Kristin Godridge (born 7 February 1973) is a retired tennis player from Australia who competed on the WTA Tour from 1987 to 1996.
Career Godridge achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79 in September 1991. Her highest doubles ranking was No. 68 in December 1990.
With partner Kirrily Sharpe, Godridge was girls' doubles champion at the 1990 US Open. The following 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 career finals Legend Grand Slam Tier I Tier II Tier III Tier IV & V
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin Sep 1990 Clarins Open, France Clay Kirrily Sharpe Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Nathalie Herreman 4–6, 6–3, 6–1Loss Nov 1995 Pattaya Open, 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.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 6 November 1989 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Allison Cooper 3–6, 6–2, 4–6Loss 2. 19 November 1990 ITF Perth, Australia Grass Rennae Stubbs 1–6, 1–6Loss 3. 11 November 1991 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Jenny Byrne 6–0, 4–6, 4–6Win 4. 12 October 1992 ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) Květa Peschke 7–6(2), 6–4Loss 5. 16 August 1993 ITF Arzachena, Italy Clay Linda Ferrando 4–6, 4–6Win 6. 29 November 1993 ITF Singapore Hard Romana Tedjakusuma 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Doubles (5–6) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 21 March 1988 ITF Melbourne, Australia Hard Kate McDonald Rachel McQuillan Rennae Stubbs 4–6, 5–7Loss 2. 4 November 1988 ITF Melbourne, Australia Hard Elena Pampoulova Natalia Leipus Bernadette Randall 4–6, 7–6(5), 2–6Win 3. 13 February 1989 ITF Adelaide, Australia Hard Janine Thompson Kate McDonald Rennae Stubbs 5–7, 6–2, 6–2Loss 4. 19 November 1990 ITF Perth, Australia Grass Kirrily Sharpe Jo-Anne Faull Rennae Stubbs 2–6, 4–6Win 5. 11 November 1991 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Nicole Pratt Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming 6–7, 6–3, 6–4Win 6. 12 October 1992 ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) Nicole Pratt Isabela Listowska Petra Winzenhöller 6–3, 6–0Loss 7. 26 October 1992 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Nicole Pratt Michelle Jaggard-Lai Kristine Kunce 6–3, 3–6, 2–6Win 8. 28 November 1994 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Kirrily Sharpe Shannan McCarthy Rachel McQuillan 7–6(6), 6–2Win 9. 5 December 1994 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Kirrily Sharpe Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–4Loss 10. 24 April 1995 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Alexandra Fusai Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová 3–6, 4–6Loss 11. 8 May 1995 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Kirrily Sharpe Catherine Barclay Shirli-Ann Siddall 7–5, 5–7, 6–7
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