Kristin Godridge


Kristin Godridge is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia who competed on the WTA Tour from 1987 to 1996.

Career

Godridge achieved a career-high singles ranking of #79 in September 1991. Her career-high doubles rankings was #68 in December 1990. Godridge's career winnings totalled US $329,250.
With partner Kirrily Sharpe, Godridge was Girls Doubles champion at the U.S. Open in 1990. The next 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 Tour finals

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Championships
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Doubles finals

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner17 September 1990Clarins Open
Paris, France
Clay Kirrily Sharpe Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Nathalie Herreman
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up13 November 1995Pattaya Women's Open
Pattaya, 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)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.6 November 1989Nuriootpa, South Australia, AustraliaHard Allison Cooper3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up2.19 November 1990Perth, AustraliaGrass Rennae Stubbs1–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.11 November 1991Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Jenny Byrne6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Winner4.12 October 1992Burgdorf, SwitzerlandCarpet Květa Peschke7–6, 6–4
Runner-up5.16 August 1993Arzachena, ItalyClay Linda Ferrando4–6, 4–6
Winner6.29 November 1993Singapore, SingaporeHard Romana Tedjakusuma4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (5–6)