Kristen van Elden (born 18 September 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Kristen van Elden
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981 (age 42)
Prize money$45,730
Singles
Career record100–102
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 262 (18 March 2002)
Doubles
Career record77–71
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 293 (17 March 2003)

Biography edit

A former scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport, van Elden had a best ranking on the professional tour of 262 in the world.

She competed mainly on the ITF Circuit, with most of her titles coming in doubles.

Her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the 2004 Ordina Open in the Netherlands, where she and Russia's Galina Fokina teamed up to make the quarterfinals of the doubles.[1]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 5 (1–4) edit

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 19 March 2000 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass   Jenny Belobrajdic 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 18 March 2001 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass   Miho Saeki 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 25 March 2001 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass   Beti Sekulovski 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 1 April 2001 ITF Corowa, Australia Grass   Miho Saeki 1–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 16 July 2001 ITF Frinton, England Grass   Ekaterina Sysoeva 3–6, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 13 (9–4) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 6 February 2000 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard   Mireille Dittmann   Jenny Belobrajdic
  Tong Ka-po
7–6(6), 6–4
Winner 2. 12 March 2000 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass   Jenny Belobrajdic   Natalie Grandin
  Nicole Rencken
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 12 June 2000 ITF Hoorn, Netherlands Clay   Diana Gherghi   Eugenia Chialvo
  Paula Racedo
6–4, 2–6, 0–6
Winner 3. 26 June 2000 ITF Velp, Netherlands Clay   Jenny Belobrajdic   Camilla Kremer
  Katalin Miskolczi
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 24 July 2000 ITF Horb, Germany Clay   Zuzana Hejdová   Patrycja Bandurowska
  María Emilia Salerni
3–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 19 March 2001 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass   Sarah Stone   Beti Sekulovski
  Nicole Sewell
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4
Winner 5. 24 June 2001 ITF Velp, Netherlands Clay   Beti Sekulovski   Natasha Galouza
  Lotty Seelen
1–6, 6–4, 7–6(3)
Winner 6. 24 March 2002 ITF Yarrawonga, Australia Grass   Jenny Belobrajdic   Lauren Cheung
  Kim Coventry
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 30 June 2002 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy Clay   Susanne Trik   Leslie Butkiewicz
  Patty Van Acker
5–7, 3–6
Winner 7. 1 February 2003 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard   Lauren Breadmore   Chuang Chia-jung
  Ilke Gers
6–4, 6–1
Winner 8. 3 February 2004 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard   Shelley Stephens   Emily Hewson
  Nicole Kriz
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 28 March 2004 ITF Yarrawonga, Australia Grass   Mireille Dittmann   Emily Hewson
  Nicole Kriz
3–6, 2–6
Winner 9.. 4 July 2004 ITF Heerhugowaard, Netherlands Clay   Aleksandra Srndovic   Daniëlle Harmsen
  Susanne Trik
6–1, 6–2

References edit

  1. ^ "Tennis results". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

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