Kristine Kurth

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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)

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

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 United States Paloma Collantes 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1. August 11, 1991 College Park, United States Hard Australia Louise Stacey 0–6, 2–6
Loss 2. November 20, 1994 San Salvador, El Salvador Hard Chile Paula Cabezas 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3. May 12, 1996 Amazonas, Brazil Hard Austria Patricia Wartusch 3–6, 6–7(10)
Loss 4. August 18, 1996 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay Argentina Celeste Contín 3–6, 2–6
Loss 5. September 1, 1996 San Salvador, El Salvador Clay United Kingdom 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 Germany Sabine Gerke Finland Linda Jansson
Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson
6–4, 6–4
Win 2. April 9, 1995 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hard United States Jeri Ingram United States Jennifer Callen
United States Meredith Geiger
6–0, 7–6(0)
Win 3. April 23, 1995 Caracas, Venezuela Hard United States Alix Creek Venezuela María Virginia Francesa
Venezuela Ninfa Marra
6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Win 4. June 2, 1996 El Paso, United States Hard United States Rebecca Jensen United States Kaysie Smashey
United States Sara Walker
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1. June 9, 1996 Lawrenceville, United States Hard United States Rebecca Jensen Canada Vanessa Webb
United States Amanda Augustus
6–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 2. August 12, 1996 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay United Kingdom Joanne Moore Argentina Mariana Lopez Palacios
Argentina Paula Racedo
2–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 5. August 19, 1996 Lima, Peru Clay United Kingdom Joanne Moore Argentina Mariana Lopez Palacios
Argentina Paula Racedo
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 3. August 26, 1996 San Salvador, El Salvador Clay United Kingdom Joanne Moore Ecuador Nuria Niemes
Mexico 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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