Karin Miller

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Karin Miller
Full nameKarin Miller
Country (sports) United States
Born (1977-12-10) December 10, 1977 (age 46)
Trenton, New Jersey
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$175,843
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 100 (July 6, 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1999)
Wimbledon1R (1998)
US Open1R (1998)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 144 (October 18, 1999)

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

Biography

Early life

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Miller was coached by her father Russell growing up. The family moved to Florida in 1985 so Miller could attend the Bollettierri Academy.[1] Small in stature, she stood at five foot one.[2]

Tennis career

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.[3] Reaching her career best ranking of 100 in the world 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.[4]

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.[5]

References

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

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