Karin Miller

Karin Miller
Country (sports) United States
Born (1977-12-10) December 10, 1977 (age 46)
Trenton, New Jersey
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$175,843
Singles
Career record205–177
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 100 (July 6, 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1999)
Wimbledon1R (1998)
US Open1R (1998)
Doubles
Career record117–110
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 144 (October 18, 1999)

Karin Miller (born December 10, 1977) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

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Early life

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Born in Trenton, New Jersey,[1] Miller grew up in the Hamilton Square section of Hamilton Township, Mercer County. She was coached by her father Russell growing up. The family moved to Florida in 1985, so Miller could attend the Bollettieri Academy.[2] Small in stature, she stood at five foot one.[3]

Tennis career

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Miller, a right-handed baseliner, attended Duke University as a freshman, before turning professional in 1997.

She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser from qualifying, losing her first-round match to Naoko Kijimuta in three sets.[4] Having reached her career best ranking of world No. 100 following Wimbledon, she made it directly into the main draws of the 1998 US Open and 1999 Australian Open.

At an ITF tournament in Bradenton in 2001, she had a win over a young Maria Sharapova.[5]

She won nine ITF singles titles during her career, which ended in 2002.

Settling in Florida, she is the head tennis pro at the Boca Grande Club.[6]

ITF finals

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (7–1)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 28 January 1996 Mission, United States Hard Italy Elena Savoldi 6–3, 7–5
Winner 2. 4 August 1996 Roanoke, United States Hard Argentina María José Gaidano 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 1. 13 July 1997 Easton, United States Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers 3–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 20 July 1997 Clearwater, United States Hard Canada Maureen Drake 6–3, 7–6
Winner 4. 3 August 1997 Lexington, United States Hard South Africa Liezel Horn 6–7, 6–1, 6–2
Winner 5. 23 November 1997 Port Pirie, Australia Hard United States Jean Okada 4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Winner 6. 22 November 1998 Port Pirie, Australia Hard Canada Vanessa Webb 6–2, 7–6
Winner 7. 29 November 1998 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Australia Amanda Grahame 6–2, 6–2

Doubles (2–7)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 12 July 1997 Easton, United States Hard United States Marissa Catlin South Africa Nannie de Villiers
Australia Lisa McShea
0–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 31 January 1998 Clearwater, United States Hard United States Kristina Brandi Canada Maureen Drake
Canada Renata Kolbovic
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 30 January 1999 Clearwater, United States Hard United States Jean Okada Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Slovakia Zuzana Váleková
2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 18 July 1999 Mahwah, United States Hard United States Sandra Cacic United States Dawn Buth
Canada Vanessa Webb
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 20 May 2000 Jackson, United States Clay South Africa Jessica Steck Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Miriam D'Agostini
4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Winner 1. 10 June 2001 Hilton Head, United States Hard United States Kirsty Blumberg South Korea Choi Young-ja
South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Runner-up 6. 24 June 2001 Easton, United States Hard United States Kirsty Blumberg South Korea Choi Young-ja
South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 7. 10 November 2001 Pittsburgh, United States Hard (i) United States Mashona Washington United States Lilia Osterloh
United States Katie Schlukebir
1–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 26 January 2002 Miami, United States Hard United States Stephanie Mabry Hungary Melinda Czink
Haiti Neyssa Etienne
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2

References

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  1. ^ Karin Miller, International Tennis Federation. Accessed September 17, 2018. "Birth Place: Trenton, New Jersey, USA"
  2. ^ Finn, Robin (August 6, 1990). "American Dream of the 90's: My Child the Tennis Champ". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hamilton Square native Karin Miller is back in tennis". NJ.com. October 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon encore is burden for Hingis Still, defending champ wins opening match". The Baltimore Sun. June 24, 1998. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $75,000 Bradenton - 23 April - 29 April 2001". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 Pro Tennis Series starts January 31". Boca Beacon. January 19, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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