama, Japan	Clay	Kerry-Anne Guse	Angie Cunningham Catherine Barclay	6–7, 6–3, ret.
Winner	8.	21 October 1990	Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	Rika Hiraki Yasuyo Kajita	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	28 October 1990	Nagasaki, Japan	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo	2–6, 6–7⁽⁸⁾
Runner-up	7.	4 November 1990	Saga, Japan	Grass	Kerry-Anne Guse	Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo	3–6, 2–6
Winner	9.	17 February 1991	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Clare Thompson	Lupita Novelo Betsy Somerville	7–6, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	18 February 1991	Wodonga, Australia	Grass	Clare Thompson	Tracey Morton-Rodgers Alison Scott	4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Runner-up	9.	4 March 1991	Broadmeadows, Australia	Grass	Clare Thompson	Lupita Novelo Betsy Somerville	2–6, 5–7
Winner	10.	21 October 1991	Ōita, Japan	Hard	Lupita Novelo	Maria Ekstrand Sabine Lohmann	6–1, 7–5
Winner	11.	30 September 1991	Saga, Japan	Grass	Lupita Novelo	Tang Min Li Fang	5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Winner	12.	4 November 1991	Chiba, Japan	Hard	Lupita Novelo	Ayako Hirose Yone Kamio	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	10.	9 March 1992	Wodonga, Australia	Gras	Danielle Jones	Julie Richardson Amanda Trail	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	11.	16 March 1992	Canberra, Australia	Gras	Danielle Jones	Julie Richardson Amanda Trail	3–6, 3–6
Winner	13.	27 April 1992	Jakarta, Indonesia	Clay	Kerry-Anne Guse	Tracey Morton-Rodgers Julie Richardson	7–6, 6–2
Winner	14.	26 October 1992	Jakarta, Indonesia	Clay	Michelle Jaggard-Lai	Kristin Godridge Nicole Pratt	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	12.	20 December 1992	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Kerry-Anne Guse	Angie Cunningham Justine Hodder	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	13.	8 June 1997	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Grass	Debbie Graham	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	6–3, 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	14.	4 August 1997	Jakarta, Indonesia	Clay	Kerry-Anne Guse	Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-ha	3–6, 4–6
Winner	15.	19 October 1997	Indian Wells, the United States	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Lisa McShea Nannie de Villiers	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	15.	26 October 1997	Houston, United States	Hard	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen	Rachel McQuillan Nana Smith	0–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	16.	26 September 1999	ITF Kirkland, United States	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	Debbie Graham Nana Smith	3–6, 1–6

References

Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1995). 1995 WTA Tour Media Guide. New York: Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 175.

External links

Kristine Kunce at the Women's Tennis Association
Kristine Kunce at the International Tennis Federation
Kristine Kunce at the Billie Jean King Cup

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[wta1995-1] Renée Bloch Shallouf, ed. (1995). 1995 WTA Tour Media Guide. New York: Women's Tennis Association (WTA). p. 175.