Kristine Kurth (born June 23, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for William & Mary and Stanford.[1]

Kristine Kurth
Country (sports) United States
Born (1972-06-23) June 23, 1972 (age 51)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$33,152
Singles
Career record79–91
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 290 (May 5, 1997)
Doubles
Career record55–59
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (May 26, 1997)

Kurth, a right-handed player from New York, competed on the professional tour during the 1990s, reaching career best rankings of 290 in singles and 180 in doubles.[2] She made her WTA Tour main draw debut in the doubles at Nagoya in 1995 and the following year qualified for the doubles main draw in Quebec.

ITF finals edit

Singles: 6 (1–5) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. July 28, 1991 Roanoke, United States Hard   Paloma Collantes 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1. August 11, 1991 College Park, United States Hard   Louise Stacey 0–6, 2–6
Loss 2. November 20, 1994 San Salvador, El Salvador Hard   Paula Cabezas 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3. May 12, 1996 Amazonas, Brazil Hard   Patricia Wartusch 3–6, 6–7(10)
Loss 4. August 18, 1996 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay   Celeste Contín 3–6, 2–6
Loss 5. September 1, 1996 San Salvador, El Salvador Clay   Joanne Moore 6–2, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 8 (5–3) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. August 29. 1994 London, United Kingdom Grass   Sabine Gerke   Linda Jansson
  Anna-Karin Svensson
6–4, 6–4
Win 2. April 9, 1995 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hard   Jeri Ingram   Jennifer Callen
  Meredith Geiger
6–0, 7–6(0)
Win 3. April 23, 1995 Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Alix Creek   María Virginia Francesa
  Ninfa Marra
6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Win 4. June 2, 1996 El Paso, United States Hard   Rebecca Jensen   Kaysie Smashey
  Sara Walker
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1. June 9, 1996 Lawrenceville, United States Hard   Rebecca Jensen   Vanessa Webb
  Amanda Augustus
6–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 2. August 12, 1996 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay   Joanne Moore   Mariana Lopez Palacios
  Paula Racedo
2–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 5. August 19, 1996 Lima, Peru Clay   Joanne Moore   Mariana Lopez Palacios
  Paula Racedo
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 3. August 26, 1996 San Salvador, El Salvador Clay   Joanne Moore   Nuria Niemes
  Graciela Vélez
5–7, 6–1, 1–6

References edit

  1. ^ Dearth, Sonny (June 23, 1991). "NOTEBOOK: W&M LOSING NO. 1 PLAYER TO STANFORD". dailypress.com.
  2. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Kristine Kurth WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.

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