Nicole Pratt (born March 5, 1973 in Mackay) is a
professional female tennis player from Australia.
She is the middle sibling of five children of cane
farmers and was taught to play by her father,
George, who was a top junior player. She attended
school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to
the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. She
turned professional at 18.
She became Australia's no. 1 ranked player in
January of 2001. She won the Indian Open and reached
the third round of the Australian Open in 2004.
In August 2006, at age 33, Pratt reached her first
ever Tier I quarterfinal at Toronto. Soon after this
she rose back up into the top 100. In 2007, Pratt
entered the Sydney Medibank International where she
reached the 2nd round. She was beaten by Kim
Clijsters in straight sets. At the 2007 Australian
Open, she was beaten in 1st round by Virginie
Razzano of France.
At the 2008 Australian Open, after losing her first
match to Nadia Petrova, a tearful Pratt announced
her retirement from professional tennis.
