Background
Pratt was born in Mackay, Queensland. 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.
Pratt was born in Mackay, Queensland. 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 Number. 1 ranked female player in January 2001.
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. During 2007 she was drafted by the Boston Lobsters of the WTT pro league.
At the 2008 Australian Open, after losing her first match to Nadia Petrova, a tearful Pratt announced her retirement from professional tennis. She coached Australian female player, Casey Dellacqua.
After the 2009 Australian Open, Nicole Pratt and Casey Dellacqua decided to go different ways.
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up) Doubles (9 titles, 4 runners-up) 2000 – $75k Midland, United States of America 2007-2070 2006-2078 2005–127 2004-2051 2003-2053 2002-2049 2001-2052 2000-2055 1999-1958 1998-113 1997-102 1996-198 1995-297 1994-182 1993-204 1992-177 1991-241 1990-218 1989-447.
2000 – $75k Midland, United States of America 1998 – $25k Rockford, United States of America 1995 – $25k Portuguese Pirie, Australia 1995 – $25k Mount Gambier, Australia 1993 – $25k Nuriootpa, Australia 2006 – $75k Las Vegas, United States of America (w/ Casey Dellacqua) 1997 – $50k Tashkent, Uzbekistan (w/ Erika de Lone) 1996 – $50k Wilmington, United States of America (w/ Erika de Lone) 1993 – $10k Bangkok, Thailand (w/ Suzanna Wibowo) 1992 – $10k Burgdorf, Switzerland (w/ Kristin Godridge) 1992 – $50k Jakarta, Indonesia (w/ Angie Woolcock) 1991 – $25k Mount Gambier, Australia (w/ Kristin Godridge) 1990 – $10k Bournemouth, United Kingdom (w/ Kirrily Sharpe) 1990 – $10k Swansea, United Kingdom (w/ Kirrily Sharpe).
