Nicole Arendt


Nicole J. Arendt is an American retired professional tennis player. Arendt won sixteen doubles titles in her career. The left-hander reached her highest singles ranking on the WTA Tour on June 16, 1997, when she was ranked forty-ninth in the world. Arendt reached her career-high doubles ranking of No. 3 in the world on August 25, 1997.
Arendt was born in Somerville, New Jersey. She attended the Hun School of Princeton for her high school education.
Arendt received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition from 1988 to 1991. She was a key member of the Gators' NCAA national championship runners-up teams in 1988 and 1990, and received eight All-American honors during her college career.
She turned professional in 1991. Arendt's best Grand Slam doubles result was reaching the finals of the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Manon Bollegraf. She and her mixed doubles partner, Luke Jensen, were also the runners-up in the 1996 Australian Open and 1996 French Open. Her highest world doubles ranking was No. 3 on August 25, 1997.
Arendt was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001; she graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in public relations in 2003.

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles runner-up

YearChampionshipPartneringOpponents in FinalScore in Final
1997Wimbledon Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–7, 4–6

Mixed doubles runners-up (2)

YearChampionshipPartneringOpponents in FinalScore in Final
1996Australian Open Luke Jensen Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Mark Woodforde
6–4, 5–7, 0–6
1996French Open Luke Jensen Patricia Tarabini
Javier Frana
2–6, 2–6

WTA Tour finals

Doubles titles (16)

Legend
Grand Slam Title
WTA Tour Championship
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.26 April 1993Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Kristine Radford Amy deLone
Erika deLone
6–3, 6–4
2.25 April 1994Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Kristine Radford Kerry Anne Guse
Andrea Strnadová
6–2, 6–2
3.13 February 1995Oklahoma City, USAHard Laura Golarsa Katrina Adams
Brenda Schultz
6–4, 6–3
4.27 March 1995Hilton Head, USAClay Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
5.10 April 1995Houston, USAClay Manon Bollegraf Wiltrud Probst
Rene Simpson
6–4, 6–2
6.2 October 1995Zurich, SwitzerlandCarpet Manon Bollegraf Chanda Rubin
Caroline Vis
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
7.30 October 1995Quebec City, CanadaHard Manon Bollegraf Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
7–6, 4–6, 6–2
8.20 May 1996World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh, UKClay Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 2–6, 7–6
9.7 October 1996Filderstadt, GermanyHard Jana Novotná Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
6–2, 6–3
10.17 February 1997Hanover, GermanyCarpet Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland
Brenda Schultz
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
11.5 May 1997Rome, ItalyClay Manon Bollegraf Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
6–2, 6–4
12.21 May 1997World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh, UKClay Manon Bollegraf Rachel McQuillan
Nana Miyagi
6–1, 3–6, 7–5
13.18 August 1997Atlanta, USAHard Manon Bollegraf Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
14.8 January 2001Canberra, AustraliaHard Ai Sugiyama Nannie De Villiers
Annabel Ellwood
6–4, 7–6
15.5 March 2001Indian Wells, USAHard Ai Sugiyama Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
16.31 December 2001Auckland, New ZealandHard Liezel Huber Květa Hrdličková
Henrieta Nagyová
7–5, 6–4

Doubles runners-up (16)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in FinalScore in Final
1.19 August 1991Schenectady, USAHard Shannan McCarthy Rachel McQuillan
Claudia Porwik
2–6, 4–6
2.19 April 1993Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard Kristine Radford Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
4–6, 6–7
3.18 April 1994Kallang, SingaporeHard Kristine Radford Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
4–6, 1–6
4.3 April 1995Amelia Island, USAClay Manon Bollegraf Amanda Coetzer
Inés Gorrochategui
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
5.14 October 1996Zurich, SwitzerlandCarpet Natasha Zvereva Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
5–7, 4–6
6.11 November 1996Philadelphia, USACarpet Lori McNeil Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
7.7 April 1997Amelia Island, USAClay Manon Bollegraf Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
3–6, 0–6
8.16 June 1997Eastbourne, UKGrass Manon Bollegraf Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
Not played
9.23 June 1997Wimbledon, UKGrass Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–7, 4–6
10.11 August 1997Toronto, CanadaHard Manon Bollegraf Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
6–3, 5–7, 4–6
11.20 March 2000Miami, USAHard Manon Bollegraf Julie Halard
Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
12.1 May 2000Hamburg, GermanyClay Manon Bollegraf Anna Kournikova
Natasha Zvereva
7–6, 2–6, 4–6
13.13 November 2000WTA Tour Championships, New York City, USACarpet Manon Bollegraf Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
2–6, 3–6
14.23 July 2001Stanford, USAHard Caroline Vis Janet Lee
Wynne Prakusya
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
15.6 August 2001Manhattan Beach, USAHard Caroline Vis Kimberly Po-Messerli
Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 5–7
16.10 September 2001Bahia, BrazilHard Patricia Tarabini Amanda Coetzer
Lori McNeil
7–6, 2–6, 4–6

Performance timeline

Doubles